{"id":104660,"date":"2019-05-12T01:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=104660"},"modified":"2019-05-10T15:23:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T22:23:05","slug":"premier-league-title-race-to-be-decided-on-final-day-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/premier-league-title-race-to-be-decided-on-final-day-of-season\/","title":{"rendered":"English Premier League Title Race to be Decided on Final Match Day of Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester City has the inside track for the English Premier League title with one game left to play, but Liverpool is still alive as the clubs prepare to play their final matches on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Manchester City holds a one-point lead over Liverpool heading into the final day of English Premier League matches. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FanDuel Sportsbook has City as an overwhelming -850 favorite to claim their second straight league title<\/a>, but Liverpool (+550) still has a chance to flip the script at the last possible moment.<\/p>\n

City: Win and We\u2019re In<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Heading into the final day of play, City has a one point lead in the Premier League race. Manchester City will travel to lowly Brighton on Sunday, while Liverpool will host Wolverhampton in their final match.<\/p>\n

The scenario is fairly simple: if Manchester City wins, they claim another Premier League title. But if they draw or lose, Liverpool can pass them with a win of their own. It\u2019s also possible \u2013 though highly unlikely \u2013 that Liverpool could steal the title with a draw if City were to lose by five goals.<\/p>\n

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Both clubs are heavily favored in their respective matches. City is -650 to win at Brighton, while Liverpool (-350) faces a slightly stiffer challenge against Wolves.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

That will mean a lot of scoreboard watching for Liverpool fans. But since City merely need to win, manager Pep Guardiola won\u2019t be spending any time worrying about what\u2019s going on over at Anfield.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s better to focus on what we have to do. If we win then you don\u2019t need anything else,\u201d Guardiola said at a press conference. \u201cIf they win we have to win, we don\u2019t have to be distracted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Klopp: \u2018It\u2019s Only Pain\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Liverpool can consider their season a success even if they don\u2019t manage to upend City for the Premier League title, as they still have a Champions League title to play for<\/a>. The Reds have been dealing with a number of injuries, but should have striker Mohamed Salah back for Sunday\u2019s match.<\/p>\n

At a pre-match press conference, manager Jurgen Klopp took the opportunity to praise his team for showing resilience in the face of adversity all season long.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe group of players we have here is so special,\u201d Klopp said. \u201cSince Tuesday, if I had to find a very short description for the group, I would say: \u2018It\u2019s only pain.\u2019 That\u2019s how they went through the season. It was always hard, always difficult, but it was only pain. So let\u2019s carry on.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whichever team finishes in second place will go down as one of the best English squads not to win the Premier League title. Only one team \u2013 last year\u2019s Manchester City side \u2013 has finished the EPL season with more than 95 points; if Liverpool wins and City earns at least a tie, both will surpass that mark, making them the second and third highest point-earning teams in league history.<\/p>\n

But as Guardiola pointed out to reporters, that will be no comfort to the team that finishes in second place.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo get more credit, you have to win,\u201d the manager said. \u201cWe saw in the Champions League, when you are out, everybody destroyed the teams, destroyed the managers, destroyed clubs\u2026we know the life in which we live. I know we will be judged. We have to win.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manchester City has the inside track for the English Premier League title with one game left to play, but Liverpool is still alive as the clubs prepare to play their final matches on Sunday. 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