Manchester City celebrate third Premier League title in row with win over Chelsea

Manchester City celebrated winning their third Premier League title on the trot with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

A 12th-minute goal from Argentine striker Julian Alvarez was enough to seal all three points for Pep Guardiola's side, who extended their lead at the top over second-placed Arsenal to seven points.

City's fifth title in six seasons was guaranteed on Saturday when the Gunners lost at Nottingham Forest and Guardiola made nine changes from the side that powered past Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final.

The likes of Ederson, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and 52-goal striker Erling Haaland were all left on the bench – but even that could not stop City from maintaining their current red-hot run.

They now have two league games still to play – away at Brighton and Brentford – before the quest to win a historic treble kicks into gear with the FA Cup and Champions League finals.

“We always believed we could do this,” said City defender Kyle Walker after the match. “This group of lads are professionals and winners.

“Rest assured we are not finished. We have the FA Cup against our bitter rivals and then the Champions League.

“We will celebrate tonight and then move on to try to create history. The treble would be fantastic but there is a lot of football to be played.

“To say we are up there with one of the greatest Premier League teams of all time, we have to conquer some of that.

“To go and achieve that we could then start talking about being one of the greatest teams in the Premier League.”

It has been a campaign that Walker and Co can, and will, look back on with great pride.

As long-time race leaders Arsenal skidded then stalled with the chequered flag approaching in the