Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan believes that 'destiny' played a role in his side's incredible comeback victory over Aston Villa.
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Manchester City can secure a sixth Premier League title by beating Aston Villa on Sunday but this is City - rarely is it straightforward and don't be surprised if they made hard work of getting over the line.
But get over the line they should. Pep Guardiola's side are 1/6 with Betfred, which equates to an 85.7% implied probability that they take maximum points from this fixture and kickstart the celebrations in the blue half of Manchester.
They only actually need to match Liverpool's result to be confirmed champions but Guardiola will rightly focus on beating Aston Villa and avoid having to rely on Wolves causing an upset at Anfield.
There can be no doubt that City are fully deserving of another title. They have won more games than anyone else, scored more goals than anyone else and conceded fewer than anyone else. Pep's side are averaging over three goals per game at home this season and an early strike against Villa could open the floodgates once again.
However, City are not bombproof at home as Crystal Palace and Spurs have demonstrated. Their scoring record is phenomenal but they have only kept one clean sheet in their last five games and they are missing key players at the back.
Villa have been largely inconsistent under Steven Gerrard but are a capable side on their day and they have scored at least once against every side in the top six this term. They also have a manager that would love nothing more than to get the result that hands the title to Liverpool.
Both teams have scored in four of the last five meetings between these sides so, with key City defenders missing, it would be no surprise should Villa find the
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