Liverpool Lose Premier League Summit To Man City

Premier League champions Manchester City have replaced title challengers Liverpool at the top of the table after their slim victory over Champions League chasers Tottenham Hotspur.

It was some form of revenge for the Citizens after they were dumped out of the Champions League by the same opponent on Wednesday night.

Their Champions League exit at the hands of Spurs at the quarterfinal stage ensured that the dream of winning the quadruple (four trophies) would no longer be possible for Manchester City this season.

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Manchester City had beaten Spurs 4-3 at home in the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie but it was not enough for the Citizens who bowed out of the competition because of the away goal rule.

Tottenham Hotspur had beaten Manchester City 1-0 in the first leg and that was the same scoreline recorded in their Premier League meeting earlier on Saturday afternoon.

Young England midfielder Phil Foden was handed his first start in the Premier League by manager Pep Guardiola and he repaid the faith with the only goal of the game after five minutes.

The slim win was enough to take Manchester City above Liverpool at the Premier League summit ahead of the Reds’ away game at Welsh side Cardiff City on Sunday evening.