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Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, left, and Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta. Getty Images / Reuters

Premier League title race: Man City and Arsenal face five-game battle for glory

Top two now level on points and goal difference with 2025/26 season set for thrilling finale

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'Turning football into rubble': Sousa rages at VAR after Shabab Al Ahli ACL exit



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    Premier League predictions: No change at top as Man City and Arsenal win

  • Manchester United players celebrate their 1-0 win at Chelsea. EPA

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  • Former Arsenal, Manchester City and France defender Bacary Sagna spoke to The National about a wide range of topics.
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    InterviewBacary Sagna: Wenger understood the human being before he understood the player

  • Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick has had plenty of time to work with his players since their last match. PA

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  • The Pakistan Super League is taking place behind closed doors. EPA

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  • MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Harry Kane of FC Bayern Munich celebrates victory after the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between FC Bayern MĂ¼nchen and Real Madrid CF at Football Arena Munich on April 15, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Adam Pretty / Getty Images)
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    Bayern Munich v Real Madrid ratings: Neuer 4, Kane 8; Camavinga 3, Mbappe 8

  • Ousmane Dembele (L) of PSG celebrates with teammate Joao Neves after scoring his second goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, 2nd leg match Liverpool FC against Paris Saint-Germain, in Liverpool, Britain, 14 April 2026. EPA / ADAM VAUGHAN
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    Liverpool v PSG ratings: Isak 4, Salah 7; Marquinhos 8, Dembele 9

  • AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 12: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland celebrates winning the 2026 Masters Tournament on the 18th green at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12, 2026 in Augusta, Georgia. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Jared C. Tilton / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
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