A few weeks ago it looked like Manchester City’s lead at the top of the Premier League was unassailable as Pep Guardiola’s side looked to be masterminding a dominant defence of their title.
Less than 14 days ago, City’s straightforward 2-0 win over Brentford propelled them 12 points clear at the summit above Liverpool in second, though the latter did have two games in hand at the time.
Skip forward two rounds of matches and, following Sunday’s shock 3-2 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, City’s once-commanding advantage has been chopped down to just six points with Liverpool still possessing a game in hand over their rivals.
After City slipped up against Spurs, the Reds can reduce the margin between the top two spots down to three precarious points should they win against Leeds United at Anfield on Wednesday.
What seemed like an unassailable lead at the top for City mere days ago has now taken on an altogether more perilous complexion, with Jurgen Klopp’s challengers quickly closing the gap thanks to an imposing run of five straight league victories.
With three months of the campaign left, the Premier League title race is far from the foregone conclusion it looked to be until so very recently — and similarly exciting scenes are unfolding across the continent, too.
Barring the French top flight, all of Europe’s top five leagues have at most six points between the teams in first and second place. We take a look at the title races which are shaping up nicely as we enter the final stretch.
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Just six points now separate Man City and Liverpool at the top of the Premier League pile, with the likelihood being that divide will be shorn down by a further three points come the final whistle at Anfield on…
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