It has been a season of broken records, with Erling Haaland's irrepressible torrent of goals firing the Citizens to a seventh English top-flight crown in 12 years, although it was a close-run campaign.
With his side trailing to Mikel Arteta's Gunners, Pep Guardiola sought to shake things up in order to reel in his protege, moving John Stones into midfield and switching from a 4-3-3 to a less orthodox but typically Guardiola 3-2-4-1.
The reigning champions held onto their crowns after the Gunners - who saw their title bid fall away in tatters in the run-in - were defeated by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon.
With 22 different players taking to the field for Guardiola's side over the course of the 2022-23 campaign, Mail Sport rates each and every star from this impressive title-winning campaign.
Pep Guardiola's side reeled in Arsenal after putting together a stunning run of form in the run-in
Manchester City won 11 games on the trot between February 25 and May 14 to take top spot
City's Brazilian shot-stopper Ederson did not have his best campaign between the sticks; he has never had fewer clean sheets (11) or conceded more goals (31), and made only 43 saves, but he still enjoyed a blunder-free campaign and provided solidity at the back throughout.
But his work with his gloves - while in the elite tier - have never been his strongest point, and his footwork has been as good as ever, winning him an assist against Brighton in October, and managing 173 long passes and 31.41 passes per match.
When you're handed just one appearance all season, it can be difficult to instantly come into the side, but that's just what Stefan Ortega did, keeping a solid clean sheet against West Ham in May.
Ederson kept fewer clean sheets than ever before but remained excellent with the ball at his feet
Kevin de Bruyne has continued to stake his claim as the world's best playmaker and could still reach double figures for goals and assists
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