Manchester City moved within three wins of the treble by thrashing Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.
Pep Guardiola’s side need one victory from their three remaining Premier League fixtures to secure the title, while they can also win the FA Cup and Champions League by beating Manchester United and Inter Milan respectively.
City are seeking to emulate their local rivals United who achieved glory on the same three fronts under Sir Alex Ferguson in 1998-99.
Here the PA news agency compares the two sides.
Premier League
This iconic lob from clinched us the title against Spurs, in 1999
— Manchester United (@ManUtd)
There are several parallels between this season’s title race and 1998-99.
Champions Manchester City have reached 100 Premier League goals this season – becoming the quickest side to reach the landmark in the competition.
Pep Guardiola s side raced into a 2-0 lead inside half an hour against West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday.
Leroy Sane s deflected opener was their 99th of the campaign and an unfortunate own goal for former City hero Pablo Zabaleta brought up the century.
City s 100-goal haul is the swiftest in English top-flight history since Everton reached three figures in 32 matches back in the 1931-32 season.
It is the fourth time a team has scored 100 times in a Premier League season. Chelsea were the first to do so on their way to the title in 2009-10, while City and Liverpool hit 102 and 101 as they battled for …
Thomas Frank heaped praise on Brentford s pressing following their 3-1 victory over Southampton on Saturday.
Bryan Mbeumo scored twice from Brentford s forwards forcing the Southampton backline into errors as the Bees earned their second Premier League win of the season.
This did not go unnoticed by Frank, who believes his side rank as one of the best in the league when it comes to that specific aspect.
He told BBC Sport: They made errors because we pressed them unbelievably well. I think we are one of the best teams to do the high pressure in the Premier League.
The players are so committed and that is the reason why we capitalised on errors from Southampton.”
Despite the departure of Ivan Toney to Al-Ahli, Frank does not think their style of …
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk insists he was not being arrogant in dismissing Manchester United’s overly defensive display at Anfield.
The Dutchman provoked a response from former United midfielder Roy Keane when he said only one team played to win.
Keane said the comments were arrogant and disrespectful, adding: “He needs a reminder himself; he’s playing for a club that have won the title once in 30-odd years.”
That s arrogance. It s not arrogance!
Roy Keane reacting to Virgil van Dijk s interview after Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL)
Van Dijk insisted there was honesty but no arrogance in his words on a frustrating afternoon where Liverpool had 34 shots but failed to score for …
Former Bayer Leverkusen boss Roger Schmidt will take charge of PSV from next season after signing a two-year deal.
PSV s interim head coach Ernest Faber will step aside at the end of the 2019-20 campaign to be replaced by German Schmidt, who has been out of work since being sacked by Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan in July 2019.
Schmidt, who won the Chinese FA Cup with Beijing during two years with the club, had previously managed Leverkusen and Salzburg.
He won the 2013-14 Austrian title while in charge of Salzburg before leading Leverkusen to back-to-back top-four finishes in the Bundesliga.
PSV director of football John de Jong said: Roger Schmidt was always our first choice for the manager s job and we are delighted to announce that he is …
Wayne Rooney has challenged Manchester United s stars to improve their performances as he feels manager Jose Mourinho is simply an easy target for criticism.
A spirited comeback saw United come from 2-0 down to beat Newcastle United 3-2 on Saturday, a result that has reduced some of the pressure on their under-fire manager.
Reports continue to circulate around Mourinho s future, though, with former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane tipped to replace him if there is no consistent improvement in results.
Former club captain Rooney says the mood around the club reminds him of Louis van Gaal s difficult final few months at Old Trafford, and he wants the players to start performing for their boss.
It s tough [at United], it has been a tough situation, the DC U…
Craig Beattie feels his former Celtic team-mate John Kennedy is destined to be a “great manager” – but could decide continuing to work under Ange Postecoglou will help in his ambitions.
The new Tottenham manager reportedly wants to take assistant boss Kennedy down to north London along with Gavin Strachan when he officially takes over on July 1.
Kennedy had a spell as interim manager in 2021 before the Australian took over, having previously worked under Ronny Deila, Brendan Rodgers and Neil Lennon.
The 39-year-old could be a contender for the Celtic job and was linked with the Hearts vacancy before Steven Naismith was handed an extended deal.
Beattie speculated that Kennedy will have a difficult decision if Postecoglou is keen to continue their wor…
Ashley Young has completed his transfer from Manchester United to Inter for a reported €1.5million (£1.3m).
Inter have handed Young, 34, a contract until the end of the season, though the deal includes an option for it to be extended by a further year.
The full-back underwent a medical in Milan on Friday and will hope to play an important role in the Nerazzurri s push for the Serie A title – they sit two points adrift of reigning champions Juventus at the midway point.
Manchester United can confirm that Ashley Young has completed his transfer to Inter, read statement from the Old Trafford club.
| ANNOUNCEMENT is a new Inter player!
— Inter (@Inter_en)
The 34-year-old captain, who joined in 2011, made 261 appeara…
Sergi Roberto was left p***** off as Barcelona fought back against Osasuna only to draw 2-2 in Saturday s LaLiga meeting at El Sadar.
Ernesto Valverde s side were behind after only seven minutes thanks to Roberto Torres strike, but they were 2-1 ahead early in the second half through a good finish from Arthur after Ansu Fati had become their youngest LaLiga goalscorer.
However, Torres snatched a point with nine minutes to play, scoring from the penalty spot after Gerard Pique was punished for blocking a cross with a raised arm.
It means Barca have taken only four points from their first three games of 2019-20, their worst return at this stage of a season since Pep Guardiola s first term in charge in 2008-09 – although that year they recovered to win the treble.…
Brendan Rodgers has described Kyogo Furuhashi’s new four-year deal at Celtic as “brilliant news” for the treble winners.
The Japan striker, 28, has scored 54 goals in 83 games since signing from Vissel Kobe in 2021 and is now tied to the Parkhead club until 2027.
Rodgers, beginning his second stint as Hoops boss, told the club’s official website: “It is brilliant news for the club. Kyogo is an important player for us so I am delighted he has signed a new contract.
“Kyogo has thrived since he arrived in Scottish football and has shown his outstanding qualities.
“In two seasons, he has secured five domestic honours, scored over 50 club goals and become a treble winner. This takes a lot of hard work, dedication and sacrifice both on and off the…