Man City needed an injury-time equalizer to salvage a 3-3 draw with Everton as their push for the EPL title suffered a setback.
The result leaves them five points adrift of leaders Arsenal although Pep Guardiola’s side still have a game in hand.
It also means City now need to rely on the Gunners dropping points in their remaining three matches to keep alive their chances of being crowned champions.
Another EPL tie saw Chelsea suffer their sixth successive league defeat, going down 3-1 to Nottingham Forest.
The Blues are currently in ninth place, and almost certain to miss out on the Champions League next season.
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In other developments, Serie A side Juventus have reportedly made Liverpool keeper Allison their top summer transfer target.
The Brazil international is currently entering the final year of his contract at Anfield.
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Elsewhere…
Man United are reportedly prepared to spend as much as 150 million pounds on three new midfielders this summer, one of whom is said to be West Ham’s Mateus Fernandes.
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Real Madrid are said to have identified Aston Villa’s Unai Emery as a potential managerial candidate, to take over from the under-fire Alvaro Arbeloa.
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And, Wushu star Tan Cheong Min, shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei and bowling’s Muhamad Rafiq Ismail are among those shortlisted for the Sportswriters Association of Malaysia’s Best Athlete Award.
The others on the list are lawn-bowler Emma Firyana Saroji and silat exponent Mohd Abdul Latif Maxzakir.
Incidentally, all five of the nominees are world champions in their respective sports.
Meanwhile, Bonnie Bunyau Gustin, Cheah Liek Hou, Datuk Abdul Latif Romly, Abdul Halim Mohamad and Carmen Lim are all in the running for the Best Para Athlete prize.
