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Manchester City lift 2022/23 Premier League trophy.
Following their 1-0 victory against Chelsea on Sunday afternoon, Manchester City lifted the Premier League trophy.
The victory over Arsenal by Nottingham Forest on Saturday night made City the champions for the third straight year. They win their seventh Premier League championship and total ninth top-flight crown.
After a brief pitch invasion, the City players were welcomed back onto the field and applauded onto the platform one by one before Ilkay Gundogan raised the trophy to the delight of the enthusiastic Etihad crowd.
The celebrations were a little more subdued than they were when City defeated Aston Villa on the last day of the season to win the league. Pep Guardiola will have his team concentrated on the challenges at hand since the Champions League and FA Cup finals are yet to come.
A winning streak that lasted from February to May allowed the Citizens, who had been behind Arsenal for much of the season, to make up ground.
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— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 21, 2023
The game’s lone goal was scored by Julian Alvarez as a much-changed City team took an early lead against a struggling Chelsea team. City had just thrashed Real Madrid in Europe midweek.
After Arsenal’s loss, Guardiola made many changes to his starting lineup, giving Stefan Ortega, Kalvin Phillips, Rico Lewis, Sergio Gomez, and Cole Palmer among others the chance to play in goal.
Raheem Sterling made his way back to the Etihad, where he observed as his old colleagues celebrated after having contributed significantly to four of their prior title victories.