Manchester City brushed aside Crystal Palace 3-0 to keep themselves alive in the Premier League title race. Pep Guardiola’s side had to win their game in hand at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night to prevent leaders Arsenal from clinching their first championship for 22 years with a win at home to relegated Burnley next week. And they did just that, though made a sluggish start after Guardiola made six changes to the side that beat Brentford ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup final against Chelsea, with the likes of Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki all named on the bench.
