“Knights, new plan! The one who kills the ogre, will likely be named champion! Have at him!”
May Leicester do it on a light Tuesday evening at Previous Trafford? Sure, they may. Leicester’s 2-1 win handed the Premier League title to Man Metropolis, and in addition reignited their bid to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League.
United wanted to keep away from defeat to delay Metropolis’s title celebrations for at the least two extra days, however Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s choice to discipline a weakened line-up proved pricey – though, let’s not child ourselves, Metropolis have been all the time going to be champions.
Caglar Soyuncu’s 66th-minute winner lifts Leicester above Chelsea into third, eight factors above fifth-place West Ham within the race for a top-four end.
Pep Guardiola’s aspect have now received the Premier League for the third time in 4 seasons, and a seventh time in complete. Congrats to them.
It is that point of the 12 months … 😂😂 #hestopoftheleague 🎶 pic.twitter.com/KtMsYLnol7
— Raheem Sterling (@sterling7) Could 11, 2021
Man Utd boss Solskjaer mentioned afterwards: “Congratulations to [City]. They’ve had a incredible season. I’m very happy with my boys which have made it to the final 10 days with a Manchester Metropolis aspect forward of us which might be lauded as the perfect in Europe.
“We need to take the subsequent step and it is likely to be that we’d like a pair extra to strengthen the squad.”
Pep Guardiola’s response to successful the title: “This has been a season and a Premier League title like no different. This was the toughest one. We’ll all the time keep in mind this season for the best way that we received.
“I’m so proud to be the supervisor right here and of this group of gamers. They’re so particular. To return by this season – with all of the restrictions and difficulties we’ve confronted – and present the consistency now we have is exceptional. It’s relentless. Each single day, they’re there, preventing for achievement, attempting all the time to be higher. They’ve been so, so resilient.”
By the best way, watch the match highlights (under) simply to see Luke Thomas’ astonishingly good end that put Leicester 1-0 up. The actual fact he instructed Jamie Vardy to depart it makes it even higher.
Man of the match: Youri Tielemans (Leicester)
Match highlights:
