After scoring three unanswered goals in a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa on the final day of the season, Manchester City won the Premier League title. As they win their fourth title in the previous five years, City’s supremacy is unmistakable, however merely winning a single trophy may still seem like a letdown when you reach the rarified air they do. Real Madrid knocked them out of the Champions League when they failed to win either cup competition.
City were behind Liverpool for the title and looked doomed when Pedro Neto opened the scoring for Wolves only three minutes into the match. Meanwhile, Liverpool also struggled against Aston Villa and were unable to score. Anfield erupted with cheers as Matty Cash’s header took advantage of Fernandinho to put Aston Villa ahead 1-0. At that point, Liverpool had a chance to get back into the game.
The strain was on City, who appeared to be caving down after going down 1-1 due to Sadio Mane. Villa would not be deterred despite the substitution of Fernandinho for Oleksandr Zinchenko at the interval. In the 69th minute, Phillipe Coutinho’s moment of magic for Villa’s second looked to have handed Liverpool the title.
Ilkay Gundogan and Rodri scored in two minutes to level the scores for the sleeping giants. In the 81st minute, Gundogan gave City a 3-2 lead, concluding his City career on a high note. A thrilling match for the championship went down almost to the very last moment.
