Manchester City has stopped at a 2-2 draw in the transfer window against West Ham, and it looks like the title will only be decided in the final week of the English Championship. Pep Guardiola's "citizens" were forced to overturn the double advantage of the locals, to grab 1 point at London Stadium.
It was Jarrod Bowen who gave West Ham the lead in the 24th minute of the match, before doubling the score, just before the break between the pieces. For City, meanwhile, it was Jack Grealish who scored in the 4th minute of the second half, to give Guardiola's team the hope to equalize the score. And the draw would come 20 minutes later, but not from the City players. It was Coufal who with an own goal set the balance on the field.
The friends had the perfect chance to win the match, when the referee awarded a penalty in their favor in the 85th minute. But Lukasz Fabianski successfully stopped Mahrez's shot, breaking the hearts of the friendly fans.
This result means that Manchester City is already only 4 points away from Liverpool followers, who have 1 more game to play. Believers of Klopp will play in the transfer window against Southampton on Tuesday, while they will close the season on May 22 against Wolves at Anfield. City on the other hand will play on May 22 the last game of the season against Aston Villa.
The title issue remains again in the hands of Manchester City, who will be declared champions with a home win over Aston Villa. But the pressure will definitely be high for Guardiola's trustees. Quite an interesting detail is the fact that Aston Villa is run by Steven Gerrard, the number 1 legend in the history of Liverpool. Despite Gerrard being in another role today, he would definitely like to help his former team be re-declared champions in Premier League.
