Man City Win Fourth Consecutive Premier League

By: Gyang Dakwo

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have been crowned Premier League champions for a record fourth season in a row after beating West Ham on the final day.

City clinched the victory they needed at the Etihad to pip Arsenal to the title by two points – their sixth Premier League triumph of the Guardiola era.

Only former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson – 13 between 1993 and 2013 – has claimed more Premier League trophies than Guardiola at City.

The champions trailed Liverpool by three points and Arsenal by one when they drew at home to the Gunners on March 31 but they went on to win their final nine league games to surge to the top of the standings.

After winning 2-0 at Tottenham on Tuesday, Pep Guardiola’s side held a crucial two-point lead over Arsenal and knew a win at a sun-kissed Etihad on Sunday would see them wrap up a sixth English crown under the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach.

City have now surpassed Manchester United to become the only side to win the Premier League four times in a row.

City will bid to complete the traditional domestic double when they face rivals United in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday a year after their 2-1 win over their city rivals in the showpiece match.

However, despite the unprecedented success, Alonso will have little time to bask in the glory of his first major trophy as a manager.

Leverkusen still has the German Cup final against Kaiserslautern to contest on May 25, but before that will face Atalanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday as the team goes in search of a historic treble.