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Premier League final day LIVE as Liverpool and Man City battle for the title

May 12, 2019

PREMIER LEAGUE

An enthralling Premier League campaign comes to an end on Sunday as Manchester City and Liverpool go in pursuit of the league title.

City will win the Premier League with victory at the Amex Stadium on Sunday – but any slip-up could allow the Reds, who trail by just a point, to pip them at the post by beating Wolves.

It makes for a potential nerve-jangling end to the season, with both teams locked in an enthralling title tussle all season.

Elsewhere, Tottenham will look to secure the final top-four spot when they host Everton while Manchester United bring a disappointing season to a close with a home encounter against relegated Cardiff.

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Gross, who hit a winner against Manchester United last season to keep his Brighton side in the top flight, has his eyes set on another upset. And he doesn’t like suggestions that Manchester City are nailed-on to win at the Amex on Sunday so they finish the season as champions.

With Liverpool poised to snatch the trophy if City fail to win and they beat Wolves, he insisted: “They have not won it yet. “They have to play one game more. In football, everything has to be played. You can never say something before the game.

Pep Guardiola reveals Man City title decider team-talk — and warns their rivals

Pep Guardiola has revealed he’s sleeping like a child despite the nerve-shredding Premier League title race.

Manchester City will be the first club to win back-to-back titles since rivals United accomplished the feat a decade ago if they beat Brighton in Sunday’s final round of games.

All 10 top-flight matches are playing simultaneously, and any sort of slip-up by leaders City will hand second-placed Liverpool the crown — if Jurgen Klopp’s stars win against Wolves at Anfield.

Jurgen Klopp admits feeling “really blessed” to be Liverpool’s manager

In a life before football, Jurgen Klopp knows he would have still been in the entertainment business — as a court jester.

Klopp is thrilling millions as the manager of a Liverpool team setting fresh standards of excellence, and none of his rivals are laughing.

As a third Champions League Final beckons for Klopp – after Liverpool’s fairytale comeback from 3-0 down in the semi-final first-leg to win 4-0 at Anfield – the Kop boss is thanking his lucky stars.

No nerves for Guardiola

Pep Guardiola claims he is not nervous ahead of Manchester City’s final-game title decider at Brighton.

City will win the Premier League with victory at the Amex Stadium on Sunday – but any slip-up could allow Liverpool, who trail by just a point, to pip them at the post by beating Wolves.

It makes for a potential nerve-jangling end to the season but Guardiola claims he is relishing the situation and is not as apprehensive as he was before the champions’ crunch clash with Liverpool in January.

City prevailed on that occasion on what was a tense night at the Etihad Stadium, preventing the Merseysiders from opening up a 10-point lead at the summit.

Guardiola, the City manager, said: “I am so happy – no nerves at all. I was nervous before Liverpool, seven points behind, and we could have been 10 points behind.

“It was, ‘Ah, it will be so difficult’. But not now, no way. I sleep like a little boy. It is a dream, a privilege, I love it.”