Man City come from behind to win fourth title in five years – Liverpool finish just one point behind

Premier League final standings 

Manchester City won their eighth league title in truly dramatic fashion on Saturday, as Pep Guardiola’s side came from behind to beat Aston Villa and claim the Premier League trophy. Despite leading as they went into the final match day, Guardiola’s side were initially stunned by Villa, following a first half goal from Matty Cash in the 37th minute only for the visitors to then double their lead in the 69th minute when none other than former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho fired the ball into the back of the net to presumably confirm the win and, ultimately, the title for Liverpool. 

However, substitutes from the Man City manager proved vital in turning the tie around, as İlkay Gündoğan was brought on for Bernardo Silva and pulled a goal back for his side after just seven minutes. In remarkable fashion, Rodri then equalised for the reigning champions just two minuets later, before the Germany international stepped up again and scored a third for Man City to complete an astonishing five-minute turnaround. 

Liverpool, to their credit, also came from behind to claim a win on the final day, as a fiesty Wolves side took an early lead through Pedro Neto just three minutes into the match. However, in typical fashion, Jürgen Klopp was able to rely on his remarkle attacking partnership of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, with the former scoring an equaliser in the first half and the latter coming on in the second half to pick up a winner just six minutes from time. Andy Robertson bagged a third just moments before full time. 

Elsewhere, a dramatic fight for fourth place between the league’s two North London clubs saw Tottenham Hotspur ultimately come out on top, thanks to a commanding 5-0 win over Norwich. First half goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Harry Kane confirmed all three points in short time and Champions League football next season for Antonio Conte’s side, who would have undoubtedly revelled in beating rivals Arsenal to the spot. Despite a convincing 5-1 victory over Everton, Mikel Arteta’s side finished fifth and missed out on the Champions League for a sixth, consecutive year. 

Another former great of the English game that have had to endure further anguish were Manchester United, who finished a truly lacklustre campaign with a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace. With new manager Erik ten Hag in the stands, the Red Devils succumbed to an impressive hosts, as the Man Utd slumped to a sixth-place finish, which could have been even worse had West Ham not lost 2-1 to Brighton. 

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At the bottom of the table, Leeds United were celebrating as if they had won the league title, with a 1-1 draw with Brentford proving to be more than enough to fight off the fears of relegation on the final day of the season. However, the result proved to be largely besides the point, due to the fact that Burnley were comfortably beaten by Newcastle and confirmed as the third relegated team, alongside Norwich and Watford. 

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