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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Daniel Harris and John Brewin

Before Manchester City v Liverpool, six other key games in title races

Manchester City Ipswich Arsenal Alan Brazil Aston Villa George Best Leroy Sané Michael Thomas Ryan Giggs Sergio Agüero
(Clockwise from top left) Manchester United’s George Best is tackled by Manchester City’s George Heslop; Ipswich striker Paul Mariner celebrates after their 2-1 win over Aston Villa; Manchester City's Leroy Sané in action against Livepool and City’s Vincent Kompany celebrates scoring the only goal of the game against Manchester United.
(Clockwise from top left) Manchester United’s George Best is tackled by Manchester City’s George Heslop; Ipswich striker Paul Mariner celebrates after their 2-1 win over Aston Villa; Manchester City's Leroy Sané in action against Livepool and City’s Vincent Kompany celebrates scoring the only goal of the game against Manchester United. Composite: Popperfoto via Getty Images; Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images; Action Images via Reuters; Getty Images

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27 March 1968
Manchester City (without a league title since 1937) played away at Manchester United (without a league title since 1967) sitting two points behind both their local rivals and Leeds United. With only two points awarded for a win, they could not afford to lose, something that looked likely when George Best put the home side ahead inside 60 seconds. But City dominated thereafter, with Colin Bell, George Heslop and Francis Lee all scoring. The win inspired City to the title – though they were scooped two weeks later, when United became the first English team to win the European Cup. DH

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