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The 2023-24 Premier League title race looks set to be an all-time classic with only a point separating three teams with 10 games to play.<\/p>\n
As Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City battle for the crown, we look at the competition\u2019s best title races in years gone by.<\/p>\n
1997-98<\/h2>\n
Manchester United had won all but one Premier League title until Arsene Wenger disrupted Alex Ferguson\u2019s dominance.<\/p>\n
The Red Devils had looked on course for a fifth title in six years at Christmas but Arsenal then clicked into gear, enjoying an 18-game unbeaten streak.<\/p>\n
A 1-0 win at Old Trafford in March courtesy of Marc Overmars\u2019 effort was the key in earning the North London club their first ever Premier League title by just a single point.<\/p>\nMarc Overmars scored a crucial goal at Old Trafford in 1997-98<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
2011-12<\/h2>\n
In the race which surely produced the most dramatic final day, City\u2019s bid to wrestle power from fierce foes United in 2011-12 had it all.<\/p>\n
Ferguson\u2019s experienced troops had looked set to hold off new-look City\u2019s challenge for much of the campaign but a late-season dip \u2014 including a 1-0 defeat at the Etihad \u2014 handed Roberto Mancini\u2019s side the initiative again.<\/p>\n
On the last day, the Italian\u2019s team just needed to beat QPR for the title but found themselves 2-1 down in second-half stoppage time, with United set to secure another title after doing their bit by winning 1-0 at Sunderland.<\/p>\n
But City sensationally scored twice at the death through Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero, sparking scenes of adulation in East Manchester \u2014 and disbelief at the Stadium of Light.<\/p>\n
2013-14<\/h2>\nSteven Gerrard\u2019s slip against Chelsea proved costly for Liverpool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The 2013-14 season is perhaps remembered best for Liverpool\u2019s failed title challenge \u2014 involving Steven Gerrard\u2019s slip against Chelsea and their three-goal collapse at Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n
But while it eventually became a two-horse race with City, it is often forgotten that Arsenal spent the majority of the campaign in top spot, with Jose Mourinho\u2019s Blues also in the mix.<\/p>\n
Brendan Rodgers\u2019 Reds, spurred on by Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, had a nine-point advantage over City at a late stage but that dramatic turn of events handed the Citizens their second title.<\/p>\n
Read more: All the latest Premier League news<\/p>\n
2015-16<\/h2>\n
The 2015-16 title race was a classic not for its tense battle between powerhouses but more for the surprise team who defied all the odds.<\/p>\n
Leicester, in just their second campaign since promotion from the Championship, out-did closest rivals Tottenham to seal the unlikeliest of Premier League titles under Claudio Ranieri.<\/p>\n
The way the Foxes sealed the title was filled with drama too, with Chelsea coming back from 2-0 down to deny Spurs in a feisty Stamford Bridge affair, handing the East Midlanders glory.<\/p>\nLeicester fought off all the competition to seal an unlikely Premier League title in 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
2018-19<\/h2>\n
Two of the greatest teams the Premier League has ever seen fought it out in 2018-19 as Pep Guardiola\u2019s City finished on a stunning 98 points, ahead of Jurgen Klopp\u2019s Liverpool on 97.<\/p>\n
The Reds must have wondered how they did not win the title with such a total, especially when looking back on a 2-1 January defeat at the Etihad, which saw City defender John Stones clear the ball off the line by only 11 millimetres.<\/p>\n
Guardiola\u2019s men eventually secured the title with a 4-1 win at Brighton on the final day, meaning that for all their extraordinary efforts, the Merseysiders\u2019 wait for a Premier League triumph went on.<\/p>\n
The 2023-24 Premier League title race looks set to be an all-time classic with only a point separating three teams with 10 games to play. As Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City battle for the crown, we look at the competition\u2019s best title races in years gone by. 1997-98 Manchester United had won all but one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":161453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n
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