Man City boss Pep Guardiola insists his team’s EPL title race is NOT over yet, despite their 1-1 draw with West Ham.
He backtracked on his earlier comments, that dropping points against the Hammers would spell the end of their campaign.
Currently, City are 9 points behind leaders Arsenal, with only 8 matches left to play.
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Chelsea’s top-four hopes suffered a blow after they lost 1-0 to Newcastle.
They’re in 5th place, three points behind Man United and Aston Villa, who face each other tonight.
In other EPL results Brighton beat Sunderland 1-0 and Burnley and Bournemouth played out a goalless draw.
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Man United will battle it out with fellow Champions League contenders Aston Villa in tonight’s Premier League clash.
Both teams will be trying to cement their place in the top four, as currently, 3rd placed United are only ahead of Villa on goal difference.
Noussair Mazaoui should return for United, after he limped off their recent loss to Newcastle, but Lisandro Martinez is still out with a calf problem.
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Also in sports
2nd placed Real Madrid crushed Elche 4-1 in La Liga to reduce the gap with leaders Barcelona to just one point.
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Meanwhile, reports say that Real are open to selling midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, who has been linked with several Premier League clubs.
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Aston Villa are reportedly considering a move for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Brandt, who’ll become a free agent this summer.
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Italian giants Juventus have made Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson their main transfer target for the off-season.
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Formula 1 has cancelled next month’s races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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And Kimi Antonelli will start today’s Chinese F1 GP in pole position ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton.
