Manchester City’s glorious procession towards the Premier League title can have the coronation it deserves. Victory number 27 was delivered in style and comfort at Everton to leave Pep Guardiola’s team one win from a third championship in seven seasons. The Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium next Saturday could realise a dream for the blue half of the city, the stuff of nightmares for the red.
A Champions League quarter-final first leg at Liverpool beckons before then but City were not distracted from completing a clean sweep of triumphs over Premier League sides this season as they brushed aside Sam Allardyce’s team at Goodison Park. David Silva was magnificent, Fernandinho imperious and Leroy Sané, Gabriel Jesus plus Raheem Sterling scored before half-time to extend City’s haul to a remarkable 84 points from 31 matches. No other team has collected so many points at this stage of a season. Few have cruised towards a championship in such style. Securing the title with victory over José Mourinho’s United would be a fitting way to complete a campaign of total domestic dominance.
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