MANCHESTER CITY HAVE been crowned as the winners of the 2017-18 Premier League after rivals Man United slumped to defeat at the hands of West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola’s men now hold an unassailable 16-point lead at the top of the table, meaning that with just five games to play nobody can catch the side which has led the league uninterruptedl since the fifth round of fixtures.
City could have sealed the title last week, but a spirited comeback from United in the Manchester derby to win 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium put celebrations on ice.
A 3-1 win over Tottenham on Saturday, however, meant that defeat for the Red Devils at home to relegation-threatened West Brom would confirm the win.
Despite dominating possession at Old Trafford, Jose Mourinho’s charges fell 1-0 thanks to Jay Rodriguez’s goal.
And United were unable to claw back the deficit, handing the Premier League to their neighbours when the final whistle sounded.
With 33 games played City have won an impressive 28, with three draws and just two defeats.
The champions have scored 93 times and conceded on 25 occasions.
Now the title is in the bag, the club’s next challenge will be beating the record for most points in a single season.
Chelsea currently hold that milestone, having picked up 95 points under Mourinho in 2004-5; in order to surpass the Special One, Pep and his team must take at least nine points from the 15 still up for grabs.
United, meanwhile, face a stiff test to hold on to the second place they have occupied for almost the entire campaign.
Liverpool are just one point behind the Red Devils with 70 points, albeit having played one more game, while Tottenham lie three points further back on 67.
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This is actually funnier than if they had lost to City last weekend! Good old Man Utd, always good for a laugh these days.
Fair play to City, well deserved.
@Porter Paddy: oh sure like you never tasted defeat to them at home already this season. Oh wait. YOU DID.
@Gavin Mitchell: Trump would be proud of that level of distraction. Man U lost to the worst team in the leauge and handed the title to city. Best to just make your peace with it.
@Porter Paddy: Think it’s safe to say Arsenal are the biggest laughing stock atm… United giving them a run for their money though! Shocking stuff today.
@Gavin Mitchell: “YOU DID”!
I didn’t know he was playing?!?
Fair play to him.
@Gavin Mitchell: Quiet simple; who are the Champions?
@michael: Like it….
@Porter Paddy: the most amazing and puzzling thing about the premiership this year is how the fc.k are man Utd in second place?
@Dermot Lane: because they have the second highest points total. It’s not amazing, just simple maths.
@Ardmore02: the point was how bad they have played in a lot of games and somehow got wins. It’s not been pretty this year for any united fan to watch.
@Tim Riggins: we didn’t pay nearly 400m for players and pay a 29 year old Sanchez 400k per week!
@Gavin Mitchell: Ah here Gavin, grow up. You know I don’t actually play for Liverpool, right?
That’s fairly embarrassing. Well done City, deserved champions. Hope someone can give them a better run for their money next year, preferrably the Pool.
@Laura Walsh: Nah. Will never accept they’re champions. Theyve got a world class cheque book manager. That is all.
@Gavin Mitchell: and united are spending pittance? United have spent about 100mil less than city, which is nothing these days. What a pathetic excuse.
@Paul Mallon: Rashford, Lingard and McTominay. Were any of them multi million pound signings?
@Gavin Mitchell: that’s what football is now though. You don’t like it you’re gonna have to change sport. Not like United haven’t been throwing cash at players for a while now.
@Gavin Mitchell: and they’re all getting into the united 11 at the minute?
@Laura Walsh: and do u think id be happy if wed won it Laura? Of course not. I know that deep down United have got huge talent in the academy, but not enough of it is used. Id say SCREW the spending.
@Gavin Mitchell: sorry Gavin, I’m a United fan but I can’t accept that. You’re talking nonsense.
@Laura Walsh: exactly Laura. That’s the way football is nowadays, like you said, and it’s going to continue that way. Its all about money. Fans have to accept that.
@Gavin Mitchell: clown. United never bought a title – Schmeichel, Pallister, Keane, Kanchelskis, Cantona, Rio, Stam, Van Nisteltooy, Veron etc etc etc. Now Martial a 50m player chewing bench.
Not a City fan but have to laugh at others calling them cheque book kings
@Gavin Mitchell: pick an excuse Gavin, failure to beat WBA at home isn’t down to peps millions, don’t bring budgets into it because the difference isn’t that big say compared to your budget and Spurs which is huge!
@Mikarlachenko: Newsflash. United spent that money after they WON things. City started winning things after SPENDING. There is a big difference you feckless ingrate.
@Gavin Mitchell: they didn’t start winning things until UTD bought Eric Cantona from Leeds.
@Gavin Mitchell: subs were free then.
@Bruno Brookz: That is a stupid statement. So you’re telling me they never won the Champions League or say the FA Cup until after they bought him?
@Laura Walsh: pool don’t make me laugh lol Klopp the flop
@Paul Mallon: united spend their own money that’s is very different
@Gavin Mitchell: that’s a stupid excuse how do those sour grapes taste
@Gavin Mitchell: United are equally big spenders.
@Gavin Mitchell: Gavin you seem to get triggered after every united defeat. Some of your arguments are ludicrous.
@Gavin Mitchell: And there’s me thinking they won because they had better players, shows how much i know…..
@Gavin Mitchell: Moaninhio spent circa €200 million on Pogba and Lakaku!!
Cheque book manager indeed!!
@David Mc Nally: the
Same Newcastle that sold any cole to man united for 7 million
United are absolutely awful for the players they have
@Aidan Holden: but but but Pogba
@Alana: but but shirt sales
@Niall Carry: but but that goes to the manufacturers of the shirts http://mufclatest.com/can-paul-pogbas-shirt-sales-pay-for-his-transfer-no-heres-why/
One more slip up and we will take second as well as number 6
@Scott Crossfield: been drinking all day Ya?
@Scott Crossfield: don’t think Liverpool should ever mention slips mate
@Brian McDonnell: Hahaha well said..
@Scott Crossfield: We? What team are you playing for?
A brief reminder that Jose has been a fraud at MU, this is ridiculous deny them the title at their stadium to lose the next week to the worst team in the league hahah. Where’s that lad that said IF man city win the title haha
So nice of United to do a favour for City today. So funny after last weeks game where was Pogba today ?
@Gary O’Hanlon: Yeah IF…after they lost last week. IF…..and now they HAVE…
@An Observer2: it was only last weekend you were saying United could still win the league
@An Observer2: you actually deserve credit for owning to it
@Gary O’Hanlon: Well I said it…actually I also said I knew it wouldn’t happen but it was still mathematically possible for City to lose the title at the time. Anyway, Man United in no way deserved to win the Premier League this season. I’d have laughed and laughed if they had overtaken City but….Next season should be interesting. Hopefully.
@An Observer2: credit to you, I’m going to Leeds Barnsley Saturday for
Our fight for 15th, so it is what it is
@Gary O’Hanlon: And I hope your team wins Gary. Always a good feeling when the team you support do their best on the pitch.
@Gary O’Hanlon: you support Leeds Gary
Jose in…..
@MK76: Brilliant!
@Harry Corry: 4 more years
League table doesnt lie. Consistently the Best team hands down. Pep adds another trophy to his list.well Deserved too!
@Vinny: Well deserved? Yiure kidding me right?
Perhaps this sequence of symbols will convince you otherwise.
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@Gavin Mitchell: are you dillusional? Or just stupid?
@Gavin Mitchell: They work in pounds in the UK, and how ironic that United have nearly matched City stride for stride with the cheque book only to end up with a haircut instead of a footballer for 90 million. Delusional, thy name is United
@Gavin Mitchell: you do know united were consistently for a period of 5-6 years the leagues stand alone biggest spenders in the late 80s early 90s – granted the class of 92 saved a lot of blushes and were sublime by all accounts but fact is chequebooks were out big time to win the league and followed by a reign of high performing seasons for two decades thanks to a great manager and the academy graduates previously mentioned- moral of the story is united did it , now city are on the same path , they ll be judged on staying in the ascendency but credit due they are worth their 3 titles in the last 6/7 years .. I don’t see the same dominance coming from city but time will tell, how far united fall will also depend on time but surely it can be said they are spending the €’s also
@Alan Madden: I dont really care what way you see me, Alan.
Facts are facts. Im sticking to them. City BOUGHT the league.
@Gavin Mitchell: give it up Gavin, you’re making a fool if yourself.
@Sloop John G: Can I not be allowed to try defend the dignity of United when people are LAUGHING at them for bottling it?
@Gavin Mitchell: nobody is laughing at them for bottling it. They never had it to bottle. Sloop is right, you are making a fool of yourself. Put the phone down.
@Gavin Mitchell: I admire your blind loyalty Gavin but, that’s just it, they did bottle it and have no dignity left to defend. It’s like your trying to hold back the tide using a pitch fork. You can’t defend the indefensible.
@Gavin Mitchell: obviously a Utd fan? I’m pool myself and see city deserve it. So they invest heavy because they can and it pays off. What Jose has spent the last two seasons on show ponies is a joke. Invested heavy and fell flat. All Utd fans keep throwing at us is salah off to Madrid. Poking with the same stick all season. No credit given for the last 2 and half years work from klopp. Bitter
£611,800,000…how much Utd spent since Fergie quit….with a net spend of nearly half a Billion…not exactly sparing the pennies yourselves lads…people in glass houses etc etc…
@Damien Leen: yes and our money a huge difference you clown
Ha ha ha h
@Roger Murphy: a ?
city have made man u such a laughing stock .
@Michael cunnane: almost as big a laughing stock as Spurs are?
Jose has to go now. He’s had two years and united have been pathetic in the league.
@FPL Thommo: Agree Totally, United are not going to improve under Mourinho no matter how much more money he spends this summer, I hope he leaves by mutual consent soon,
@Porter Mechanic: he actually deserves a new bumper 5 year contract. He won United the 2nd place trophy.
Hillarious. United always good for a laugh these days.
Normal service resumed, i wonder what that plonk face Jamie redknapp makes of this, afterall he couldn’t contain the bs after last weekend calling it a turning point for jose,pogba,united everything was going to be different, the muppett .
Had city for pl. Need wolves Blackburn and Luton to win their leagues for 2.5k. Doesn’t look likely but you never know!
@Yorkie1892: best of luck
@Yorkie1892: looks like 3 out of 4 hopefully 4
@bmul: Luton were winning the league by 7 or 8 points at one point. Most of the season it was black burn letting me down. Sure look only 1.25 ew stake
We want you to stay Jose xx
Pppooooggggggggggbbbbbbbbbbbbbbaàaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looooooooooolllllllllllllll
It seems to me the players do not want to play Jose’s style of football. Martial, Pogba and Rashford could all be on their way out from United. Its mad United are second in the league and fans calling for Jose to be axed.
They know Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea will be stronger next season and Jose style will see them in 5th or 6th.
As a wise man said last week on here united have made great progress. Shocking stuff again today. What gameplan is he employing ? Reminds me of lvg in so many ways. City deserving champions
Aren’t Man Utd just the nicest neighbors !
@ Aiden Holden….people can spend their money and go to watch who & what they want too…Personally I support Cork City & Liverpool…go to games regularly for Cork City and as much as I can for Liverpool….maybe if the LOI was run better it would be more attractive to more people…even going back to when I was a kid in the 80′s the national broadcaster was showing the English league every wkend with no sign of LOI matches being televised….it’s any wonder why so many people support the Premiership…Thats my 2 cents anyway…
@Damien Leen: well said Damien, I know it’s not easy for a Cork man to part with 2 cents :-)
West Brom (A) 0
West Brom (B) 1
@Caoimhin O’Murchadha: While Real Madrid (B) won the league.
Looks like shaw dodging a bullet martial rashford should join him and get outa dodge
Hopefully Moaninhio will be at Utd for a very long time…..
Time for Jose to retire along with his puke football.
@ScorpionVenom…Buuhaaahaaaahaaahaaa…sorry can’t take u seriously…Baaahaaaahaaahaaa…
Well done to City. The best chequebook won.
United beaten by park the bus tactics ! Saw a few green and yellow glazier s out supporters in the crowd and thought that’s bad after the money Those lads ploughed in to united , only to find they were WBA supporters with and old WBA replica jersey ! Lol
As a United fan today was embarrassing. The league position is not the worst but the style of play has been woeful. I am starting to doubt Mourinho! Too many good players to be serving up this crap!
All the pool fans out in force here, never saw the comments section so active, amazing what a couple of wins can do
Amazing how personal some people take this considering you don’t even live in the country and will be spitting vile abuse at that country during the World Cup in the summer. Using terms like “we” talking about “your” team.
ha ha ha ha that’s hilarious. poor united and Jose, from the sublime to the ridiculous..
I signed up to an Irish news site. Judging by the comments on here, I would think I signed up to an English football site. I have never, and never will understand the Irish obsession with the EPL. I have no connection with Manchester London Liverpool so I can choose my teams. Not one of them plays in the EPL. Shamrock Rovers, Celtic, Athletic Club Bilbao and Sankt Pauli. Quality clubs, not interested in the business side of it. Supposed to be entertainment, and I find little in the EPL.
@John Brendan Mullen: Totally agree with you’re opinion.
People SUPPORT League of Ireland clubs because its real and people FOLLOW EPL teams because its fashionable. SUPPORTERS are real and FOLLOWERS are worth feck all to any club…..
Absolute shite. No ideas, Pogba back to his usual self, so many players didn’t perform hard to know where to start. All this is down to the manager but he will come up with another pathetic excuse. United will not get any better under him, HE HAS TO GO.
Alana, I have you muted but I have been told that you are claiming I said last weekend that Man United would win the title. No I did not say that. If you can pull out a quote from me saying this then be my guest.
Shameful Man Utd. !! How long more do we have to endure that overpaid & pathetic Manager ?
That was pure muck to watch. What an embarrasment. West Brom have been awful all season and they come to Old Trafford and win pretty much at a canter. Mourinho will no doubt try to defend his style. Enough is enough, get the f**k out!
Says a lot beat team top of pl then lose to bottom team in pl. United consistently inconsistent. Best paid lge on the world
Let’s stop squabbling folks and just celebrate that without Alex, United can’t win the league!
@ Sloop John G…Not these days anyway kid ;-)
To all you 10 year olds above… it’s way past your bedtime.