By Adedapo Adesanya
Manchester City have won the Premier League title for the third season in a row after Arsenal were defeated 1-0 by Nottingham Forest on Saturday evening.
This made it the fifth time in the past six seasons that the Blue Side of Manchester have secured the top spot under Pep Guardiola.
It is the first trophy of a potential treble, with Manchester United to play in the FA Cup final next month and a Champions League final against Internazionale (Inter Milan) in three weeks’ time.
Manchester City have three matches remaining, starting with Chelsea’s visit to the Etihad on Sunday, before trips to Brighton and Brentford next week.
Former City goalkeeper Alex Williams, who retires after 33 years working for the club, will hand the trophy to club captain, Ilkay Gündogan, after the match with Chelsea.
In mid-January, Arsenal had an eight-point lead over City but Guardiola’s side have overhauled them with three games to spare. Manchester City did this by not dropping a single point in their last 11 matches in the league.
Meanwhile, the Gunners have collected maximum points in just two of their past eight games after holding the premier spot for most of the season.
The new champions have been ruthless since mid-February, a period which saw them sweep aside Arsenal home and away to increase the pressure on Mikel Arteta’s side.
With this triumph, Pep Guardiola is now joint third with Sir Matt Busby and Tom Watson for league triumphs; only Sir Alex Ferguson, Bob Paisley and George Ramsey have won more.
Modupe Gbadeyanka 
Dipo Olowookere