Manchester City on Tuesday (native time) secured the Premier League 2020-21 title after Manchester United stumbled to a 1-2 loss in opposition to Leicester City right here at Old Trafford.
This loss meant United wouldn’t have the ability to overtake Manchester City in phrases of factors even when they win their remaining three fixtures within the league.
Manchester City at present has 80 factors from 35 matches whereas United has 70. Even if City loses all its three fixtures and United wins its remaining matches, the facet would nonetheless have the ability to attain simply 79 factors, one level behind City.
Congratulations to @ManCity!
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— Premier League (@premierleague) May 11, 2021
This is City’s third Premier League title win within the final 4 years. Pep Guardiola’s facet will now be in motion in opposition to Newcastle United within the Premier League on Friday. City can be within the finals of UEFA Champions League and the facet will sq. off in opposition to Chelsea on May 29. This is City’s fifth Premier League title win within the final decade.
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— Premier League (@premierleague) May 11, 2021
In the match in opposition to United, Leicester managed to take the lead within the tenth minute as Luke Thomas netted the ball into the goalpost. Thomas made a strong strike on the far put up from the sting of the six-yard field and United goalkeeper David de Gea was not in a position to maintain on to the ball.
Five minutes later, Manchester United obtained the equaliser by means of Mason Greenwood. Amad Diallo gave a low cross to Greenwood and the latter took full benefit and he made a low diagonal shot and it went previous the Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, bringing the scoreline to 1-1. No extra targets had been scored within the first half.
Caglar Soyuncu gave Leicester a 2-1 lead within the 66th minute as he powered a header into the goalpost and United was handed a serious blow with simply 24 minutes remaining within the fixture.
United was not in a position to register one other objective, and in the long run, the facet needed to stumble to a loss. The Red Devils will subsequent lock horns in opposition to Liverpool on Thursday.
