That figure leaves Leeds top of an unwanted ranking. No current Premier League club has gone longer without beating City on home soil in an official fixture.
The drought stands at 21 years and 11 months, and although the sides have met only three times at Elland Road during that period, City have avoided defeat on each occasion.
League-wide tale of home struggles against City
It is the contrast between time and frequency that makes the run so notable. Fulham's wait is close to 20 years and three months, but it spans 14 home matches.
Sunderland have gone 12 years and three months across five games, West Ham 11 years and four months over 12 fixtures and Burnley 10 years and 11 months from eight attempts.
Crystal Palace's sequence reads 10 years and 10 months across 12 matches, while Everton's stands at nine years and one month across nine games.
Chelsea have not beaten City at home for five years and eight months in five games. Brentford's run is two years and nine months across three fixtures, Wolves' two years and five months across two and Tottenham's one year and four months from two meetings.
Bournemouth have waited one year and three months from a single match, Liverpool one year and two months from one, Arsenal one year from one, Nottingham Forest 11 months from one and Newcastle three months from one.
Brighton, Aston Villa and Manchester United have each won their most recent home encounter against City, bringing their respective waits to an end. Leeds remain the outlier.
History against Leeds
The 21-year, 11-month span reflects long absences from the top flight as well as City's sustained dominance, yet the record is official and intact.
Three visits in that time have produced three occasions on which City have left Elland Road unbeaten.
For Daniel Farke's side, reacquainted with Premier League life in 2025/26, the fixture carries both competitive and psychological significance.
Elland Road is once again hosting the Manchester giants, but history offers little encouragement.
City have grown accustomed to travelling to hostile venues and dictating the terms, their authority in possession often suffocating ambition before it gathers momentum.
The numbers underline the scale of the challenge. Leeds are the Premier League club that has waited the longest to see their team defeat City at home.
The statistic may be shaped by circumstance, but it looms over the occasion nonetheless.
To overturn two decades of frustration, they will require discipline, efficiency and resilience against a side that rarely offers second chances.
Elland Road waits, hopeful that the longest active home drought against City in the Premier League may finally be brought to a close.