Sheikh Mansour congratulates City on Premier League triumph
Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, has congratulated Manchester City on winning their third Premier League title in four seasons.
City won the title by virtue of Manchester United’s loss to Leicester City on Tuesday. City have an unassailable lead of 10 points with just three rounds remaining.
City could have sealed the title had they defeated Chelsea in their last round match. Manchester United need to beat Foxes to keep their hopes alive.
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Sheikh Mansour took to Twiter to congratulate the newly-crowned champions.
“I congratulate the fans of Manchester City club in England and all the countries of the world, who stood behind the team throughout their journey in a difficult season due to the corona pandemic.
“I also thank the management, players, team coach and all the club’s staff for winning the Premier League, wishing that this wonderful achievement will be a catalyst for more titles.”
City exuded a brilliant run of form ater a lukewarm start to the season, which put them on top of the standings.
City, who were chasing treble, have already ticked two boxes by winning the Premier League and fourth consecutive League Cup title with an all-english Champions League final slated to be held on May 29.
GOLDEN ERA: Pep Guardiola’s det introduction of a new generation at Manchester City inspired their latest Premier League title triumph, laying the foundation for a burgeoning dynasty at the Etihad Stadium.
Guardiola’s side were crowned English champions for the third time in four seasons ater Manchester United were beaten 2-1 by Leicester on Tuesday.
City have sealed the silverware with three games to spare, regaining the trophy they were forced to surrender to Liverpool last season.
Their return to the summit is a tribute to Guardiola’s clever reshuffle of a squad that lost several important figures in recent seasons
Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and David Silva all let the Etihad Stadium over the last four years ater establishing themselves among the most influential players in City history.
Even this season, City’s record goalscorer Sergio Aguero has been phased out and will leave in the summer.
But rather than let the departure of the old guard serve as a death knell for City’s ambitions, Guardiola has transitioned to a new crop of stars capable of keeping his side on top for years to come.
Ruben Dias, Phil Foden and Joao Cancelo have emerged to play leading roles this season, supplementing core components Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez and Ederson.
Dias has been the most important addition as the Portugal centre-back proved the perfect replacement for Kompany.
Signed from Benfica in September, the 23-year-old adapted seamlessly to the Premier League, adding physicality and leadership that brought the best out of John Stones at a time when the England defender was in danger of squandering his potential.
England playmaker Foden has long been earmarked as a future star and the 20-year-old is living up to the hype at last ater a breakthrough season.
Cancelo’s dynamic bursts from right or let back allowed City to out-number opponents in atacking areas, providing Guardiola with a big pay-off for keeping faith with the 26-year-old ater an underwhelming first season following his move from Juventus.
Ilkay Gundogan’s late flowering at age 30 has been an added bonus for Guardiola as the German midfielder’s superb form and glut of goals covered for De Bruyne’s various injury problems and a low-key year for Raheem Sterling.
Most encouragingly for Guardiola, only Walker and Gundogan have hit 30, giving him
Ruben Dias, Phil Foden and Joao Cancelo have emerged to play leading roles this season, supplementing core components Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez and Ederson