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Football, Premier League: Manchester City win fourth straight title

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Manchester City has now won six out of the last seven Premier League seasons/
Manchester City created English football history on Sunday, beating West Ham 3-1 to win their fourth straight Premier League title and break Arsenal’s hearts as Jurgen Klopp made an emotional Liverpool exit.
Phil Foden scored two early goals – including one after 79 seconds – at a hopeful Etihad to lay the foundations for City’s victory.
West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus pulled a goal back with a spectacular overhead kick to give Arsenal renewed hope but Rodri struck just before the hour mark to effectively wrap up the title.
The Gunners, without a Premier League trophy since 2004, came from a goal down to beat Everton 2-1 but had to content themselves with second place for a second straight season after they finished two points behind City’s tally of 91.
The champions’ relentless surge to the finishing line has included 19 wins and four draws since their last defeat in the league, at Aston Villa in early December.
City, who have now won six titles in seven seasons, stand alone as the only English team to have won four straight top-flight titles, eclipsing the achievements of the great Liverpool and Manchester United teams of the past.
“When I moved here, if someone had said I would win six leagues in seven seasons I would say ‘You’re insane – no way’,” said City manager Pep Guardiola.
“All these players for Manchester United and Liverpool and Chelsea, all these teams.

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