Erling Haaland won the Premier League Golden Boot with 27 goals (Picture: Getty)
Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland has pinpointed the exact moment he was no longer worried about Arsenal in the Premier League title race.
Arsenal pushed City all the way to the final day of the season on Sunday but Pep Guardiola’s side came out on top thanks to their 3-1 win over West Ham.
Goal machine Haaland, though, who has clinched the Golden Boot for the second season in a row, knew it was all over after the penultimate round of games.
City beat Tottenham in their second last match, a result which put their fate firmly in their own hands regardless of Arsenal’s final-day clash with Everton.
‘I think after we won at Spurs, we kinda knew we were going to do it,’ Haaland told Sky Sports after City beat West Ham to clinch the title yet again.
‘Being in the Premier League has been harder than expected. The way every game is like – it’s not a final, but it’s not far away.
‘You can’t relax after 45 minutes. Every game is so intense and tough. Pep demands a lot every day and if you don’t live up to what he expects your in big trouble. I love him to bits.’
Kevin De Bruyne admits the title battle with Arsenal was ‘tough’ (Picture: Getty)
City duo Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva have also shared their thoughts on the tense title battle with Arsenal.
‘We worked so hard for it, it’s been a tough battle with Arsenal and Liverpool,’ De Bruyne said. ‘Doing something historic is so special.
‘This is one of my most special. I had a tough year, being out injured for six months. To come back in the way that I could and to help the team and be at a good level is a good achievement for me personally.’
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Silva added: ‘The margins are so small. Liverpool in two seasons, we beat them by one points, now Arsenal by just two points.
‘The achievement is unbelievable. Four in a row, we are so, so proud and so, so happy.’
Meanwhile, Arsenal star Kai Havertz has insisted that City’s title win is ‘not fair’.
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