Man City reach for the title as Uefa clips their wings

Victory tonight would make the title theirs to lose, but Uefa will likely penalise the club over spending

Manchester City players
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MANCHESTER CITY can take a significant step towards the Premier League title this evening when they host Aston Villa at the Etihad. Victory for the Sky Blues will move them two points clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League and leave them requiring just a point in their final match of the season – at home to West Ham on Sunday – to clinch their second crown in three seasons.

That’s the good news for City. The bad news came yesterday with the news that they and Paris Saint-Germain are facing swingeing punishments from Uefa after breaking their Financial Fair play [FFP] rules.

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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.