By beating Aston Villa 3-1 in one of their two fixtures on matchday 23 of the Premier League, Manchester City got close to leaders Arsenal and now it's a direct challenge between the top two in the Premier League table.
The defending champions City have the Gunners in their sights, but they have played one game less
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In third place is Manchester United, winner at Leeds (2-0) consolidating their position ahead of Newcastle.
United got the better of the Peacocks but had to wait until the end of the second half to find a way to score thanks to Rashford, who scored nine goals in the last ten matches, and 18-year-old Garnacho.
Next to challenge Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the Europa League on Thursday, the Red Devils have shown that they can be solid and effective despite the absences of Casemiro and Eriksen.
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Premier League: Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa - Football
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Poker from Leicester to Tottenham
who collapsed after the lead in the 14th minute of the Uruguayan Bentancur.
Mendy (23' pt), Maddison (25' pt), Iheanacho (49' pt) and Barnes (36' pt) buried Antonio Conte's team.
Chelsea drew in the London derby played against West Ham United (1-1), the same result for Francesco De Zerbi's Brighton, also in London, but against Crystal Palace.
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Premier League: Arsenal 1-1 Brentford - Football
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The complete picture of the 23rd day (RESULTS AND RANKING)
West Ham-Chelsea 1-1
Arsenal-Brentford 1-1
Crystal Palace-Brighton 1-1
Fulham-Nottingham 2-0
Leicester -Tottenham 4-1
Southampton-Wolves 1-2
Bournemouth-Newcastle 1-1
Leeds-Manchester Utd 0- 2
Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa
Liverpool 2-0 Everton Monday
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Premier League: West Ham 1-1 Chelsea - Football
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