Aguero puts City closer to title

Sergio Aguero's 20th Premier League goal of the season left Manchester City just two wins from the title after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday.

Aguero struck in the 63rd minute, with a shot that only just crossed the line despite the best efforts of defender Matt Lowton to keep it out, although goal-line technology was needed to award the goal.

The win takes City to 92 points, one ahead of Liverpool, with two games to play.

Victories at home to Leicester a week on Monday, and away at Brighton the following Sunday will see Pep Guardiola's side retain their English title.

For the first time in months, City's elimination from the Champions League means they will crucially have a free midweek to prepare for those key matches.

By contrast, Liverpool must travel to Newcastle next weekend, either side of the two legs of their Champions League semifinal against Barcelona, before hosting Wolves on May 12.

City have now won 12 consecutive Premier League games but they had to work to maintain their composure against the Clarets.

Bernardo Silva's low ball into the middle found Aguero, who, with his back to goal and minimal space to work with, managed to fashion a shot that beat Heaton.

Lowton, on the line, looked to have blocked the shot with his chest, but the ball looped up and just crossed the line before he could recover to clear it.

Meanwhile, ten-man Arsenal suffered a 0-3 defeat at Leicester City in another blow to their hopes of finishing in the top four and qualifying for the Champions League.

Goals from Youri Tielemans and a Jamie Vardy double ensured Arsenal suffered a fourth loss in their last five league games, three of which have now come on the road.

Unai Emery's side had defender Ainsley Maitland-Niles sent off for a second booking in the 36th minute for a late challenge on James Maddison. He had been cautioned earlier for a foul on Ben Chilwell.

Arsenal had goalkeeper Bernd Leno to thank as the German made a string of saves to keep the visitors in the contest, but even he had no chance when Tielemans sneaked past the defence to head home Maddison's cross in the 59th minute.

Leicester doubled their lead through Vardy who latched on to goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel's long ball to first hit the crossbar and then head home the rebound with Leno in no-man's land.

Vardy grabbed another in stoppage time when Ricardo Pereira dribbled past the defence and squared the ball for the English striker who scored his 18th league goal of the season.