Premier League: Liverpool and Manchester City set for title finale

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This year’s Premier League title race will go down to the final day, with Manchester City or Liverpool able to finish as champions.

City are favourites to win their second title in three years after Wednesday’s 4-0 win over Aston Villa moved them two points clear of Liverpool with one match remaining.

The victory means Chelsea now are unable win the Premier League and leaves Manuel Pellegrini’s men effectively only needing a point to seal the title on Sunday because of their superior goal difference.

Leaders Liverpool saw their hopes fade as Crystal Palace staged a remarkable comeback to draw 3-3 at Selhurst Park on Monday.

Race for the Premier League title

Liverpool Man City

Sun 11 May: Newcastle (h)

Sun 11 May: West Ham (h)

City’s final game is at home against West Ham on Sunday, the final day of the season, while Liverpool host Newcastle.

Race for the Premier League title

Liverpool Man City

Sun 11 May: Newcastle (h)

Sun 11 May: West Ham (h)

Need to win and rely on Manchester City losing.

Know a draw will be enough to secure the title due to their goal difference being 13 goals better than Liverpool’s.

What the managers said

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini after Wednesday’s win over Aston Villa: “The team was not only very patient, we played very well. We pressed well, had possession of the ball. We tried to move the ball as fast as we can and created two or three chances.

“I was absolutely sure if we continued to play the same way we would find the space to score a goal.

“Now we can talk about the title. We must win the last game against West Ham.

The power of Yaya is unbelievable. 100 goals in the Premier League is a good amount of goals.”

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers: “You never know what can happen. I promise for the time I am here we will fight for our lives and we won’t finish until Newcastle.”

What the media said

“On Wednesday night, the relieved cheers of the City fans brought memories of the club’s halcyon days rolling back. They are in another golden era now. This nervy, scratchy victory over Aston Villa took them to the brink of a second league title in three years. They only need a draw back here against West Ham on Sunday to make it theirs but on the night, they did not make it easy.”

The Independent:”It was a Manchester spring evening that might have been dragged straight from the pages of Morrissey’s recent memoirs: stupendous rain, acute longing and a dreadful sense of foreboding. But this time in the humdrum town, Manchester City did not let anyone down.”

Daily Mail: “This was the scenario Brendan Rodgers must have feared as the Liverpool team bus drove away from Selhurst Park on Monday night. Watching Manchester City beat Everton 3-2 at Goodison Park last Saturday, Rodgers detected nerves – some fatigue – in the ranks of his Barclays Premier League rivals. There was, the Liverpool manager thought, something left to play for this season. In south London, though, all that changed. It changed the league table but, more importantly, it changed the context, the whole feel, of this occasion on Wednesday night.”