Manchester City took a giant stride towards their second Premier League title in three years as a second-half rout of Aston Villa moved them top of the table with one game left to play. City had spent only 11 days at the summit all season, but now lead Liverpool by two points with a far superior goal difference heading into Sundays final round of matches. They effectively need a point at home to West Ham, while Liverpool will host Newcastle knowing their hopes of a first championship in 24 years are looking unlikely. Match of the Day analysis Image of Alan Shearer Alan Shearer BBC Sport Yaya Toure is relentless and a machine. He did not have one of his better games but what he did, he did very well. His fourth goal was like watching a 15-year-old against under-12s. You just cant catch him. He is only the second midfielder to score 20 goals or more after Frank Lampard in the Premier League. City could not breach Villas stubborn defence for more than an hour, but two goals from Edin Dzeko and one from Stevan Jovetic secured the victory before Yaya Toure rounded off the scoring with a spectacular run and finish for his sides 100th league goal of a remarkable campaign.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 07:07:54 +0000
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