MANCHESTER, England—The highest-scoring title race in Premier League history turned Monday night on a shot no one wanted Vincent Kompany to take. By every statistical measure in soccer, it was a bad shot to try. And by every eyeball test in soccer, Kompany is an awful shooter. With 20 minutes left in a game Manchester City desperately needed to win, this was no time to waste a possession. The last words to ring in Kompany’s ear as he made up his...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 07, 2019 09:00 UTC