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Leaders Man City drop points at Palace to open door for Liverpool (CNA)

LONDON :Leaders Manchester City were held to a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Monday as the Premier League title race took yet another dramatic twist. With nearest challengers Liverpool having cut the gap to three points with their victory at Brighton ...

We're happy with the performance." City dominated in the first half at Selhurst Park, but could not find a breakthrough. Advertisement

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Manchester City give Liverpool further hope after puzzling draw with Crystal Palace (ESPN)

Pep Guardiola had one person in mind when striding onto the Selhurst Park turf at full-time of a goalless draw with Crystal Palace. He walked past his Manchester City players, who had failed to find the net despite dominating the preceding 90 minutes ...

They have given Liverpool a huge incentive for Wednesday's trip to Arsenal, knowing that victory there in their game in hand will take them one point behind City with nine games each to play. As it was, Guardiola didn't make a single substitution in a game City had to win to maintain a degree of breathing space over Liverpool, the holder's lead standing at four points now. But it is tempting on nights like this -- as rare as they are -- to imagine what might have happened here had City landed Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane or Cristiano Ronaldo last summer. The result inevitably shapes judgements on such decision-making, but that just felt odd in the immediate aftermath. If he really was thinking about changing things, it never seemed particularly close to becoming reality. City peppered Palace's goal with 18 shots.

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Man City draw to give Liverpool further hope in title race (1 News)

A draw at Crystal Palace extended City's lead to four points but second-placed Liverpool has a game in hand.

While Liverpool has won its last eight games in the league, City has dropped points in three of its last seven outings — after a 1-1 draw at Southampton in January and a 3-2 loss at home to Tottenham last month. The top two also meet at City’s Etihad Stadium on April 10. Palace has taken four points off City this season, having beaten the champions 2-0 away on October 30 - the last time they failed to score in the league.

Pep Guardiola Happy With Man City Performance At Crystal Palace... But Not The Grass (unknown)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola made a strange comment about the grass at Selhurst Park after his side were held to a 0-0 draw by Crystal Palace.

We're going to fight as usual for the title." We did a good game." "We created more and conceded few.

Man City and Guardiola make Salah even more right as Liverpool get title edge (unknown)

Liverpool were watching on as Man City played away at Crystal Palace: a fixture that is always tricky, and so it proved for Pep Guardiola's team.

That remains the case, and would have done no matter the result in this fixture. In fact, they are further ahead now than they were when the game kicked off. As the seconds ticked by, it looked like it might be on.

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Who will win the Premier League? The Man City vs Liverpool title ... (iNews)

Manchester City's draw with Crystal Palace has thrown the title race wide open - and it could all come down to their meeting with Liverpool at the Etihad.

Wolves will prove another tough test thanks to the fourth best defensive record in the league. - Watford (h) – 23 April - Watford (h) – 2 April They have been aided nonetheless by new £37m signing Luis Diaz, who scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win over Brighton on Saturday. In recent weeks, the champions have lost to Tottenham, drawn with Palace and only narrowly beaten struggling Everton. They have one now.

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