Liverpool title so close as Man City slip offers breathing space

City result means Reds can draw against Chelsea as Everton give Arsenal control in race for fourth

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WHAT a night to be a Liverpool fan! Wednesday evening provided proof that perhaps this is the Reds' year as one of their title rivals slipped up badly and their Merseyside neighbours suffered a damaging defeat in the battle for fourth spot.

Manchester City's chances of overhauling Liverpool in the title race were already slim after the Citizens lost 3-2 at Anfield on Sunday, but now they are all but out of it after being held to a 2-2 draw at home by lowly Sunderland. "We did not deserve to win," admitted City manager Manuel Pellegrini. "We did not play well but we had in our mind the game against Liverpool."

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.