Man City clinches 6th Premier League title in 11 seasons

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND — Manchester City clinched a sixth Premier League title in 11 seasons on Sunday by scoring three times in five minutes to come from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in the finale to avoid being toppled by challenger Liverpool. 1-1 to Wolverhampton. But

City was trailing 2-0 to Villa Mohamed Salah then put the until İlkay Gündoğan began second-place side in front in the comeback in the 76th. the 84th minute, which would Rodri equalized two minutes have taken Liverpool into first later and Gündoğan put City place had City not mounted in front in the 81st. its fightback at the Etihad Stadium.

At one point even when Andy Robertson then City was losing, it was still sealed Liverpool’s 3-1 win. set to defend the title as Liverpool Had City conceded a late was only drawing* equalizer, Liverpool would have snatched the trophy away but Pep Guardiola’s side held on for the win in a thrilling climax.

Pep Guardiola’s defense of the trophy was secured on the final day in a more jittery way than expected when City briefly had a 14-point lead in January.

City’s fourth championship success in five seasons produced a first for Guardiola. It’s the first time City has sealed the title in front of its own fans who spilled onto the field in their thousands at the final whistle against Villa.

Although it went down to the wire, this one came without any of the anguish of 10 years ago when City’s first

Premier League title was only clinched in the final minutes of the season.

That success, which produced City’s first championship crown in 44 years — with Roberto Mancini as manager — ushered in the era of dominance enjoyed by a club transformed by the influx of investment from Abu Dhabi.