Man City emulating previous run-ins key to Premier League title chances

City find themselves in a neck and neck title race with Liverpool this campaign Manchester City emphatically beat Brighton 3-0 last night to return to top spot in the Premier League. Second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva were enough to see them move ahead of title challengers Liverpool by a single point.

Pep Guardiola’s side knew they needed to get a win as anything other than that would have seen the reigning Premier League champions stay in second place following Liverpool’s 4-0 demolition job of struggling Manchester United on Tuesday evening.

Last night’s game characterised this neck and neck title race between the two sides perfectly. It was tiresome, pressurised but full of quality, reminding us as football fans just how exciting a competitive season can be compared to campaigns when a team strolls to victory and we know who has claimed the crown months in advance.

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City themselves are no stranger to high-intensity title races with the club often challenging for the Premier League trophy in the past decade, having claimed their first back in 2012. Since that famous silverware win, City have gone on to attain a further four league titles, three of which have been won under current boss Guardiola.

So how does this present City team compare to their past title-winning counterparts at the same point of the season, with six games to go? We look back on all five occasions that the Blues were able to win English football’s highest honour.

City’s first Premier League title win was a race of gigantic proportion but by the tightest of margins with the Blues beating local rivals Manchester United to the trophy by