How Manchester City solidified their Premier League supremacy on Sunday?

Manchester City created English football history on Sunday beating West Ham 31 to win their fourth straight Premier League title and break Arsenals hearts as Jurgen Klopp made an emotional Liverpool exit Phil Foden scored two early goals including one after 79 seconds at an expectant Etihad to lay the foundations for Citys victory West Hams 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 21 but had to content themselves with second place for a second straight season after they finished two points behind Citys 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 topflight 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 Youre insane no way said City manager Pep Guardiola All these players for Manchester United and Liverpool and Chelsea all these teams Now is our period We are part of that But while City have set new standards in English football they remain under a cloud as a result of 115 Premier League charges for alleged financial irregularities levelled early last year Elsewhere on the final day of the Premier League season Lutons relegation was confirmed with a 42 loss at home to Fulham They will join Burnley and Sheffield United in the Championship next seasonAlso Read If we donrsquot win vs Spurs no title City boss PepTottenham beat Sheffield United 30 to seal fifth spot and a place in next seasons Europa League while Chelsea guaranteed a sixthplace finish and European football with a 21 win against Bournemouth Newcastles 42 win at Brentford condemned Manchester United to an eighthplace finish their lowest since 1990 Erik ten Hags men who beat Brighton 20 in Roberto De Zerbis last game in charge of the south coast club have a chance to salvage something from a disastrous season in next weeks FA Cup final against City But if United lose that they will miss out on European footballFoden 23 has enjoyed his most impressive season yet for City taking his tally to 27 goals in all competitions on Sunday together with 11 assists The England midfielder opened the scoring on Sunday in the second minute with a vicious leftfooted shot from outside the penalty area settling nerves among the home fans He then stroked the ball into the net in the 18th minute after an assist from Jeremy Doku CHAMPIONS AGAIN OLE OLE pictwittercom75a5rVzeLwmdash Manchester City ManCity May 19 2024The title race briefly came alive again when Takehiro Tomiyasu sidefooted home to level for Arsenal at the Emirates before Kudus pulled one back for West Ham The atmosphere became more subdued at the Etihad but the visitors rarely threatened again in David Moyess final game in charge for the visitors and Rodris goal in the 59th minute ultimately made the game safe Kai Havertzs late winner for Arsenal proved irrelevant Arteta gave a rousing speech to the fans in the immediate aftermath of the match urging them to crave more All this is happening because you started believing you started to be patient and started to understand what we tried to do he said All the credit has to go to the players and the staff Dont be satisfied We want much more than that and were going to get it Klopp ended his Liverpool reign with a 20 win at home to Wolves but the match was merely a sideshow as the fans paid a warm tribute to a manager who has transformed the club since arriving in 2015 It doesnt feel like an end the German told a packed Anfield It just feels like a start Today I saw a football team play full of talent youth creativity desire greed He added We have this wonderful stadium training centre and you the superpower of world football WowWith agency inputs