Manchester City have been crowned the Premier League champions for the fourth time consecutively after defeating West Ham United 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium to achieve a record-breaking feat.
Phil Foden, who was awarded the Premier League Player of the Season on Saturday broke the deadlock by capitalizing on Bernardo Silva’s effort two minutes into the game.
Foden recorded his second (19th league goal of the season) through Jeremy Doku’s assist 16 minutes later.
Ghanaian international, Mohammed Kudus fired home an acrobatic strike to reduce the deficit for the visitors before the half-time break.
Rodri compounded the woes of the opposition a minute before the hour mark to seal the victory for Pep Guardiola’s side, leading to the Premier League title with 91 points – and Arsenal in second place on 89 points following a 2-1 triumph over Everton at the Emirates.
Idrissa Gueye put the travelers in front after 40 minutes of action, however, Arsenal rallied back with goals from defender and Japanese international, Takehiro Tomiyasu in the 43rd minute and Kai Havertz with few minutes left on the clock.
The Manchester side registered 96 goals and conceded 34 times on the path to success, thereby making Guardiola the first manager to win four Premier League titles in a row (6 in total since he arrived at the club in 2016) – propelling the club to its 10th league title.
Similarly, Liverpool accumulated 82 points in third place, while Unai Emery’s Aston Villa completed the top four teams with 68 points despite suffering a five-nil defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Luton Town (26 points), Burnley (24 points) and Sheffield United (16 points) finished 18th, 19th and 20th on the standings and have been relegated from the English top flight.
Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland retained the league’s highest goalscorer (Golden Boot winner) having netted 27 times. The Norwegian recorded 36 goals to claim the award last season – and Cole Palmer registered 22 goals to finish as the second-highest goalscorer in the just-concluded Premier League campaign.
