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The Blues were on course for a jubilant title party but for the second time in a matter of days they have crumpled to a bitter defeat It was all going so well for Manchester City. Okay, they missed a couple of chances which would have put them at least 3-0 up against their bitterest rivals, but they were just 45 minutes away from clinching the Premier League title all the same. "This Is How It Feels" by Inspiral Carpets, a song long sang by United to taunt City, blared from the PA system as the teams made their way down the tunnel. This is City's song now. It's their league, too. Highlights of their 5-0 win against Liverpool earlier this season played on the big screens, some of the attention already turning to Tuesday's Champions League clash against the Merseysiders. United, in many senses, were almost in the rearview mirror. All the momentum was building for City. Premier League title done, Champions League comeback next. Party time. And then it all wen...

Victory for Pep's men will bring them the Premier League title and deal a bitter blow to their fierce rivals The only thing better than sealing the Premier League title? Doing so in front of your fierce rivals. Pep Guardiola’s champions-elect have the chance to do exactly that this weekend when they host Jose Mourinho’s United. Manchester City have done the double three times over Manchester United in the Premier League, only Liverpool have done so more often in the competition (4). Indeed, United have lost eight of their last 13 EPL games against Man City (W3, D2) – their previous eight top-flight defeats against Man City came over a 49-game period stretching back to March 1978. The times, it seems, are changing in Manchester. This is now the fourth time City will go into this fixture in the Premier League starting the day top of the table – they have won their previous three, with all wins coming at Old Trafford. Should the Citizens complete another seasonal EPL dou...