
It stems from a rising financial imbalance since the early 2000s, which has now been driven to extremes by Manchester City's Abu Dhabi initiative. It calls for more than mindless comments about how competitive the Premier League is. It's truly insane that scoring 80 points or more isn't enough to win a league. It prolonged City's reign of terror under Guardiola, but Arsenal will be left wondering what may have been. Pep Guardiola's team has been unbeatable since mid-February, defeating Arsenal twice to claim their third consecutive title and fifth in six seasons. The Gunners led the Premier League for 248 days this season - the longest time a team has led without winning it - but won just two of their final seven games.

Manchester City have reclaimed the Premier League title after Arsenal's title challenge fell short under Mikel Arteta.
