That Madrid’s slap in the face will hurt for long, but the life goes on. And Manchester City are eager to make the most of what is left in the season, as they managed to recover and tarnish Newcastle on Sunday afternoon 5-0.This victory pushes the Citizens three points clear of their contenders, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, with only three rounds still left to play.Spurs hand the Premier League trophy to Man City on a silver platterSuppose something miraculously doesn’t happen in the following weeks. In that case, Pep Guardiola is about to win another EPL title which will serve the Spaniard as perfect salvation after another Champions League flop.Stop trying to be perfect and become champions insteadResurrected Newcastle were anything but a side that could harm wounded City, as the hosts broke the deadlock in a sensational manner. It was a jaw-dropping team effort, a three-piece action that saw Gundogan’s cross, Cancelo’s assist and then, finally, Sterling’s sharp header for 1-0.From that moment on, and it was a few seconds before the clock ticked 20 minutes, there was no dilemma about who’d win it.Laporte doubled the lead six minutes before the break, while Rodri made it three with a resolute header on the near post after the corner kick from the left. Foden poured in the fourth, with a smooth tap-in following another charming action from the left. Finally, Sterling dropped the final curtain to make it 5-0.
It’s pretty clear City are about to defend their domestic title, but they are and will be dispirited for that shocking UCL failure.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 36SaturdayBrentford – Southampton 3-0 (2-0)/Jansson 13, Wissa 14, Ajer 79/Burnley – Aston Villa 1-3 (0-2)/Cornet 90+1 – Ings 7, Buendia 31, Watkins 51/Chelsea – Wolverhampton 2-2 (0-0)/Lukaku 56 pen, 58 – Trincao 79, Coady 90+7/Crystal Palace – Watford 1-0 (1-0)/Zaha 31 pen/Brighton – Man.Utd. 4-0 (1-0)/Caicedo 15, Cucurella 49, Gross 57, Trossard 60/Liverpool – Tottenham 1-1 (0-0)/Diaz 74 – Son 56/SundayArsenal – Leeds 2-1 (2-0)/Nketiah 5, 10 – Llorente 66/Leicester – Everton 1-2 (1-2)/Daka 11 – Mykolenko 6, Holgate 30/Norwich – West Ham 0-4 (0-3)/Benrahma 12, 45+3, Antonio 30, Lanzini 65 pen/Manchester City – Newcastle 5-0 (2-0)/Sterling 19, 90+3, Laporte 38, Rodri 61, Foden 90/
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