Manchester City fans are dreaming of a potential treble after Arsenal suffered a breathless 3-3 home draw to Southampton on Friday evening.
The defeat leaves the Gunners five points ahead at the summit of the Premier League having played two games more than City. The Blues welcome Arsenal to the Etihad on Wednesday in a match that could determine the title race.
Pep Guardiola takes his team to Wembley to face Sheffield United in the semi-final of the FA Cup on Saturday, and will be favourites to beat either Manchester United or Brighton in the final should they progress.
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City enter the clash on the back of seeing off Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals following a 4-1 aggregate victory. And the Premier League champions have been given a further boost thanks to Southampton’s draw at the Emirates.
First-half from Carlos Alcaraz and ex-Gunner Theo Walcott put Southampton into a commanding 2-0 lead inside 15 minutes before Gabriel Martinelli got one back five minutes later.
A header from Duje Caleta-Car on 66 minutes re-opened a shock two-goal gap before late goals from Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka set up a tense finish.
Despite late pressure, the game ended 3-3 meaning the title is in City's hands. Blues fans on Twitter were delighted with the result and were particularly amused at Southampton fans doing The Poznan in the away end during the second half.
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