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Manchester City are on the verge of lifting their first-ever Champions League trophy. However, as the countdown continues to that all-English showdown with Chelsea on Saturday, May 29, the newly-crowned Premier League champions might have been thrown a curveball by UEFA.
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Manchester City visit Newcastle United at St. James Park on Friday as the Premier League champions play for the first time since securing the title.
A shock loss to Chelsea at the weekend delayed their celebrations. However, Manchester United s loss to Leicester City on Tuesday night confirmed their names on the trophy.
With the League Cup and league titles in the bag, the Sky Blues are looking to seal the Champions League in three weeks time. But they will hope to build momentum with a strong finish to their triumphant season on the league front.
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Even though it was Liverpool s crown that had been taken, Klopp was one of the first rival bosses to get in touch when City s Premier League title success was confirmed on Tuesday night.
The pair are long-standing rivals, having battled against each other for Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga for two seasons before renewing acquaintances in the Premier League in 2016.
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One way of looking at the final three games of the season for Manchester City is to write them off.
City cannot be caught at the top of the Premier League, and the fixtures against Newcastle, Brighton and Everton are likely to be used to rotate and keep Pep Guardiola s first-choice XI as fresh as possible ahead of the Champions League final at the end of the month.
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By AP Manchester City s latest Premier League title victory was a triumph of strategy, perseverance and no shortage of quality in a pandemic-affected season like no other, ultimately making it one of the most satisfying of Pep Guardiola s distinguished career.
Their victory was sealed by Manchester United s 2-1 loss to Leicester, which gave City an unassailable 10-point lead with three games remaining.
Here s how City reclaimed English football s biggest prize.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after a loss to Leicester that gave City the EPL title. (Manchester United via Getty Imag)