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Rob DawsonCorrespondent
MANCHESTER, England — Pressure? What pressure?
Manchester City watched Liverpool take top spot in the Premier League table on Tuesday night and then promptly claimed it back. For now it’s as you were in the title race with six games to go, although Pep Guardiola and his players were reminded by Brighton & Hove Albion that these next four weeks will not be straightforward.
City won 3-0 but during a goalless first half the fans inside the Etihad Stadium grew gradually more anxious. It wasn’t until Phil Foden scored the second with 25 minutes to go that the tension began to dissipate. When Bernardo Silva scored the third on 82 minutes, the home supporters finally got up the courage to chant “champions, champions, champions.”
Time will tell.
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“We were so aggressive, we were patient and we found a goal,” said Guardiola afterwards. “When we arrive after I don’t know how many fixtures we’ve already played, being in the position after the last four years we’ve won three titles is because we’ve done many good things.
“It happened three years ago, we won 14 in a row to be champions. If we win all the games we will be champions.”
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But by the time clocked reached 65 minutes it was back to the regular scheduled programming. On 53 minutes, Riyad Mahrez bundled his way through and scored for…
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