Erling Haaland admits Man City ‘knew a little bit’ they were going to win Premier League going into final day after key result dampens Arsenal’s title ambitions

Erling Haaland has revealed the exact moment Manchester City knew they were going to win the Premier League title, and it was before the final day of the season.

City marched to a record fourth consecutive Premier League crown at the expense of Arsenal on Sunday, as a comfortable 3-1 win over West Ham ensured the title remained in Manchester.

Haaland failed to get on the scoresheet against the Hammers, but finished the season with the golden boot for most Premier League goals after netting 27 in the competition.

The Norwegian has now enjoyed two brilliant campaigns in English football since joining City at the start of last season and was clearly confident going into the run despite Arsenal’s insistence on taking the title race to the final day .

City needed to beat Tottenham earlier in the week to avoid giving Mikel Arteta’s side the lead and did so with a valiant 2-0 win on their trip to the capital.

Haaland won another golden boot as City won a fourth consecutive Premier League title under Pep Guardiola

Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou was furious as sections of his own fan base cheered on City in a bid to prevent rivals Arsenal from being crowned Premier League champions, and Haaland explained that the team knew that She would win the title after this match.

“I think after we won against Spurs we knew we were going to do it,” he told Sky Sports amid City’s title celebrations.

“Being in the Premier League has been harder than expected. It’s like every match: it’s not a final, but it’s not far.

“You can’t relax after 45 minutes. Every match is so intense and difficult.

“Pep demands a lot every day and if you don’t live up to his expectations, you’ll be in big trouble. I love him to pieces,” he added.

His prediction came true quite comfortably as West Ham failed to put up the type of fight Arsenal fans dreamed of as City became champions once again.

Haaland believes City’s 2-0 win over Tottenham was the game that meant they would win the title

Haaland scored twice as City secured a valuable victory against Tottenham in their penultimate game of the season.

Guardiola then hailed Haaland and his teammates as the “greatest” team ever to grace English football after winning a sixth top-flight title in seven years, with only Liverpool breaking that run.

“A team has never achieved such numbers and this is the norm,” Guardiola said. “That’s what opponents have to do to beat this generation of players.

“In terms of numbers, no one has been better than us – the records, the goals, the points and four in a row. If I landed here tomorrow and you said I would win six Premier Leagues in seven years, I would ask you if you were crazy.

‘It’s impossible. We did something incredible,” he added.