For the first time in the entire ‘Pep Guardiola era’ in Manchester, at least two seasons will pass without City being Premier champions. The ‘sky blues’ drew at Bournemouth (1-1) and took the knee against an Arsenal that won its first Premier League in 22 years. Since Wenger’s Invincibles (2003-04), the ‘Gunners’ have not celebrated a title.
After a long day that started on Friday, The fate of the 2025-26 Premier League happened on Tuesday, May 19. Who was going to tell any Arsenal fan that on a random Tuesday they could be celebrating a Premier League. The first in 22 years. Above all, that. The one that broke the drought. But that’s how it was. If Manchester City did not win at Bournemouth, Mikel Arteta’s men were champions. And that’s exactly what happened.
Pep Guardiola, protagonist of an intense Monday in which the news of his non-continuity in Manchester broke in England, I wasn’t betting on Cherki… and although City had control, it was difficult for them to find that last pass that the Frenchman usually provides. The clearest ones were for Doku and Haaland, but they ran into a huge Petrovic. At first, however, Kroupi did ‘wet’. He scored a fantastic goal from inside the area looking for the long post, with a donut. And in the next play, only Marc Guehi prevented his 2-0 score.
An Eli Junior Kroupi who had been the protagonist in the previous match, after Portugal gave the call. Born and raised in France but with a double passport, Roberto Martínez tried to ‘recruit’ him for the World Cup… but the young playmaker wants to wait for ‘Les Bleus’. Despite his 14 goals in the Premier League, the one from Loriant will be left without a World Cup event this summer because Deschamps did not call him.
Everything indicated that the passing of the minutes in the second half would narrate a ‘sky blue’ siege but The reality is that City was losing faith as the minutes passed. A great hand from Petrovic against O’Reilly and the constant threat on the balcony of the area… but with the clearest chances falling on the ‘cherrie’ side. Donnarumma prevented Arsenal’s celebration from getting even more anticipated.
Neither the entrances of Cherki, Savinho or Foden changed the dynamics of a match that did not come to a boil until stoppage time when, due to pure inertia, Haaland’s equalizer ended up arriving. A 1-1, however, was sterile and made champion to Arsenal, leaving City second and preventing the miracle of a Bournemouth that will not be able to catch up with Liverpool for fifth place unless there is a miracle on the last date.
