Manchester City has clinched a third consecutive Premier League title after Arsenal’s loss to Nottingham Forest.

Despite being on top for most of the season, Arsenal’s defeat leaves them four points behind City with only one game remaining. This victory adds to Manchester City’s dominance in the Premier League, having won the title in five of the last six seasons. They now have the opportunity to claim the Treble, with the FA Cup and Champions League finals coming up next month.

City will face their derby rivals, Manchester United, in the FA Cup final on June 3rd and will then take on Inter Milan in the Champions League final a week later in Istanbul. Winning the Champions League would mark their first triumph in the competition. The trophy will be lifted by City after their match against Chelsea on Sunday.

Captain Ilkay Gundogan expressed his pride in the team’s achievement, highlighting the competitiveness of the Premier League and City’s consistency over the years. Manchester City, with their ninth league title, had been trailing Arsenal by eight points in early April but managed to close the gap and secure the title with three games to spare.

City’s success makes them the fifth club in England to win three consecutive top-flight titles, following in the footsteps of Huddersfield Town, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester United. This is also the third time that Pep Guardiola has achieved a three-peat in league titles, having previously done so with Barcelona in La Liga and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

Manchester City’s dominance in the Premier League with five titles in six seasons is reminiscent of Manchester United’s period of success from 1996 to 2001. They will now aim to complete the Treble, with Erling Haaland’s prolific goalscoring record providing a significant boost to their ambitions. Haaland, who joined City from Borussia Dortmund, has scored an impressive 52 goals in 48 games across all competitions, including a record-breaking 36 goals in 33 Premier League appearances.