Muscat Daily

UNITED DELAYS CITY’S PARTY

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Manchester, UK - Manchester City was made to wait to win the English Premier League (EPL) title as Manchester United stormed back from two goals down to beat its bitter rival 3-2 at Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Pep Guardiola's side would have been crowned champion with a victory at its home ground and the leader was on course after first half goals from Vincent Kompany (25th minute) and Ilkay Gundogan (30th min).

But Paul Pogba led United's stunning second half fightback with two goals in two minutes (53rd and 55th minutes) before Chris Smalling volleyed the winner in the 69th minute.

City is 13 points clear of second placed United with six games remaining.

Klopp hopes for Salah's recovery

Liverpool, UK - Jurgen Klopp is hopeful Mohamed Salah will be ready for Tuesday's Champions League showdown with Manchester City after the Egypt winger missed the Merseyside derby with a groin injury on Saturday.

Salah, who has scored 38 club goals this season, was left out of the squad for the 0-0 draw at Everton on Saturday in order to give him every chance to recover.

West Bromwich faces relegation

London, UK - West Bromwich Albion is on the brink of relegation from the English Premier League after a 1-1 draw against Swansea, while Stoke slipped deeper into a trouble following a 1-2 defeat by Tottenham on Saturday.

West Brom remains rooted to the bottom of the table and sit ten points from safety with only 15 points available from its final five matches.

Other results: Bournemout­h 2 Crystal Palace 2, Brighton 1 Huddersfie­ld 1, Leicester 1 Newcastle 2, Watford 1 Burnley 2.

Scottish Premiershi­p: Hearts 2 Aberdeen 0, Partick Thistle 0 Kilmarnock 1, Rangers 4 Dundee 0, Ross County 1 Hibernian 1, St Johnstone 0 Motherwell 0.

Dybala hat-trick stretches Juve lead

Milan, Italy - Paulo Dybala scored a hat-trick, including two from the penalty spot, to extend Juventus' lead at the top of Italian League with a 4-2 win at battling bottom club Benevento on Saturday. Juventus now leads second-placed Napoli, who travel to Chievo on Sunday, by seven points.

Malian forward Cheick Diabate scored a brace to pull Benevento back into the game twice but the rock-bottom side fell to its 26th defeat in 31 games. Other results: AS Roma 0 Fiorentina 2, SPAL 1 Atalanta 1.

 ?? (AFP) ?? Manchester United's Chris Smalling (left) celebrates with Paul Pogba after scoring his team’s third goal against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, UK, on Saturday
(AFP) Manchester United's Chris Smalling (left) celebrates with Paul Pogba after scoring his team’s third goal against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, UK, on Saturday

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