A West Ham victory on Sunday would hand Arsenal the title ahead of Manchester City.

West Ham United defender Vladimir Coufal has admitted it would ‘be nice to stop’ Manchester City winning the Premier League title on Sunday.

The Blues head into the final day of the season knowing a win will see them secure a fourth consecutive top-flight title - something which has never been done before in English football. But to do that, City have to overcome West Ham, a feat which Pep Guardiola was keen to stress in Friday’s press conference will not be straightforward.

A win for the Hammers would most probably hand Arsenal, and former team-mate Declan Rice, a first league title in 20 years. Coufal revealed in a pre-match interview that some of the players have been in contact with the England international ahead of this weekend’s decisive Premier League finale.

"I think he [Rice] was in touch with the English boys, but he didn't text me," the Czech international jokingly told Sky Sports. "He's an Arsenal player, so he cares about Arsenal and about their performance.

"I have many Arsenal fans around me," he added. "My son is playing football, so I have big Arsenal fans there. I received some messages from them like, 'your first goal in the Premier League is coming' and stuff like that. It would be really nice, but we will see."

For West Ham, it’s a repeat of the 2013/14 season, when they lost to City on the final day to hand Manuel Pellegrini’s side the title. While few Hammers supporters would be keen on the thought of delivering fellow London side Arsenal the title, Coufal readily admits he hopes City’s grip on the trophy slips.

"I'm really excited, to be honest," he said. "I can't wait to see the Premier League trophy for the first time so I'm really excited, and hopefully it's going to be a very good game.

"It's nothing better than to have an option to decide the Premier League title. We are not considering the title, but we can decide it, so that's good.

"It would be a great story that West Ham can cancel the Manchester City hegemony. They can be the first team to win it four times in a row, so it would be nice to stop it."