Man City’s fifth Premier League title is confirmed as Leicester declare win at Manchester United

Manchester City’s await a fifth Premier League title is over with Manchester United’s 2-1 loss at dwelling to Leicester confirming them as champions.

Pep Guardiola’s aspect blew the possibility to wrap up the title on the weekend as they had been crushed by Chelsea however solely needed to wait three extra days for what’s been inevitable for a while to occur.

The Purple Devils, who are actually an unassailable ten factors off the leaders, fell behind when Luke Thomas brilliantly volleyed dwelling on ten minutes.

The 19-year-old left-back instructed Jamie Vardy to go away Youri Tielemans’ looping cross, and with good cause too. Thomas fantastically related with the ball, which flew into the highest nook.

Leicester’s lead didn’t final lengthy although with Mason Greenwood levelling on 15 minutes.

Greenwood, the participant to retain his beginning spot from the win at Aston Villa, shifted the ball to his proper earlier than discovering the nook of the online with a well-placed strike.

However Leicester responded excellently to that and continued to ask questions of Man United, with De Gea tipping Tielemans’ cross simply over the bar.

The guests dominated the second half and virtually went in entrance when Kelechi Iheanacho discovered himself by on aim however might solely hearth straight at De Gea from a good angle.

De Gea might do nothing about Caglar Soyuncu’s highly effective header, the Turkish defender placing in Marc Albrighton’s nook from the suitable on 66 minutes which proved to be the winner.

The consequence additionally has large bearings on the highest 4 race, with Leicester now as much as third and eight factors away from fifth-placed West Ham.

And for City, that’s two trophies down this season. Another to go…