Premier League: Manchester City crowned champion of England (Archives) – press action / SIPA
Pep Guardiola can finally take out the bottle of champagne. Manchester City officially won their third Premier League title on Tuesday, after the defeat of their runner-up Manchester United against Leicester (2-1). With three more games to go, the Citizens, 80 points in the standings, can no longer be joined by United who have 70.
Now champions of England, City will now focus on the Champions League final on May 29 against Chelsea to reach their Grail.
Double champions 2018 and 2019, the men of Pep Guardiola had “stuck” last year, reduced to the role of helpless witnesses of the single rider of Liverpool to his first title of champion of England in 30 years.
City without rival
After a sluggish start to the season (9th after 13 days), City suddenly found the right rhythm by aligning 21 straight wins in all competitions, and 13 in the league, to take control from the 20th day and never leave it. . Best attack (72 goals) and best defense (26 goals) in the Premier League, City have not really had a rival this season.
Despite this third title in four years, accompanied by a fourth consecutive League Cup – a record jointly held with Liverpool -, the hardest and most beautiful remains to be done for City: thirteen years after the arrival of their wealthy Patrons of Abu Dhabi, the Skyblues will have, for the first time in their history, the possibility of climbing on the roof of Europe, the supreme objective of the Emiratis.