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from the northern isles on that week it's time for sportsday. by the front. high—pressure will dominate the weather for the next few days. a change to what we saw hello and welcome last week. it will be dry on monday, to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. manchester city have won bar the early rain in shetland. the premier league title. victory at brighton secures pep guardiola back to back trophies. an ecstatic day for them. sunshine hazy at times in northern reaction on the way. areas, the action of things. heartbreak for liverpool — sunshine, it is light and they pushed city all the way, despite a final day win temperatures rise to 20 degrees in over wolves at anfield. northern ireland and around the and tottenham seal murray fare. temperatures climb in a top four place — north—western areas in the coming a draw with everton enough meaning their north london few days, before the weather begins 00:01:31,689 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 to change on thursday and friday. rivals arsenal miss out. also coming up in the programme... lewis hamilton moves top of the fi standings — winning the spanish grand prix, as mercedes dominate again. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun.

manchester city are the premier league champions. pep guardiola's side beat brighton 4 goals to i — to take the title by a single point on the final day. it's back to back titles for pep guardiola. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks is live in brighton for us at the amex stadium. a huge relief for city— how did the game unfold?— a palpable sense of relief. after the second goal, that is when they relaxed. the pursuit of their title has been relentless. the title changed hands 32 times before the lead up to this match. pep guardiola said it was a dream to be in the position where they had actually reeled them in. the first team to win back—to—back titles now for decades. still on course for this unprecedented domestic travel which they could still win if they beat watford in the fa cup next weekend. all that mattered today were the

fa ns all that mattered today were the fans who made the 260 mile journey and they wanted to finish the season ona and they wanted to finish the season on a high. they didn't really care how they did it but in the end they ended up doing it in some style, as adam reports. even the very best get nervous sometimes. this was pep guardiola an hour before kick—off alone with his thoughts. by the time everyone joined him at brighton, they were all thinking it. victory would see manchester city win another title. it was all in city's hands. it didn't make things any less tense. every shot was agonising to watch. this game came alive in an extraordinary 90 seconds, brighton playing their part in an already dramatic day. the headerfrom murray putting them ahead and city behind in the title race. within seconds they were level, sergio aguero with another contribution. before the break, things

had turned around. laporte changing the blue mood in brighton. manchester city now back in control, the title within their grasp. a third would almost certainly seal it and it came in spectacular fashion from mahrez. a moment of brilliance and the nerves were starting to quell. a special goal. the free kick from gundogan kicking off the celebrations for real. after the most extraordinary season in years, manchester city are once more champions. it is one of the happiest days of my life. i it is one of the happiest days of my life. lam it is one of the happiest days of my life. i am so, it is one of the happiest days of my life. lam so, so it is one of the happiest days of my life. i am so, so happy. it is one of the happiest days of my life. lam so, so happy. so fulfilled. this season we played against one of the strongest opposition in the premier league has ever known and we kept going, kept going, kept going. every sickle time

when we went to old trafford, we played spurs at home. after losing in the champions league, we won. we lost in the champions league in a way i am so proud as well. i don't ca re way i am so proud as well. i don't care that we lost. i am so happy for these guys. you are fighting against human nature, you are being successful and the hardest thing when you are being successful is to not tap yourself on the back for too long and go again and go again, so it is the hardest thing in the world, you know. and we did it. we did it as well go is one of the best teams in the premier league has ever known so i am proud, proud to be a pa rt of known so i am proud, proud to be a part of this team, proud to have led this team to success and i want more so this team to success and i want more so on this team to success and i want more so on saturday against watford, we celebrate tonight, we are too far in anyway. then after that, i promise you, we will give everything in the final. everything we have.

when you try it once, you want to try to repeat it and i think first i congratulate the whole organisation at manchester city. i think manchester city last season and to increase the standards in the premier league and i think this season premier league and i think this season liverpool helped us to be there and so without what liverpool has done, it may be wouldn't have been possible so it is incredible but maybe we could have done it a little bit better. of course, with this team to give more credit than what we have done so it is maybe the best site i have in my career as a manager and may be as clear. we have one, and it's notjust my feeling, it is the feeling of the team and the players and that is why i i am incredibly proud. it has happened

just once in the last ten years because it is so difficult and so now we prepare for the last game and the final of the fa cup and take a break and we will come back stronger. 0n on their way back to celebrate with fa ns on their way back to celebrate with fans tonight as we speak. it should be some party. they have broken the record for the longest winning strea k record for the longest winning streak leading up to a league title. quite extraordinary, only falling short of their record last season by a couple of points. what can you say about liverpool? they only lost one game all season in january about liverpool? they only lost one game all season injanuary against city. football can be cruel but it can also be extraordinary and of course they have the champions league final to look forward to, and that may well take on an even greater significance for them. thank you very much indeed. but in manchester, at the etihad stadium thousands have gathered —

to enjoy the celebrations in the city. here's how a few of them have been reacting i never thought i'd see it. i am 50 this year and i never thought i would see this year on year and celebrating like this, i can't think of anything better. i'm dead emotional and it's going to make me cry. for city, i never thought we'd defend anything, let alone the premier league, put it that way. it's amazing because to do it two years on the bounce, it's always something united have done in the premier league and the fact that we have passed them over recent years is amazing and this is one of the best team i've ever seen. patrick gearey is there amongst them for us. just talk us through how the fans have reacted, seeing that game on the big screen? the tension, it must have been such a relief when city scored the second goal. it was. just behind me they are putting up the champions sign. back

to back. that is where the evening celebration will take place and we will come to that later but around the corner is where everyone watch the corner is where everyone watch the action on a big screen. thousands of city fans. there was a real anxiety in the air but the sergio aguero equaliser so soon afterwards, and then as soon as they went to — one up, the title was going back to manchester and there was enormous joy and jubilation. that was the moment the mood changed. goals then from mahrez and gundogan made sure it would be a party atmosphere. people could enjoy manchester city lifting the title, a title they can't possibly have been made to work harder for. what do you expect to see tonight? a big party? it is going to be some party here. it is going to be some party here. it will take place behind me. that's the stage where the city players

will lift the trophy. they will go to london gatwick, fly to manchester and then celebrate with funds. speaking to some of the older fans here they remember much tougher times. they were playing in the third tierjust 20 years ago, squeaking through a play—off final against chillingham. there is a chance of a domestic trouble of course, a chance to take stock of how far they have come and really enjoy it. patrick, thank you very much indeed. no doubt a huge party taking place later on. so liverpool — just missing out on the title — a first in 29 years. sadio mane scored twice in a 2—0 win over wolves. at one point in the first half, with liverpool leading and city losing — the title was heading to anfield. but it wasn't to be as nick parrott reports. after a week of shocks involving english football, liverpool and their fans were hoping for one more improbable upset. this time, their destiny wasn't in their hands.

even victory over wolves at anfield wouldn't be enough unless brighton could deny manchester city three points. after a week of shocks involving english football, liverpool and their fans were hoping for one more improbable upset. this time, their destiny wasn't in their hands. even victory over wolves at anfield wouldn't be enough unless brighton sadio mane sent them on their way with quarter of an hour gone. then there were more celebrations, but it wasn't clear what for. fans wrongly heard brighton had scored moments before they actually did. with city equalising almost instantly, the attention turned to their phones. then the news they didn't want to hear, city were ahead. the subdued atmosphere didn't help liverpool on the pitch, with matt doherty almost equalising. with wolves starting to make things uncomfortable, another goal was vital. the striker came up short without being substituted. then another goal became irrelevant as a city increased their lead and liverpool fans responded with defiance. there was a small consolation. liverpool broke records this season but it wasn't enough. now they will have to pick

themselves up to add to another in three weeks' time in madrid. congratulations to manchester ct. i think we couldn't have made it harderfor think we couldn't have made it harder for you. think we couldn't have made it harderfor you. i think we couldn't have made it harder for you. i couldn't think we couldn't have made it harderfor you. i couldn't be more proud of the boys. the strange situation, dealing with it. you saw untili—0, we situation, dealing with it. you saw until i—0, we were really good until then. and then, what happened? we cannot tell the people calm down and

it doesn't say anything, everyone knows that. it was kind of a shock for everybody and we had to fight really because they were very good, as everybody knows. at the end we scored two goals, got another clean sheet, so it's a nice but of course not exactly how we wanted it. we have tried so hard. we have lost one game in the season. we've given everything. we just run out of time, i’ui'i everything. we just run out of time, run out of games. city have been amazing as well, a fantastic side. you have to take your hat off