English Premier League: How Manchester City lost title for 83 seconds and then won it back
Manchester City successfully defended their English Premier League crown with a 4-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion. Elsewhere, Liverpool also finished the season with a win – beating Wolves 2-0 – at Anfield.
Manchester City successfully defended their English Premier League crown with a 4-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion. (Source: AP)
Liverpool needed to better City's result on the final day of the season after starting the matches a point behind the defending champions. And when Sadio Mane sidefooted home a cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold in the 17th minute, the home side was provisionally in the lead. There was even more optimism when City briefly fell behind to Brighton but by halftime the mood had been punctured with City in front 2-1. (Source: AP)
But Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan scored for the Blues as they beat Brighton 4-1. (Source: AP)
Despite a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool missed out on becoming English champion for the first time since 1990 because title rival Manchester City beat Brighton 4-1 on an afternoon of fluctuating emotions on Sunday. (Source: AP)
Manchester City became the first team to retain the Premier League title since Manchester United in 2008-09 season. (Source: AP)
The Reds finished on 97 points _ the highest final points total of any runner-up in English top-flight history _ and with just one loss all season. But the big prize eluded them once again. (Source: AP)
