Man City win the Premier League: Pep Guardiola's side thrash Brighton to claim title
Here's how it played out at the Amex
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City have won the Premier League title after victory at Brighton.
Glenn Murray put Brighton ahead in the 27th minute before Sergio Aguero levelled just 83 seconds later in a frantic first-half. City pushed again and Aymeric Laporte put them ahead with a bullet header from a corner just before half-time. Riyad Mahrez's shot from range added to their lead just after the hour mark before Ilkay Gundogan sealed it with a wonderful free-kick.
Here's all the latest reaction from the Amex.
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The players are out warming up with little more than half-an-hour until it all gets going.
Despite Guardiola's assertion that City are settled, the nerves will surely be starting to jangle.
We need 31 goals this afternoon to pass the record tally in a 38-game Premier League season, an average of 3.1 per game, entirely doable, you'd feel, with the sun out and the time for cagey 0-0s long gone.
Manchester City have 91 of their own this season. Nine more for the century?
Pep Guardiola has been speaking of Riyad Mahrez's "lack of fear" as one of the reasons for selecting the Algerian today.
Bold call.
↵20 minutes until kick-off.
Michael Jones is beavering away ahead of the start of Liverpool against Wolves, and you can join him for detailed coverage of that one right here:
The time ticks away towards kick-off as the teams disappear back into the dressing rooms.
One more game, 90 more minutes.
Some of you may be wondering where exactly the Premier League trophy will be today, with a half-hour hot-foot from Sussex to Merseyside not feasible in the slightest.
The understanding is that Liverpool will lift a replica if they win this afternoon with the real trophy at the Amex with Manchester City favourites to secure the title.
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