Manchester City confirmed as Premier League champions after Arsenal defeat

Manchester City players celebrate a goal against Arsenal in April 2023.
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Manchester City are Premier League champions with three matches left to play after title rivals Arsenal lost at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Coming into the weekend, Pep Guardiola's side needed just a win to wrap up their fifth title in six seasons and third in a row, but they have been confirmed as champions before they even take to the pitch this weekend thanks to an unexpected favour from Forest at the City Ground.

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Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.