介绍:
Manchester City have claimed the Premiership title for the second time in three seasons following a 2-0 victory over West Ham.
Manuel Pellegrini's side only needed a point to put them out of reach of Liverpool, but they never looked in trouble taking control of the game from the beginning.
Man City got their work done fairly early on in the match. Samir Nasri scored with a shot from just outside the box minutes before the break and then in the second half Team Captain Vincent Kompany doubled that lead.
From then on it was just a case of seeing that through to the end.
Pellegrini, the reserved Sky Blues manager who also guided his side to victory in the League Cup this season, says they'll not rest on their laurels for long however:
"I think it is important to celebrate today and tomorrow and then start on Tuesday working for next season. Now, like I said last week, that we have won the title we are going to do a balance of the whole year - the positive and negative things - and where we can improve our squad."
Meanwhile Liverpool, who might have snatched the title if Man City had lost, looked as though they may be ending their season disastrously.
They began the match by conceding a first half goal to Newcastle United. They took that deficit well into the second half until two Daniels Agger and Sturridge scored back-to-back goals to give them the lead that they'd take to the end of the match.
But as Man City had won their game there was nothing more they could do and they ended the season second in the league.
Liverpool Manager Brendan Rodgers:
"Well, first and foremost, congratulations to Manchester City. It's been an incredible campaign, 38 really competitive, tough games in the most competitive league in football and they're the Champions so congratulations to them. My overriding feeling at the moment is one of sheer pride in the players. We finished the season winning 12 games out of 14, drew one and obviously one a few weeks back ( to Chelsea) so the players have shown an incredible level of consistency and quality over that period"
Liverpool will now enter the next season 25 years without a Premiership title.
