Manchester City have been crowned Premier League champions for an unprecedented fourth time in a row. They go into the record books after beating West Ham 3-1 at the Etihad stadium. It is a remarkable feat: never in 135 years of English league football has a club won four consecutive top-flight titles.
City can arguably lay claim to be the greatest team in the league’s history. They have an FA Cup final to look forward to next weekend, a game in which they are hot favourites to sweep aside a dysfunctional and underperforming Manchester United. That would be a cup and league double on the heels of the remarkable Treble last year that also included their Champions League win. Even the greatest teams can drop off a level the season after reaching the greatest heights – not City though, there was no hangover this season.
It is awesome, unprecedented and – whisper it – just a trifle stupefying
The club let the captain Ilkay Gundogan depart for Barcelona last summer, alongside Riyad Mahrez who went to the Saudi Pro League.
Britain’s best politics newsletters
You get two free articles each week when you sign up to The Spectator’s emails.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Comments
Join the debate for just $5 for 3 months
Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for $5.
UNLOCK ACCESS Just $5 for 3 monthsAlready a subscriber? Log in