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Phil Foden fires Pep Guardiola’s side to historic fourth straight Premier League title

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On a wild last day of the season, Manchester City defeated West Ham 3-1 behind goals from Phil Foden, who scored a spectacular first-half double. With the victory, the club became the first in history to win four Premier League titles in a row.

Pep Guardiola’s team was leading Arsenal by two points after winning 2-0 against Tottenham on Tuesday. A victory at the sun-kissed Etihad on Sunday would secure the team’s sixth English title under the former coach of Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

England midfielder Foden deftly eased the tension in the first 20 minutes of the match with two fantastic finishes (2′ and 18′), demonstrating why he was named Premier League player of the season.

Though they were all over the visitors, they were unable to get a quick third goal. Mohammed Kudus’ incredible overhead kick at 42′ gave the underdog Hammers, who finished ninth in David Moyes’ penultimate game as manager, an unlikely chance.

That was swiftly put to rest when Rodri scored the game’s third goal on 59 minutes with a spectacular 18-yard strike into the net, setting off wild celebrations among Guardiola’s staff and the home crowd.

With Mikel Arteta’s second-place Arsenal wrapping up an incredible season with a 2-1 victory over Everton at the Emirates, they win their most recent title by a margin of two points.

The only manager to have won more Premier League trophies than Guardiola at City is Sir Alex Ferguson, a former manager of Manchester United who managed 13 teams between 1993 and 2013.

After defeating their city rivals 2-1 in the championship game, City will try to complete the traditional domestic double when they play United in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday.

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