Let's do a quick blind comparison of two Premier League teams from this current season.
Team A still hasn't lost a game. In fact, it hasn't earned a draw. In fact, it hasn't even trailed in a game. We're just five matches into the season, and it already has a five-point lead atop the table. That's tied with one other side for the biggest lead through five games in the history of the Premier League. And the other team to do it? It won the title by 18 points.
Meanwhile, Team B has scored 11 goals and conceded five. That gives it a plus-six goal differential, the third-best mark in the league. At least 50 other teams in Premier League history have outscored their opponents by more goals through five matches, and the same holds true for goals scored and goals conceded. It's good ... but