Manchester City defeated West Ham 3-1 at Etihad Stadium on Sunday to become the first team to win the English league title four seasons in a row.
With Pep Guardiola’s side needing a win to be sure of holding off Arsenal, who started the final day two points behind but with a better goal difference, Phil Foden put City ahead after just two minutes.
And in the 18th minute, the Premier League player of the season added another. Mohammed Kudus pulled one back for West Ham three minutes before the break, but midfielder Rodri restored the home side’s two-goal cushion with a shot from the edge of the area in the 59th minute.
City survived a late scare when West Ham had a second goal ruled out by VAR for handball. However, their victory was never seriously in doubt.
The win completed a staggering run of 19 wins and four draws since their last defeat in the league, at Aston Villa on 6 December.
Man City have now won six out of the past seven Premier League titles. Last term, they joined Huddersfield, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United, twice, in winning the top flight three years in a row.
Now Guardiola’s team has achieved something no other side has managed since the English league was formed in 1888, 136 years ago.
On 25 May they will aim to become the first side to complete the domestic Double in successive seasons when they face neighbours Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
