Arsenal lifted the 2025-26 Premier League title, while England's top clubs secured Champions League qualification. Erling Haaland finished as the league's top scorer, Bruno Fernandes led the assists chart, and Virgil van Dijk recorded the most passes.

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Pep Guardiola’s finest achievement with Manchester City came during the 2022-23 campaign, when the club completed a historic treble by winning the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in the same season.

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Arsenal clinched the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years after Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Bournemouth handed Mikel Arteta’s side the crown

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Under Guardiola, Man City won six Premier League titles including a record four back-to-back trophies from 2021 to 2024. His last game would be Man City vs Aston Villa Sunday (May 24) at home - Etihad Stadium.

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An Arsenal draw at Selhurst Park would allow City to snatch the title on goal difference if Pep Guardiola's team win their final two matches.

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If Man City fail to win against Brentford on May 9 or Crystal Palace on May 13 and Arsenal beat West Ham on May 10, the Gunners can very well lift the trophy with a win against Burnley on May 18.

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City go ahead of the Gunners only on goals scored, with five games left for both the title contenders. However, City have on paper the tougher run-in as they aim to snatch a seventh league title in nine years.

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Starting the day nine points behind Arsenal, but with two games in hand, the clash was supposed to be a litmus test for Citizens, but three second half goals from Pep Guardiola’s men have now seen them in the driving seat ahead of next week’s super clash.

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Erling Haaland netted twice late in the first half of the quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium and completed his treble after the interval following an Antoine Semenyo strike.

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As things stand, on Friday (April 3) at the time of writing, Arsenal are the league leaders with 70 points from 31 matches. They still have seven matches in hand and can reach a maximum of 91 points if they win all their matches. 

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England midfielder Jude Bellingham has also travelled with the Real squad as he steps up his recovery from a hamstring problem, but is not ready to feature against City.

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Arsenal snatched a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen to preserve their unbeaten record in Europe this season, while Bodo/Glimt continued their fairytale run with a 3-0 win over Sporting. Alvaro Arbeloa's record 15-time European champions avenged their loss to City in the league phase as Valverde struck three times in the first half to hand Madrid full control.

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While Arsenal sits at the top with 58 points in 27 games, City is in second place, two points behind in as many matches.

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Arsenal can stretch their advantage back to six points when they visit Brentford on Thursday, but the Gunners are suddenly under pressure in their quest for a first title in 22 years.

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Arsenal remain in pole position for a first title in 22 years, but City's dramatic late rally to beat Liverpool on Sunday could prove a turning point for Pep Guardiola's men.

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Omar Marmoush struck twice in the first half of the second leg before Tijjani Reijnders put the result beyond doubt. Anthony Elanga reduced the deficit after the interval, but City's 5-1 aggregate win sent them back to the League Cup showpiece for the first time since 2021.

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Manchester City sealed their place in the last 16 after a convincing 2-0 victory over Galatasaray. City delivered a composed performance, controlling possession and finishing clinically to secure qualification in the knockout stages.

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Man City could be given a helping hand by arch-rivals Manchester United as they face the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. A win for United coupled with a win for Man City could see the latter bring down the gap at the top of the Premier League to just for points. 

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While the top eight secure direct entry to the last 16, teams placed ninth to 24th must navigate an additional two-legged play-off to join them.

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The Blues have won just once in their last eight league games to slip to fifth in the table, but got their reward for a spirited second half display to close within three points of the top four.

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Manchester City took full advantage of Arsenal's defeat to close the gap at the top with a routine 3-0 win over Sunderland.

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Lanky Haaland shattered the previous record set by former Newcastle and Blackburn star Alan Shearer, who took 124 matches to reach 100 goals.

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Guardiola also spoke about goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who was booked for a fourth time in his short City career in the last-gasp 3-2 win over Leeds on Saturday.

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Pep Guardiola, whose team face struggling Leeds on Saturday, suggested that the players who started against Leverkusen had lacked confidence.

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