Jesus, left, set the seal on victory as City came from behind to close to within a point of Leicester in the table Rui Vieira/APManchester City may not have breathed new life into what is graciously called the title-race but they reminded Leicester City that anybody aspiring to a silver medal in the Premier League this season will have to barge past a formidable defending champion. City came from a goal down — Jamie Vardy, of course — to inflict a first defeat in ten games on Leicester, and move within a point of them. But it is hard to escape the thought that, viewed from 4,500 miles away, in Doha, this was an outcome to suit the division’s runaway leaders best of all. Liverpool will return from the Club World Cup still with a points lead in double figures, and a match in hand. The momentum of their…

Source: The Times December 21, 2019 21:11 UTC