Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed congratulates Manchester City on winning Premier League title

Manchester City owner praises team after securing back-to-back Premier League titles

Manchester City players celebrate after beating Brighton 4-1 at the Amex Stadium to be crowned Premier League champions. Getty Images

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero celebrates after beating Brighton 4-1 at the Amex Stadium to be crowned Premier League champions. Getty Images

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola kisses his medal as he celebrates winning the Premier League title. Reuters

Manchester City players celebrate after beating Brighton 4-1 at the Amex Stadium to be crowned Premier League champions. EPA

Manchester City players throw manager Pep Guardiola in the air as they celebrate winning the Premier League title. Getty Images

Manchester City players celebrate after beating Brighton 4-1 at the Amex Stadium to be crowned Premier League champions. Getty Images

Manchester City's Vincent Kompany celebrates with fans after winning the Premier League title. Reuters

Manchester City players celebrate after beating Brighton 4-1 at the Amex Stadium to be crowned Premier League champions. Getty Images

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates winning the Premier League title. Reuters

Manchester City fan holds up a banner as they celebrate winning the Premier League title. Reuters

Manchester City fan holds up a banner as they celebrate winning the Premier League title. Reuters

Manchester City's Vincent Kompany celebrates winning the Premier League title. Reuters

Manchester City's Bernardo Silva in action with Brighton's Bernardo. Reuters

Brighton's Glenn Murray heads in a corner to give his side the lead against Manchester City. Reuters

Brighton's Glenn Murray heads in a corner to give his side the lead against Manchester City. Reuters

Brighton's Anthony Knockaert celebrates Glenn Murray's opening goal against Manchester City. Reuters

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero during the match. Reuters

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero equalises against Brighton. Reuters

Aymeric Laporte's header gave Manchester City a 2-1 lead. Reuters

Aymeric Laporte's header gave Manchester City a 2-1 lead. Reuters

Aymeric Laporte's header gave Manchester City a 2-1 lead. Reuters

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola looks on. Reuters

Manchester City's Kyle Walker, Vincent Kompany, Aymeric Laporte, Sergio Aguero and Bernardo Silva form a wall to defend a free kick taken by Brighton's Lewis Dunk. Reuters

Manchester City's Ederson saves a shot from Brighton's Lewis Dunk. Reuters

Manchester City's Bernardo Silva in action with Brighton's Yves Bissouma. Reuters

Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City scores to make it 3-1. EPA

Ilkay Gundogan of Manchester City celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal. EPA

Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed has sent his congratulations to Pep Guardiola and his players after they retained the Premier League title by a single point from Liverpool on Sunday.

After falling behind to a Glenn Murray header at Brighton & Hove Albion, City responded through strikes from Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan to run out 4-1 winners at the Amex Stadium.

The victory ensured City finished the season on 98 points, one ahead of rivals Liverpool, who beat Wolves 2-0 at Anfield in their final game of the campaign.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minster of Presidential Affairs tweeted: "We congratulate Manchester City team winning the English Premier League football tournament for the second consecutive season and the sixth in its history, and we applaud the spirit of victory of the team and its players and members of the technical apparatus and the actors and fans and fans of Manchester City everywhere, wishing the team more victories."

It is the fourth time City have won the Premier League since Abu Dhabi's takeover in 2008 and second in succession after Guardiola's squad romped to the 2018 title, becoming the first English top-flight team to register 100 points.