Arsenal hand third title to Man City

A 1­0 DEFEAT at the hands of Nottingham Forest on Saturday, May 20, saw Arsenal hand a third consecutive Premier League title to Manchester City.

riously affected the Arsenal players over the last few weeks as the prize came within their grasp.

the highest sporting court in Italy.

In a statement, Juventus said: “Juventus Football Club takes note of what has been decided by the FIGC Court of Appeal and reserves the right to read the reasons for assessing a possible appeal to the CONI Guarantee Board.”

It continued: “What was established by the judgement of the fifth instance in this matter started over a year ago, arouses great bitterness in the club and its millions of supporters who, in the absence of clear rules, find themselves extremely penalised with the application of sanctions that seem to take into0 account the principle of proportionality.

“Without ignoring the urgen ­ cy, which Juventus never avoided during the process, it is emphasised that these are facts that will still have to be evaluated by a judge,” it concluded.

Controversy has surrounded the club in the last 12 months. The entire board of directors, from the President Andrea Agnelli down, resigned last year.

Shortly after this, it was announced that Agnelli, and Fabio Paratici, who had become Tottenham’s Director of Football, could face criminal charges.

Mikel Arteta’s side was in with a slim chance of taking the battle to the final day of the season, but a single goal from Taiwo Awoniyi was enough to condemn the Gunners to a well­deserved second spot in the table.

As a consequence, City’s match with Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday would serve as nothing more than an early celebration of a stunning third title in three seasons under Pep Guardiola.

With an FA Cup Final to come in June against their cross­city rivals Manchester United, and a Champions League Final lined up with Inter Milan, a historic treble is well within Guardiola’s sights.

The pressure of leading the title race for the majority of this season appears to have se­

They played out far too many draws though, culminating in defeat today at the City ground by a team battling against relegation.

Forest played it calm in the first half and capitalised on a very rare mistake from the Gunners’ captain Martin Odegaard in the 19th minute. As the Danish international’s pass went astray, it was collected by Mogan Gibbs­White.

What appeared to be a failed pass from Gibbs­White suddenly ricocheted into the Arsenal net off Awoniyi’s boot after a sliding tackle from Gabriel to put the home side in front.

If Steve Cooper expected to face a late onslaught from the Gunners, he was in for a surprise. Arsenal offered very little by way of a threat and in the process handed the title to City on a silver platter.