“Yeah, we have. It’s mad because I spoke to some of the lads and said imagine if someone had said that to win the league we would need to win 12 games in a row,” Grealish told Sky Sports, with celebrations still going strong on the pitch behind him.
“I’m not saying I didn’t think we could do it but it was going to be difficult, but we have so much talent in this squad and at the moment we just feel unstoppable.”
City have 88 points from 36 matches, seven more than Arsenal who have just one match remaining. Frank Lampard’s struggling Chelsea side are languishing in 12th spot with 43 points.
“It feels unreal right now, I’m so happy,” said City’s goal-scoring machine Erling Haaland, briefly ignoring the interviewer to dance.
“The memories I will have for the rest of my life, we have been fighting so hard.”
SCORING RECORD
Alvarez scored in the 12th minute for a largely second-string City side, slipping the ball under goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from a pass by Kyle Walker. He also had another goal chalked off for a handball in the build-up.
Alvarez’s winner meant City had scored 100 goals at The Etihad this season, equalling the record – which they set in 2018-19 – for most home goals scored in all competitions in a single season by an English top-flight club.
With nothing on the line on Sunday and two huge games on the horizon – the FA Cup and Champions League finals – City manager Pep Guardiola left his big guns, including Haaland, on the bench for most of the game.
Source: Reuters