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City 5-4 for title after thrashing Liverpool

MANCHESTER CITY underlined their status as Premier League favourites with a 5-0 victory over Liverpool – a 90-1 chance in the pre-match correct-score betting.

The Citizens took advantage of the first-half sending-off of Liverpool forward Sadio Mane, easing to a wide-margin win thanks to Sergio Aguero’s opening goal and braces for Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane.

Pep Guardiola’s men are 5-4 for the title while Liverpool, who must pick themselves up for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Sevilla, are out to 16-1.

Manchester United found things harder at Stoke, where they were held to a 2-2 draw in the 5.30pm kick-off.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored twice for the Potters who frustrated backers of United at 8-15.

The correct score was a 20-1 chance before kick-off at the bet365 Stadium and although the point took the Red Devils back to the top of the table, they were eased to 5-2 for the title.

There were fewer problems for the big guns in the 3pm kick-offs as Harry Kane scored twice in Tottenham’s 3-0 win at Everton and N’Golo Kante hit the winner for Chelsea against his former club Leicester.

Arsenal, the shortest-priced team on the Premier League coupon at 4-11, made no mistake in a 3-0 home victory over Bournemouth but Watford sprang a 5-1 shock with a 2-0 win at Southampton.

Champions Chelsea are 9-2 to retain their title with Spurs 16-1 and Arsenal 22-1.

German striker Pascal Gross scored twice as Brighton recorded their first Premier League win, beating West Brom 3-1.
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he Seagulls started the weekend as evens favourites for relegation while the next two in the betting for the drop – Burnley and Crystal Palace – meet at Turf Moor on Sunday.

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