The dramatic 1-1 draw between Bournemouth vs Man City helped Mikel Arteta's Arsenal officially win the 2025-2026 season championship. Man City won the runner-up title, along with the FA Cup and League Cup titles.
Although Erling Haaland scored in the 90+5 minute to equalize after Junior Kroupi's opening goal in the first half, Man City ran out of time to find a decisive goal, thereby sadly watching Arsenal win the championship one round early.
However, when looking at both the results and the entire tournament campaign, Guardiola affirmed that he is proud of each of his players for dedicating themselves to the team.
Congratulations to Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, the coaching staff and their fans for this Premier League title. They are completely worthy. Throughout my career, this has been one of the years we have faced unpredictable things that the team cannot control.
Man City has always played competitively and never gave up. We really want to look for opportunities in the final round, but things are no longer under our control.
Today fatigue is present for Man City, and Bournemouth have 12 days to prepare for the match and they have played to win a ticket to the Champions League with an excellent squad and are managed extremely well," Guardiola said.
Not long ago, Man City had the right to self-determination in the Premier League title race, after a 2-1 victory over Arsenal. However, the draw with Everton and most recently against Bournemouth caused them to stumble against their opponent.
Since January 2026, we have played very well. We have suffered many injuries and many problems beyond our control.
Man City has learned a lot this season. We have gone through many difficult moments but never give up. That's why we are here.
I really want to enter the final match against Aston Villa at home with the opportunity to decide the championship on my own.
But unfortunately, we did not win and today we lacked the pace and necessary situations when facing teams like Bournemouth. They are unbeaten in 17 consecutive matches and that's because they are really a strong team. We fought our best and are now preparing for the next season," Guardiola shared.
The Spanish strategist also said he would talk to Man City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak about possibly leaving the team this summer. According to international media, Man City's board of directors has accepted Guardiola's departure from the team and is expected to appoint Enzo Maresca as a replacement.
