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Manchester United on brink of club record undefeated run

Manchester United's Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea (C) applauds their fans at the end of the English Premier League football match between Manchester City
Image: Manchester United took their unbeaten run to 24 games with a draw at Manchester City on Thursday evening

Manchester United will set a new club record for their longest unbeaten run within a single top-flight season, should they avoid defeat against Swansea.

United's 0-0 draw with Manchester City on Thursday extended their current streak without defeat in the Premier League to 24 games, matching their best-ever single-season spell from 2010/11.

Now there's every chance Jose Mourinho's men can set a new benchmark on Sunday at home to a Swansea City side stuck in the relegation zone.

Longest Man Utd top-flight single-season undefeated runs

Season Games unbeaten
2010/11 24
2016/17 24
1993/94 22
1966/67 20
1998/99 20
2004/05 20

United's 24-game run is the eighth-best undefeated top-flight streak within a single season in history and stretches back to a 4-0 loss to Chelsea on October 23. Since then they've won 13 and drawn 11.

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The best record of this kind, of course, belongs to Arsenal's Invincibles of 2003/04, who completed an entire 38-game Premier League campaign without suffering a loss.

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England's other Invincibles, Preston North End, went 18 games without defeat in the first-ever Football League season, 1888/89.

Longest unbeaten runs within a top-flight season

Season Team Games unbeaten Final league position
2003/04 Arsenal 38 1
1920/21 Burnley 30 1
2004/05 Chelsea 29 1
1987/88 Liverpool 29 1
1973/74 Leeds Utd 29 1
1968/69 Leeds Utd 28 1
1977/78 Nottm Forest 26 1
2010/11 Man Utd 24 1
2016/17 Man Utd 24 -

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