Liverpool narrowly missed out on the Premier League title thanks to Manchester City’s remarkable win over Aston Villa.
Liverpool came from a goal down to win 3-1 on Sunday, but it was not enough to earn them their second Premier League title, as they finished second, one point behind champions Manchester City who beat Aston Villa 3-2.
Wolves took a shock early lead three minutes in, when defender Ibrahima Konate misjudged a bouncing ball from a goal kick allowing Raul Jimenez to run in behind on the right and pick out Pedro Neto to side-foot in his first goal of the season.
However, Liverpool equalised in the 24th minute when Thiago Alcantara’s backheel found Sadio Mane who made no mistake putting past goalkeeper Jose Sa.
Liverpool brought on Mohamed Salah as they search for a winner and launched several shots at goal, only to see them continually blocked by Wolves defenders.
They found the breakthrough seven minutes from full-time when Salah squeezed in a loose ball in the box. Full back Andy Robertson then put the gloss on the scoreline late on by sliding in Roberto Firmino’s cutback.
However, City’s own comeback 3-2 win over Villa meant they retained the title and Liverpool finished the season as runners-up on 92 points. Wolves finished 10th on 51 points.
It is City’s eighth top-flight title overall, sixth in the Premier League era and fourth under Pep Guardiola, who was left in tears of joy and disbelief as jubilant home fans poured onto the pitch after the final whistle. It is Guardiola’s ninth major trophy of his successful six-year City tenure.
Elsewhere, Tottenham secured their place in next season’s Champions League with a 5-0 victory over Norwich City on Sunday.
Their win at Carrow Road means Arsenal end the season in fifth. Mikel Arteta’s side beat Everton 5-1 on the final day of the campaign.
Spurs returns to Champions League football next season since their last appearance in 2019, while Arsenal will be playing in the Europa League alongside Manchester United.
