MANCHESTER United extended rival Manchester City’s wait for the English Premier League (EPL) title for at least another two days as the side came from a goal down to beat Aston Villa 3-1 Sunday.

The win means City still needing three points to reclaim the biggest prize in English soccer. It is the 10th time United has come from behind to win in the league this season.

City blew a chance to seal the title itself by losing 2-1 to Chelsea on Saturday.

As for West Brom, there are no more chances. A 3-1 loss at Arsenal sealed West Brom’s fate as the second team to get relegated, after Sheffield United, and ended manager Sam Allardyce’s proud record of never having been demoted from England’s top division in his 30-year managerial career.

City’s next game is away to Newcastle on Friday but Pep Guardiola’s players might be celebrating by then anyway. United plays twice before that, against Leicester today and Liverpool on Thursday, and knows a loss in either of those matches — against teams fighting desperately for Champions League qualification — will hand City a third league championship in four years under Guardiola.

United will surely not be at full strength for both games — manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already made public his displeasure at being forced to play three times in five days — especially given that captain Harry Maguire hobbled off with an ankle injury against Villa that Solskjaer said could sideline the defender for “a few weeks.”

Still, two victories for United in the coming days would put serious pressure back on City ahead of the leaders’ trip to St. James’ Park, where they have lost and drawn in their last two visits in the league.(SD-Agencies)