Manchester City Win 3rd League Title in A Row as Arsenal Collapse vs Nottingham

• Manchester City are the Champions of England for the third season in a row
• City, who have spent less tha 15% of the season on top of the table, were confirmed as champions after Arsenal’s defeat to Nottingham Forest
• The Gunners needed to win at the City ground to have any hope of catching up to the Citizens

Arsenal suffered a crushing defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, May 20 as Manchester City were confirmed as champions this weekend without kicking a ball.

Arsenal suffered a crushing defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, May 20 as Manchester City were confirmed as champions this weekend without kicking a ball.

The Gunners went into the game against Forest knowing nothing short of a win would keep their title hopes alive

Despite being overwhelming favourites, Mikel Arteta’s side went behind through Taiwo Awoniyi’s 19th minute strike as a wave of dejavu engulfed Gunners fans on social media.

Dutch game abandoned after nine minutes as smoke bombs thrown

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Forest, who needed an unlikely win at the expense of Arsenal to ensure their safety from relegation, did brilliantly to keep out the Gunners, who exhibited some symptoms of burnout from what has been a high-stake campaign for them.

Ultimately, they failed to find an equalizer, and the full time whistle confirmed City as champions for the fifth time in the last six campaigns.

City come up against Chelsea on Sunday, and it will certainly be a game played in celebratory mood at the Etihad.

Arsenal’s collapse- How it happened

On April 7, Manchester City were a massive eight points behind Arsenal, with the season running down fast.

At that point, it was difficult to bet against the Gunners winning their first league title since 2004, but a combination of Manchester City’s experience, brilliant run of form and Arsenal’s fatigue led to the Gunners getting leapfrogged spectacularly by May.

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Since the last time Arsenal had an 8-point lead, City have gone on to drop just two points out of a possible 42, winning 11 league games in a row in the process.

In contrast, the Gunners completely lost steam in recent weeks, as a run of three successive draws against Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton allowed City back in the race.