Pep Guardiola pinpoints key Man City Premier League title win moment and Champions League admission

Pep Guardiola believes that it was key that Manchester City were close to Arsenal in the table when the two sides met last month to help propel them towards their fifth Premier League title in six years.

City were crowned champions this weekend after the Gunners succumbed to defeat against Nottingham Forest yesterday. The loss meant that Guardiola's side could not be overhauled at the top of the table.

Guardiola's side themselves overhauled Arsenal after Mikel Arteta's men had spent the bulk of the season at the top of their league but saw their challenge crumble over the past two months. City meanwhile gradually chipped away at Arsenal's advantage before finally overtaking them.

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The City boss believes being close to the Gunners when they visited the Etihad Stadium towards the end of April was key to their success. A 4-1 win for City on that occasion saw Arsenal's lead reduced to just two points, with City having two games in hand.

City duly overtook the Gunners in the following weeks and the rest is now history. Though a challenging achievement, Guardiola believes being close to Arsenal when they travelled to Manchester was crucial to their title aspirations.

He told Sky Sports: "Of course, all Premier League [titles] are special. Last season was more special for the way the game was, but always it's so difficult to win it.

"Every time it looks like it gets more difficult. If you tell me 'next season what will happen and imagine if you can win it again' it's difficult, but here we are.

"Quite similar to Liverpool sides, Arsenal made 50 points in the first leg, so if they sustained that rhythm it would have been almost