Man City scored three goals in five minutes late on against Aston Villa to retain the Premier League title.
Pep Guardiola‘s side were in danger of letting the title slip as Matty Cash and Philippe Coutinho gave Villa a 2-0 lead.
But Man City rallied before the end to clinch the title. A brace from Ilkay Gundogan and a finish from Rodri saw them win 3-2.
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City had known that second-placed Liverpool, trailing by just a point, could overtake them with victory over Wolves and there were times in the afternoon when they lived on their nerves.
When they trailed by two, Liverpool were being held 1-1 and news of another goal at Anfield at that stage, could have been a hammer blow.
Yet in remarkable final-day drama, City cast off the shackles of a dismal first-half display to turn the game around and render Liverpool’s eventual win academic.
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There were few signs of nerves, or the tension to follow, as the game kicked off amid a joyous and raucous atmosphere.
City supporters had given their team a rousing welcome outside the stadium and there was a feeling celebrations were almost getting under way as news filtered through of an early Wolves goal.
City were boosted by the return of John Stones from injury but, with Kyle Walker fit enough only for the bench, he lined up at right-back.
Fernandinho, making his final City appearance, continued in his role as a makeshift centre-back alongside Aymeric Laporte with Joao Cancelo on the left.
It made for an uncomfortable-looking back four, and so it proved, but it was City who made most of the early running.
Cancelo had a couple of efforts blocked after good runs and Gabriel Jesus almost embarrassed debutant Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen when he charged down a clearance. Phil Foden also rolled a shot narrowly wide after a Kevin De Bruyne…
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