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Manchester City overcame a massive hurdle in the Premier League title race with a 2-0 win at rivals Manchester United, leaving them a point clear of Liverpool with three games remaining.
After a first half lacking in clear-cut chances, City took the lead through Bernardo Silva on his 100th appearance for the club as his low shot from 15 yards beat David de Gea at his near post (54).
It was 2-0 just 12 minutes later as sub Leroy Sane struck a low effort through De Gea, who should have done better, as City scored a record-breaking 157th goal of the season in all competitions.
City now face Burnley (A), Leicester (H) and Brighton (A) knowing they will retain the Premier League title with three wins, while Liverpool finish with Huddersfield (H), Newcastle (A) and Wolves (H).
United stay sixth, three points off fourth-placed Chelsea, who they will face on Super Sunday.
How City took advantage
United made five changes and were the longest odds they had ever been for a home Premier League game at 6/1, but despite knowing a victory would strengthen the title hopes of bitter rivals Liverpool, the atmosphere inside Old Trafford was still ferocious
United stifled City for the opening half hour, restricting the champions to longer balls and efforts from outside the box, while the hosts went closest when Ederson rushed out superbly to block Marcus Rashford.
The best chance of the half fell to Raheem Sterling, who danced his way to within eight yards of the United goal, only to see his low shot on the stretch saved and held brilliantly by De Gea.
But City upped the ante in the second half and took the lead nine minutes after the restart through Bernardo Silva, shooting through Luke Shaw from 15 yards on the right of the box, and beating De Gea at his near post.
It was nearly 2-0 moments later as Sergio Aguero hit the post from the edge of the box with a curling effort, while at the other end Jesse Lingard could not get his feet right to turn home into an open net at the far post from Rashford's looping cross.
City did double their lead from a counter-attack as sub Sane, who had been on the pitch just 15 minutes after replacing the injured Fernandinho, struck home from 15 yards despite De Gea getting a touch on the effort with his right foot.
David Silva risked an unnecessary red after leaving a high boot on Andreas Pereira, which referee Andre Marriner missed, but City saw the game out comfortably, and took a massive step towards becoming the first team to retain the Premier League title since United in 2009.
Wolves 3-1 Arsenal
Arsenal's hopes of a top-four finish suffered another significant blow as Wolves eased past Unai Emery's side 3-1 at Molineux on Wednesday evening.
Arsenal stay fifth in the Premier League, a place outside of the Champions League spots, after their second defeat in less than a week.
The Gunners needed to avoid defeat to regain fourth place from Chelsea but the hosts ripped them apart with three goals in 19 first-half minutes from Ruben Neves (28), Matt Doherty (37) and Diogo Jota (45+2).
Sokratis gave Arsenal hope of a late comeback, heading in from a corner in the 80th minute but it proved to be only a consolation as Emery's team followed Sunday's loss to Crystal Palace with another serious setback.
Arsenal have won just six times on the road this season and still face tricky trips to Leicesterand Burnley as they look to secure a top-four finish
A first top-flight victory over the Gunners since 1979 sees Wolves, who move up to seventh, add another top-six scalp to their record following wins over Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham this season.
Tottenham 1- 0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Eriksen's late stunner gives Spurs control in top-four battle
Christian Eriksen's stunning late strike secured Tottenham a crucial 1-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion to give Spurs complete control in the top-four race.
Spurs appeared to be heading for an underwhelming draw that would have seen Brighton edge closer to securing their Premier League safety, but Eriksen struck two minutes from time to cruelly deny Chris Hughton's hard-working side.
After a quiet opening, the first half grew into a lively encounter, with Spurs going closest just before the interval when Dele Alli had an effort blocked on the line.
Spurs stepped things up a notch in the second half bit looked to have run out of ideas after Toby Alderweireld hit the post, but Eriksen continued plugging away and eventually found the net late on, taking Mauricio Pochettino's men four points clear of fifth-placed Arsenal.
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Manchester City overcame a massive hurdle in the Premier League title race with a 2-0 win at rivals Manchester United, leaving them a point clear of Liverpool with three games remaining.
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| Bernado Silva celebrates his goal with team mates |
After a first half lacking in clear-cut chances, City took the lead through Bernardo Silva on his 100th appearance for the club as his low shot from 15 yards beat David de Gea at his near post (54).
It was 2-0 just 12 minutes later as sub Leroy Sane struck a low effort through De Gea, who should have done better, as City scored a record-breaking 157th goal of the season in all competitions.
City now face Burnley (A), Leicester (H) and Brighton (A) knowing they will retain the Premier League title with three wins, while Liverpool finish with Huddersfield (H), Newcastle (A) and Wolves (H).
United stay sixth, three points off fourth-placed Chelsea, who they will face on Super Sunday.
How City took advantage
United made five changes and were the longest odds they had ever been for a home Premier League game at 6/1, but despite knowing a victory would strengthen the title hopes of bitter rivals Liverpool, the atmosphere inside Old Trafford was still ferocious
United stifled City for the opening half hour, restricting the champions to longer balls and efforts from outside the box, while the hosts went closest when Ederson rushed out superbly to block Marcus Rashford.
The best chance of the half fell to Raheem Sterling, who danced his way to within eight yards of the United goal, only to see his low shot on the stretch saved and held brilliantly by De Gea.
But City upped the ante in the second half and took the lead nine minutes after the restart through Bernardo Silva, shooting through Luke Shaw from 15 yards on the right of the box, and beating De Gea at his near post.
It was nearly 2-0 moments later as Sergio Aguero hit the post from the edge of the box with a curling effort, while at the other end Jesse Lingard could not get his feet right to turn home into an open net at the far post from Rashford's looping cross.
City did double their lead from a counter-attack as sub Sane, who had been on the pitch just 15 minutes after replacing the injured Fernandinho, struck home from 15 yards despite De Gea getting a touch on the effort with his right foot.
David Silva risked an unnecessary red after leaving a high boot on Andreas Pereira, which referee Andre Marriner missed, but City saw the game out comfortably, and took a massive step towards becoming the first team to retain the Premier League title since United in 2009.
Wolves 3-1 Arsenal
Arsenal's hopes of a top-four finish suffered another significant blow as Wolves eased past Unai Emery's side 3-1 at Molineux on Wednesday evening.
Arsenal stay fifth in the Premier League, a place outside of the Champions League spots, after their second defeat in less than a week.
The Gunners needed to avoid defeat to regain fourth place from Chelsea but the hosts ripped them apart with three goals in 19 first-half minutes from Ruben Neves (28), Matt Doherty (37) and Diogo Jota (45+2).
Sokratis gave Arsenal hope of a late comeback, heading in from a corner in the 80th minute but it proved to be only a consolation as Emery's team followed Sunday's loss to Crystal Palace with another serious setback.
Arsenal have won just six times on the road this season and still face tricky trips to Leicesterand Burnley as they look to secure a top-four finish
A first top-flight victory over the Gunners since 1979 sees Wolves, who move up to seventh, add another top-six scalp to their record following wins over Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham this season.
Tottenham 1- 0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Eriksen's late stunner gives Spurs control in top-four battle
Christian Eriksen's stunning late strike secured Tottenham a crucial 1-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion to give Spurs complete control in the top-four race.
Spurs appeared to be heading for an underwhelming draw that would have seen Brighton edge closer to securing their Premier League safety, but Eriksen struck two minutes from time to cruelly deny Chris Hughton's hard-working side.
After a quiet opening, the first half grew into a lively encounter, with Spurs going closest just before the interval when Dele Alli had an effort blocked on the line.
Spurs stepped things up a notch in the second half bit looked to have run out of ideas after Toby Alderweireld hit the post, but Eriksen continued plugging away and eventually found the net late on, taking Mauricio Pochettino's men four points clear of fifth-placed Arsenal.
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