The Premier League is arguably the best division in the entirety of world football, but in recent times it has been dominated by one side in particular — Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola’s men have won the last three editions of the English top flight, and the Citizens are the favourites to make it a historic fourth in a row in the Premier League winner odds.
No side has ever won the sought-after trophy that many times in succession, so it’s a huge incentive for Man City – and they are on course to do so.
With history potentially beckoning, let’s take a look back at the last three editions of the Premier League.
2023-24
The Premier League title looked like it was going to end up in the unlikely hands of Arsenal for a large part of last season.
In fact, the Gunners sat at the top of the table for over 90% of the campaign. However, they ultimately crumbled under the pressure and gave in to Guardiola’s swashbuckling side.
At times throughout the season, Mikel Arteta’s men looked home and dry — including once being as many as 11 points clear at the top of the table.
In the end, though, Man City won the title by five points clear of the Gunners — and they went on to become the second English side to complete the treble after their archnemesis Manchester United.
2021-22
The 2021-22 Premier League season is one of the most dramatic on record, with Manchester City holding off Liverpool to win the title by a single point for the second time in three years.
This time it was Man City who nearly blew a healthy lead at the top of the table, as they were 13 points clear in January after a very impressive first half of the season.
However, Liverpool went on a run of 10 straight victories to cut the deficit and it all went down to the final day of the season.
It looked like the Reds were going to do it, as Man City went 2-0 down to Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa. But Guardiola’s men scored three times in the final 15 minutes for a 3-2 win.
2020-21
The second biggest margin of victory from Manchester City’s seven Premier League successes since the 2011-12 season was in 2020-21, when they beat the Red Devils to the title by 12 points.
Several teams had held the top spot by the end of November, including Arsenal, Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.
But it was Liverpool who initially got a foothold at the top, with Jurgen Klopp’s men opening up a five-point gap at Christmas.
The Reds had a meteoric collapse in the New Year, however — including six consecutive losses at Anfield — and Man City took control.
The Sky Blues went on a 15-game unbeaten streak and they secured their seventh English top-flight title with three games to spare on May 12 thanks to Leicester City beating Manchester United at Old Trafford.
