Four players are set to miss out on receiving Premier League winners’ medals for Manchester City – despite playing for the club this season.

Four players are set to miss out on receiving Premier League winners’ medals for Manchester City – despite playing for the club this season.

City won their fourth consecutive Premier League crown – the first English club to do so in top division history – with a final day win over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium.

Phil Foden’s second-minute strike calmed the nerves of City fans, with the England star then adding a second before half-time.

Although Mohammed Kudus pulled one back with an acrobatic bicycle kick, Rodri’s second half drive ended the match as a contest.

City will therefore receive their Premier League winners’ medals – with the league handing out 40 medals to be assigned amongst manager Pep Guardiola, the players and the coaching staff.

The rule in place is that every player who has played at least five Premier League appearances will receive one.

A total of 21 City players have featured in the Premier League this season, meaning City would have 19 medals to be shared across the coaches and other members of the playing squad, if they choose to do so.

Clubs can send a request to the Premier League to be given more medals, but this will only be granted if 39 or more players have made five or more appearances.

As it stands, though, four players are set to miss out on receiving medals, despite playing their (small) part in City’s success this season – although there is a potential technicality involved.

All four of those players are no longer with the club, with two of those players departing on permanent deals.

Chelsea star Cole Palmer, who netted 21 goals for the Blues this season, did in fact play one game for City this season, appearing in a 10-minute cameo during the opening day win over Burnley.

That fixture also saw the final appearance of centre-back Aymeric Laporte, who left the club to join Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr.

The other two players who do not officially qualify for a medal are West Ham loanee Kalvin Phillips, who played four games, and Sheffield United loanee James McAtee, who featured once.

As mentioned above, City can choose to award medals to those four players – and may yet do so – but that may come at the expense of another member of the club’s setup, given their vast array of backroom staff members.

As Pep Guardiola’s side secured its fourth Premier League in a row, look at all the teams in Europe’s top five leagues to win four or more consecutive league titles.

Pep-Guardiola’s squad had to wait till the final matchday of the season to edge past second-placed Arsenal to secure their sixth title in seven years. | Photo Credit: Getty Images
Pep-Guardiola’s squad had to wait till the final matchday of the season to edge past second-placed Arsenal to secure their sixth title in seven years. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Manchester City became Premier League champion for the fourth consecutive time after beating West Ham United XXX on Sunday, being the first team to achieve this feat in English top-flight history.

Pep-Guardiola’s squad had to wait till the final matchday of the season to edge past second-placed Arsenal to secure their sixth title in seven years.

As Manchester City enters an exclusive list of teams with the most consecutive league titles, look at other teams in Europe’s top five leagues with four or more consecutive league titles.

Real Madrid
With 36 Spanish league titles, Real Madrid is the most successful team in the league’s history. Out of the 36, Real Madrid has won the league five times in a row, not once but twice. It achieved this feat from 1960-1965 and then again from 1985-1990.

FC Barcelona
Under the guidance of a returning Johan Cyuff in a managerial role, FC Barcelona assembled what is popularly known as the ‘Dream Team’ and won four league titles in a row from 1990-1994. Current Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola was one of the key players of that squad.

Bayern Munich
Despite losing out on the Bundesliga title to history-making Bayer Leverkusen, German giant Bayern Munich has been one of the most dominant forces in European football. The Bavarians won 11 Bundesliga titles in a row from 2012-2023, which is the longest winning streak among Europe’s top five leagues.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan became the first side in Serie A history since Juventus in the 30s to win five league titles in a row, winning it from 2005-2010. Roberto Mancini led the team in the first three Serie A triumphs while Jose Mourinho led the team in the remaining two, capping off an incredible final season with a treble.

Juventus

Juventus is the most successful club in the history of Italian football with 36 Serie A titles. Since the inception of Serie A in 1929, Juventus first won five consecutive league titles from 1930-1935. The Italian giant bettered its record by winning nine consecutive Serie A titles from 2011-2020, while also going the entirety of the 2011-12 season unbeaten.

Apart from Inter and Juventus, Italian side Torino has also won four consecutive Serie A titles from 1945-49.

Paris Saint-Germain
Since its Qatar takeover in 2011, French side Paris Saint-Germain has won 10 of the possible 13 Ligue 1 titles. During this period, the side won four in a row from 2012-2016. After sealing the Ligue 1 trophy this season, PSG once again has the chance to equal its record of four consecutive league titles, after winning three in a row.

Olympique Lyonnais

Long before PSG’s dominance in the French League, Olympique Lyonnais won its first-ever Ligue 1 title in the 2001-02 season. From there Lyon went on snake history and set the national record for most consecutive Ligue 1 titles, winning seven on the trot from 2001-2008.

Apart from PSG and Lyon, French sides Olympique de Marseille (1988-1992) and AS Saint-Etienne (1966-1970) have also won four consecutive league titles.