Manchester City continues on their quest for an historic treble after claiming their fifth title in six seasons by beating Chelsea 1-0 at Ethihad stadium on Sunday. City celebrated their Premier League title win on Saturday after second-placed Arsenal failed to win against Nottingham Forest.
After trailing Arsenal for much of the season, City staged an impressive comeback with 12 successive league wins, securing their third consecutive title.
Midfielder Jack Grealish said the team feels “unstoppable”. He stated, “We have. It’s mad because I spoke to some of the lads not long ago and I said, ‘Imagine if someone would have said to you to win the league you’ve got to go and win 12 games in a row’. I’m not saying I didn’t think we could do it but it was going to be difficult. We’ve got so much talent in this squad and I think at the moment we feel unstoppable. And it doesn’t stop here, we’ve still got some massive games coming up.”
City is enjoying a period of Premier League dominance not seen since Manchester United won five titles in six seasons between 1996 and 2001. But to lift themselves into even more rarified air, City will have to emulate United’s 1999 treble triumph.
City faces Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley on June 3, then take on Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul seven days later. “We can enjoy it with our fans and think about the FA Cup final and Champions League final. We want to win all three. We are going to work a lot and will do our best to get those trophies,” said midfielder Bernardo Silva.
City has never won the Champions League before, losing the 2021 final against Chelsea. But they aim to emerge victorious this season with Guardiola searching for his third Champions League crown, and his first since winning it with Barcelona for the second time in 2011.
City’s improved form this season has been important to their success, particularly that of Jack Grealish, who stated, “I can’t speak high enough of [Guardiola]. It’s a bit weird the way he just knows everything. There’s certain games I come into and I think, ‘what’s he going to come out with today’, and he just comes out with different tactics every game. He’s a pleasure to work with and I love him.”
However, none have been more vital than record-breaking striker Erling Haaland. Haaland has broken the single-season Premier League goal record after scoring 36 times and has netted 52 times in all competitions.
With two finals left and Haaland’s impressive record, there is an air of excitement around this City team. After a successful season, Haaland stated, “Debut season, 36 goals so far, Premier League trophy and two finals left. Not a bad start.”
