Man City on brink of Premier League glory as Man Utd visit

Manchester City can ease the pain of their Champions League defeat to Liverpool by clinching the Premier League title against bitter rivals Manchester United tomorrow in record time.

Pep Guardiolas men will become the first team in the leagues 26-year history to wrap up the title with six games to spare if they beat United at the Etihad -- a fitting end to a season of almost total dominance in the league.

City are 16 points clear of Jose Mourinhos second-placed team so it is a matter of when rather than if they wrap up the Premier League title, the first of Guardiolas reign in England.

The runaway leaders will be desperate to reassert themselves after their chastening 3-0 defeat in the first leg of their Champions league quarter-final at Anfield.

But the derby comes just three days before the return leg of their European tie and Guardiola faces a difficult balancing act, still believing he can overturn the Champions League deficit at the Etihad.

"Nobody believes but we have another game," said Guardiola after the defeat to Jurgen Klopps men. "We have to accept it and now we have United at home and then Liverpool at home.

"We see what happens. Of course it is difficult but we believe."
"You know how it goes between City and United, you know the history, so it would be historic. The sooner we do it, the better."
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