Advantage Man City but the race is still not over

Manchester City took a giant step in winning their fourth Premier League title in five seasons Wednesday night by thrashing Wolves 5-1 at Molineux.

It was thanks to a masterclass show from captain Kevin de Bruyne who bagged a stunning four-goal haul to help restore their three-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the table.

This now means that Pep Guardiola’s side just require four points from their last two games to ensure they will finish above Jurgen Klopp’s Reds.

But the race certainly is not done and dusted — especially as Guardiola has injuries to key players. And it could mean their titanic battle with Liverpool might yet see them play each other in an unprecedentedPremierLeagueplayoff scenario.

Liverpool need City to lose a game in their final outings if they are to claw back the deficit and if on the evening of May 22 the two teams are level on points, goal difference, goals scored and in the head-to-head results between them, then a play-off will be needed to see if the title heads to Anfield or the Etihad.

This has never before been needed before but the two sides — who have already played out two extremely entertaining 2-2 draws this season — are ever so closely matched and a play-off would be the only way to separate them.

City and Liverpool were involved in an epic title race in the 2018/19 season and Guardiola’s men edged out Liverpool by 1 point following a final day win at Brighton and Hove Albion.

There sure still are plenty of twists and turns to come in this fascinating title race.