It was messy, it was almost unwatchable at times, and it was a point earned by a delightful own goal. But Vladimir Coufal’s delicate glancing header past his own goalkeeper could prove decisive in the title race.
Manchester City had to fight back from two goals down at half-time to earn a result, only the second time in 53 Premier League occasions that they have retrieved ANYTHING from that position, after Jarrod Bowen had twice stung their patched-up defence.
Jack Grealish made his biggest mark yet on his debut season with a crucial equaliser and Coufal’s panicky header changed the mathematics of the final day completely. Presuming that Liverpool don’t mess up in their game at Southampton on Tuesday, it means a victory, by any margin, against Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium would mean the Blues are the champions for the fourth time in five years next Sunday.
