Manchester City Wows Fans with 4th Straight EPL Title After Finishing Above Arsenal
Scott Polacek@@ScottPolacekFeatured Columnist IVMay 19, 2024
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The Premier League is Manchester City’s world, and Arsenal and everyone else is just living in it.
Manchester City defeated West Ham United 3-1 on Sunday to clinch their fourth consecutive Premier League title. That championship was anything but a foregone conclusion going into the final match day of the season, but City earned the result they needed thanks in large part to a first-half brace from Phil Foden.
Arsenal entered Sunday just two points back of the eventual champions and needed a win over Everton plus West Ham to either draw or defeat Man City to take home the crown.
Yet it was Pep Guardiola’s club that did what they needed to do, which drew plenty of reaction on social media:
B/R Football @brfootballFour titles in a row, and six in seven seasons.
Man City have made the Prem their farm 🚜 pic.twitter.com/dfqJ35BcPA
Premier League @premierleague🏆 Unparalleled 🏆 Unprecedented 🏆 Unsurpassed 🏆@ManCity are the first side in English football history to win four consecutive top-flight titles. pic.twitter.com/JJiKKVGnmY
Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano⭐️ Pep Guardiola is the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 to win four Premier League titles in a row, making history again…
🏆 6 Premier League
🏆 4 Club World Cup
🏆 4 Carabao Cup
🏆 4 UEFA Super Cup
🏆 3 Champions League
🏆 3 La Liga
🏆 3 Supercopa
🏆 2 Copa del Rey
🏆 3… pic.twitter.com/XzXteOScam
FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCupIt’s what they do…
🏆 @ManCity
B/R Football @brfootballCity fans stormed the pitch 😱 pic.twitter.com/KCinUKtmRd
No Context Man City @NoContextCitehpic.twitter.com/S5BnFydHMU
Troll Football @TrollFootballMan City killed Arsenal hopes in 78 seconds pic.twitter.com/Wmmn2GhaPR
ESPN FC @ESPNFCHISTORY FOR RODRI!!
He is now the player with the longest unbeaten run in club football history 🤯
Record breaker and title winner on the same day 🏆 pic.twitter.com/scMF0QdscN
B/R Football @brfootballTwo seasons. Two titles. Two Golden Boots.
Too easy for Erling Haaland 😏 pic.twitter.com/ZOgYQzeQT1
ESPN FC @ESPNFCPhil Foden, who scored a brace today vs. West Ham, wins his sixth Premier League title just nine days before his 24th birthday 🏆
He’s now the YOUNGEST player to win six PL titles 🤯
A generational talent ✨ pic.twitter.com/29AxLotRIN
B/R Football @brfootballEvery Man City fan right now 😘 pic.twitter.com/y0aAnGeRqu
B/R Football @brfootball18’—Man City 2-0 West Ham
Arsenal fans: pic.twitter.com/6BznhTNHIN
17 @DxBruyneSZNMAN CITY HAVE COMPLETED THE 4-PEAT NO ENGLISH CLUB HAS DONE IT BEFORE FOOTBALL HERITAGE pic.twitter.com/bRW50oQlfm
B/R Football @brfootballAlmost 💔 pic.twitter.com/41nOQKU2Hf
It didn’t take Man City long to remove any doubt how Sunday would end.
Foden buried a goal in the second minute of the contest, which sent a message heard all the way in Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium. He was far from done, though, and scored again in the 18th minute to open up a 2-0 lead.
Even though West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus put his team on the scoreboard just before halftime, it was only delaying the inevitable.
Rodri gave the winning side some breathing room with a goal in the 59th minute, and City’s defense locked things down the rest of the way.
NBC Sports Soccer @NBCSportsSoccerPHIL FODEN, WHAT A STRIKE! 🤯
IT COULD BE THE TITLE-WINNING GOAL FOR MANCHESTER CITY. pic.twitter.com/zlbc0dV7tR
NBC Sports Soccer @NBCSportsSoccerBIG GAME PLAYER.
RODRI STRIKES TO MAKE IT 3-1. MAN CITY HAVE ONE HAND ON THE TROPHY. pic.twitter.com/JuUFTu5IxS
There was far more drama on Arsenal’s side, as Everton struck first in the opening half with a Idrissa Gueye goal before Takehiro Tomiyasu buried the equalizer. Arsenal didn’t take the lead until the 89th minute when Kai Havertz connected on the winner.
Unfortunately for Arsenal, West Ham didn’t provide the help they needed to win the league.
