Man City one win away from Premier League title

In the 86th minute, when Man City led 1-0, center back Manuel Akanji lost the ball dangerously, allowing Son Heung-min to dive down and face goalkeeper Stefan Ortega. At the same time, on the sidelines, coach Pep Guardiola held his head, knelt down and fell backwards on the field.

According toWhoscored, Son has scored the most goals based on expected chances in two of the past six Premier League seasons. This season, he is also second in finishing chances, behind only Phil Foden. OnGuardian, reporter Barry Glendenning commented: "You can bet the house that Son will score in this situation".

However, the Korean star shot low into the far corner, which Ortega caught by spreading his legs to block the ball for the visitors. Had the Tottenham captain scored, the match could have gone in a different direction, with Arsenal having a better chance of winning the title, not Man City.

Ortega was the hero for Man City, saving Akanji from a clear goal. The 32-year-old German goalkeeper, who has never been called up to the national team, only came on to replace Ederson in the 69th minute. The Brazilian goalkeeper was stunned after colliding with centre-back Cristian Romero in an attempt to catch the ball. He wanted to continue playing, but was still replaced by Ortega. As he left the field, Ederson kicked the water tank with his foot, despite being comforted by coach Guardiola.

Just four minutes after Ortega's save, midfielder Jeremy Doku won a penalty for Man City when he was tripped by Pedro Porro in the home team's penalty area. Knowing he had been fouled, Doku cheered with his teammates and raised his fist towards the visitors' technical area. Haaland took the penalty, kicking it hard into the top left corner, against the judgment of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario. Only then did the defending champions secure victory.

Before Haaland scored his second goal, Guardiola was nervous throughout the match, repeatedly directing his players, forcing the referee to remind him several times. The Spanish coach had reason to be impatient, as Foden and Bernardo Silva missed two one-on-one chances in the first half, both of which hit goalkeeper Vicario's hands.

The pressure on Man City was only relieved early in the second half, when captain Kevin de Bruyne ran down the left side of Tottenham's defence to receive a through ball from Silva, then crossed for Haaland to tap the ball into the empty net from close range. Despite a season that did not meet expectations, the Norwegian centre-forward has scored 27 goals in 30 league games, almost certainly winning the Golden Boot.

After Haaland scored, the camera panned to two male spectators wearing Tottenham shirts, laughing and chatting together even though the home team conceded. When the 24-year-old striker scored twice, dozens of home fans danced and sang. Down on the pitch, coach Ange Postecoglou was furious, walking straight into the tunnel after the final whistle, even though this was the team's last home game of the season.

Off the pitch, home midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg joked with his opponent Kyle Walker, while Romero also smiled when Guardiola teased him. Tottenham officially failed to qualify for the Champions League this season after losing to Man City, but some viewers were still happy because their city rivals Arsenal also did not have many chances to win the title after 20 years.

Man City only need to beat West Ham in the final round, Sunday 19/5, to make it a record fourth consecutive English championship. Arsenal will only be crowned if they beat Everton, and hope West Ham get points against Man City.