Explained - Unprecedented, not impossible - How a winner-takes-all play-off between Manchester City & Liverpool to decide Premier League title might be on the cards

Premier League, popularly known just as the Premier League, is arguably the most watched football league in the world with live broadcast in as many as 188 countries; and it is having one of the most fiercely contested seasons currently with reigning champions Manchester City and Liverpool vying for the title. Currently (as on May 12) Man City are on top of the standings, three points ahead of their title contenders Liverpool. Man City have 89 points at the moment, and will retain the title if they get four more points from their last two league games. But a unique scenario can emerge if Liverpool win their next two games and Man City manage to secure just three points from their last two matches. Then the two teams will be level (on 92 points), and if the two teams are evenly matched on a couple more criterion, then for the first time in Premier League history, we will witness a deciding play-off 39th match between the two sides at a neutral venue - a 39th game for the two teams in the league to determine the champions of England.

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Here's an explainer by TimesofIndia.com about how a play-off will work and the conditions required for a play-off after the regular league season ends:The Premier League formatThe Premier League is the top-tier football league of England and there are 20 teams competing in it, playing each other in home and away matches,