Pep Guardiola’s City, which pocketed the title with five games to spare, won against Southampton at the St. Mary’s Stadium, becoming the first Premier League side to accumulate 100 points in a season.
It was a recordbreaking English Premier League season as Manchester City reached the 100point mark and the indomitable Mohamed Salah scored 32 goals in the campaign for Liverpool. Salah’s final goal came in a 40 win Brighton & Hove Albion and he eclipsed the previous record of 31 strikes in a 38game season, jointly held by Luis Suarez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Alan Shearer.
Pep Guardiola’s City, which pocketed the title with five games to spare, won against Southampton at the St. Mary’s Stadium, becoming the first Premier League side to accumulate 100 points in a season. Defending champion Chelsea’s season ended on a whimper as it was humbled by Newcastle United and had to settle for a Europa League spot.
Top 4: 1. Manchester City 2. Manchester United 3. Tottenham Hotspur 4. Liverpool
Relegated: 18. Swansea City 19. Stoke City 20. West Bromwich Albion
Barcelona’s unbeaten run broken
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