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Manchester City are the English soccer champions! The defending champions celebrated a 3:1 home win over West Ham in the final round on Sunday, finishing the season two points ahead of Arsenal. The Gunners beat Everton 2:1 in front of their own fans. Liverpool won 2-0 against Wolverhampton at Anfield Road in coach Jürgen Klopp's farewell match. Oliver Glasner's Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa 5-0 at home to finish the season in tenth place.
City won their tenth title, moving ahead of Everton (9) and behind Manchester United (20), Liverpool (19) and Arsenal (13) to become sole number four in the league table. Six of the last seven championships have gone to the Citizens, who have recently triumphed four times in a row - something no club in England has ever achieved before. City also still have the chance to win the FA Cup, where they will face Manchester United in the final.
"We've worked hard all year for this moment!"
Pep Gurdiola's team started strongly, with Phil Foden scoring two remarkable goals (2nd, 18th) to give them an early 2-0 lead. West Ham looked completely out of their depth, but still managed to open the scoring with their first chance. Mohammed Kudus scored with a bicycle kick after a corner (42'). However, the home side were no longer in any real danger of losing their lead - City continued to dominate in the second half, with Rodri removing the last doubts (59').
Foden was euphoric afterwards. "It's hard to find words for what we achieved today. No team has ever managed to become champions four times in a row. You can see what it means to the fans and to us. We've worked hard all year for this moment," said the midfielder.
Arsenal not enough to win
Arsenal struggled for a long time against Everton and fell behind to a deflected free-kick from Idrissa Gueye (40'). Takehiro Tomiyasu equalized three minutes later. The second half was dominated by the Londoners, with Kai Havertz making it 2:1 in the 89th minute.
In Liverpool, the game was dominated by Klopp's emotional farewell. Alexis MacAllister (34) and Jarell Quansah (40) gave the German a victorious farewell after nine years. Klopp had won the Premier League (2020) and the Champions League (2019) with the Reds.
Glasner also wins last game
Glasner continued his run of success with Crystal Palace in the last round. Jean-Philippe Mateta (9th, 39th, 63rd) and Eberechi Eze (54th, 69th) secured the Londoners' sixth win from their last seven games against fourth-placed Aston Villa, with the reward being a 10th-place finish. Glasner had taken over Crystal Palace in 15th place. Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton Town were relegated from the Premier League.
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