The 83,222 toppled the previous best Premier League record set by us against Manchester United just last month, with 81,978 at Wembley for our fine 2-0 win on 31 January. That was also our Club record for a home league match.
Saturday's attendance was just short of the all-time home league record in English football - currently held by Manchester United at 83,260 for a match against Arsenal in the old First Division - coincidently, held at their rivals City's old Maine Road stadium in 1948.
Saturday's attendance took us into second on that all-time English league list, jumping ahead of the 82,905 figure for Chelsea's match against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in the old First Division in 1935.