The mosaic has been installed at the 80-acre City Football Academy next to a pitch dedicated to the Brazilian. The latest in a series of tributes to departing ...
If City were to lose 7-0 then they would have an inferior GD to Liverpool and the same number of points ie 90. We will be doing minute-by-minute match coverage of this match here, and also updates from the Liverpool vs Wolves match, which we're also live blogging here. Also of interest today, of course, is the Premier League relegation battle. And Steven himself is very keen to do his former employers a solid! Who did they beat in the Carabao Cup? Exactly." Gerrard: Helping Liverpool beat Man City to title would be 'fantastic'. Hopefully it will be a thrilling afternoon, and we will have all the build up here ahead of the 4pm kick offs. He is an incredible player but he is not a right back." Clinton seems unclear on the grading system. Fernandinho, playing his last game for the club, is in the right back role. fit only for the bench. Martinez is not my decision, he is top class but he has a knee injury. Big opportunity for Olsen, he has a lot of experience and big games for his country."
Follow the action as Man City seek the win they need to keep the Premier League title away from Liverpool.
There are seven changes from the team that beat Southampton as Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson return to the back line. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. In contrast Mo Salah has failed to score in 13 of his previous 14 games in all competitions and starts on the bench for the Reds today. If they beat Villa, they will claim their fourth title in five seasons but fail to do so and a Liverpool win at Wolves would see the Reds snatch the trophy from their grasp. That would complete a remarkable treble, having won both domestic cups already this season. Liverpool vs Wolves
Almost, anyway. With 15 minutes to go on Sunday, the final day of the season, Manchester City was two goals down to Aston Villa, and its Etihad Stadium was full ...
The one solace was that Liverpool — starting the day a point behind — was not winning, either. Still, the threat hung in the air: If Liverpool scored another and beat Wolves, and Pep Guardiola’s side did not find a way to win, the title would slip from City’s grasp. With 15 minutes to go on Sunday, the final day of the season, Manchester City was two goals down to Aston Villa, and its Etihad Stadium was full of silence and dread.
Pep Guardiola's side has now won the Premier League for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
The club took points off every other team in the league, though and at one point had a 12-match winning streak that ultimately fortified its place atop the table. One of those was a big one, though, helping spark the comeback from 2–0 down to West Ham on Sunday to salvage the point that put the club in position to clinch Tuesday. Man City won another league title—its second in a row—by overcoming a late two-goal deficit to defeat Aston Villa, 3–2, and hold off Liverpool’s charge on the final day of the season.
Manchester City win 2021/22 Premier League title after thrilling final day for the ages; Citys fourth title in five years under Pep Guardiola; City secure ...
Manchester City's consistency was the difference in the Premier League this season. Fifteen different players have scored twice or more for Guardiola's side in the Premier League this season. The spirit in this stadium was down in the dumps, but when they got that first goal it turned and I started to believe." Raheem Sterling was the Premier League player of the month for December. Gabriel Jesus scored six times in April. Riyad Mahrez was the team's top scorer in all competitions but, incongruously, started only 14 Premier League games. When Spurs completed the double over them, they thrashed Manchester United in the derby on their Etihad return. Guardiola's side had the odd slip of their own, notably losing to Tottenham on the opening weekend. This is for the families. But this team fights to the end. "Gundogan is the best inside runner we have. It takes something special to come from behind like they did today and that comes from the manager. "This City group keeps going until the end.
The race for the title going down to the final day means those responsible for the silverware have had to plan for all eventualities.
The date, like the title dream, then erased. And although the final destination of the Premier League trophy might not be revealed until nearly 6pm on Sunday evening, there will be no mix-up in the colour of the ribbons on the medals and trophy handed to the winners. The award of the Premier League trophy and the accompanying medals represents the finale of the season – the on-pitch cavorting of the winners, often the money shot after nearly 10 months toil.