Pesta juara impian dalam derbi Manchester di Etihad minggu lalu memang urung terealisasi, tetapi trofi dipastikan jatuh ke tangan Citizens setelah Manchester United di luar dugaan terkapar 1-0 saat menjamu tim juru kunci West Bromwich Albion, Ahad (15/4).
Sehari sebelumnya skuat Pep Guardiola membuka gap 16 poin seturut kemenangan meyakinkan 3-1 atas tuan rumah Tottenham Hotspur. Gap selebar itu sudah mustahil ditutup dalam lima pekan tersisa, dan membuat City menyamai rekor tim yang paling dini menyandang status kampiun.
Gelar ini adalah yang ketiga untuk kubu Etihad di era Premier League, kelima secara keseluruhan.
Ini juga merupakan titel liga ketujuh dalam riwayat kepelatihan Guardiola. Enam trofi terdahulu dimenangi pria Catalan ini mana kala menakhodai Barcelona di La Liga Spanyol dan Bayern Munich di Bundesliga Jerman.
Selamat, Manchester City!
| Liga Primer Inggris (1992-sekarang) |
| Koleksi Gelar |
| Klub | Jumlah Gelar | Runner-Up | Musim Juara |
| Manchester United | 20 | 15 | 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012-13 |
| Liverpool | 18 | 13 | 1900–01, 1905–06, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1946–47, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90 |
| Arsenal | 13 | 9 | 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1970–71, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2015-16 |
| Everton | 9 | 7 | 1890–91, 1914–15, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1938–39, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1984–85, 1986–87 |
| Aston Villa | 7 | 10 | 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–00, 1909–10, 1980–81 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1901–02, 1912–13, 1935–36 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014-15, 2016-17 |
| Manchester City | 5 | 5 | 1936–37, 1967–68, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2017-18 |
| Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 1904–05, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1926–27 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 1902–03, 1903–04, 1928–29, 1929–30 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 5 | 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59 |
| Huddersfield Town | 3 | 3 | 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26 |
| Leeds United | 3 | 3 | 1968–69, 1973–74, 1991–92 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1911–12, 1913–14, 1994–95 |
| Preston North End | 2 | 6 | 1888–89, 1889–90 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 5 | 1950–51, 1960–61 |
| Derby County | 2 | 3 | 1971–72, 1974–75 |
| Burnley | 2 | 2 | 1920–21, 1959–60 |
| Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 1948–49, 1949–50 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | 2 | 1897–98 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 2 | 1919–20 |
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 2 | 1961–62 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 2 | 1977–78 |
| Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 2015-16 |
Sumber: GOAL.com
