Waiting to take the field against Chelsea, Manchester City are already champions of England for the third consecutive year and the fifth time in the last six years. To give Inter's next rivals in the Champions League final the certainty of the title was the 1-0 defeat of Arsenal on the field of Nottingham Forest, which thanks to this victory is safe. The Gunners, on the other hand, second in the standings, remain 4 points behind City and have only one game to play, which gives Pep Guardiola the 11th league win in his 14 years as manager between Barcelona, Bayern and Manchester City.
Now the Citizens will attempt the 'Treble' trying to win the FA Cup final on June 3 at Wembley against the 'cousins' of Manchester United and then the Champions League on the 10th in Istanbul against Inter. If they succeed, they will equal United's record, which the trio managed in the 1998-'99 season. And always Sir Alex Ferguson's United had been the only one to date to win 5 English titles in 6 years, in the period from 1995-'96 to 2000-'01.
Returning to City, which also established the record of 100 points in the 2017-'18 championship, since Sheikh Mansur bin Zayd Al Nahyan has owned the Abu Dhabi United Group, it has won a total of 7 championships in 12 years. And tomorrow at the Etihad will be a Sunday of celebration, as Guardiola's players will receive the medals of champions two games early and lift the Premier trophy in the last game of the season in front of their supporters. Haaland (52 total goals in his first English season) will also try to maintain their unbeaten run which, between Premier League and various cups, lasts 23 games.
Meanwhile, Liverpool's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League seem to be fading because Firmino's goal in his last game at Anfield only served to give the Reds a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa. Now, with only one match left, Liverpool are three points behind Manchester United (who beat Bournemouth 1-0) and Newcastle, who therefore 'see' Europe that counts. At the bottom, in addition to Southampton, two of Everton, Leeds and Leicester will be relegated.