Manchester City won their fourth Premier League trophy in five years on Sunday but nearly let it slip from their hands, coming from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with three goals inside an electrifying five minutes late in the second half.
After an afternoon of high nerves, laced with the fear of Liverpool pipping them to the title at the post, relieved and jubilant Manchester City fans poured on to the field at the final whistle at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, 22 May.
The day was set up for a party and there was a relaxed mood around the ground before kick-off. But that was soon to change as Villa, managed by former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, provided a twist in the storyline. Halftime substitute Oleksandr Zinchenko, on the left flank, then showed composure to pull the ball back to Rodri, and the Spaniard delivered a pinpoint finish — side-footing into the bottom corner from 20m.
Klopp congratulated City on their triumph on Sunday, after his side missed out on the title by one point for the second time in four seasons, but said his team would improve next year. Liverpool end the season with the third-highest points total in the club’s history, the fourth when adjusting the 42-game 1978-79 season to three points for a win. They found themselves second to City again, although they do have a glut of silverware already from this season, having captured the League Cup and FA Cup.
Wolves took a shock lead three minutes in when defender Ibrahima Konaté misjudged a bouncing ball from a goal kick, allowing Raúl Jiménez to run in behind on the right and pick out Neto to side-foot in his first goal of the season.
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