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City edge out Liverpool again

There were 84 minutes on the clock and Mohamed Salah had just put Liverpool 2-1 up against Wolverhampton Wanderers, when an extra wave of celebration began to spread around Anfield. Aston Villa, it was said, had just equalised against Manchester City to make it 3-3, and Liverpool fans had the Premier League trophy in their sights.

Except, they didn’t. Whether it was a false rumour or a misunderstanding that had gotten out of hand, the dream of Manchester City conceding again to hand the Reds the

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