Haaland responds to record-breaking Arsenal stat after Man City seal title
City had been confirmed as champions for the fifth time in six seasons when Arsenal fell to defeat in opposition to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, with Pep Guardiola and his participant celebrating a day later as they beat Chelsea of their ultimate dwelling match of the season.
Arsenal had an eight-point benefit at the beginning of April, however a stumbling run of type got here simply as City clicked into high gear and the title winners have now received their final 12 League matches. The Gunners, in the meantime, have dropped factors in six of the eight video games they’ve performed since beating Leeds early final month.
Mikel Arteta’s facet spent 248 days on the high of the desk this season, essentially the most any facet has managed with out happening to carry the trophy, however a poor run because the marketing campaign entered the ultimate straight has proved extremely expensive.
City are well-fancied to make it a treble-winning season, with FA Cup and Champions League finals to come back in June, and Haaland believes the membership’s expertise at going the gap in titles races has been key.
“I saw a stat of Arsenal being 240 something days top of the table, and we were like 20,” Haaland informed Sky Sports.
“We were chasing after something the whole season and then to get hold of it is such a relief and such an amazing feeling.
“With all the experience in this club, they’ve won the Premier League for the fifth time a lot of them. The hard work you do throughout the whole season, it’s what you get in the end.
“Now in the last couple of weeks, that’s when everything gets decided. That’s why it’s even better to win it, it’s a marathon. It’s not just like one game, it’s the whole season, 38 games.”