Arsenal are currently 10th in the table, having picked up just 38 points from 27 matches this season, while Tottenham occupy seventh, five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea with a game in hand.
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City’s English top-flight record run came to an end against Manchester United on Sunday.
Robinho, 37, was accused of raping a woman in her 20s at an Italian nightclub in 2013.
Man City headed into Sunday’s Etihad clash 14 points clear of their rivals and off the back of a 21-game winning run across all competitions.
Villa will enter the contest off the back of a surprise 1-0 defeat to bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United, while Wolves suffered a 4-1 loss to runaway leaders Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Ruben Dias and John Stones – whose defensive partnership has formed the bedrock of City’s record breaking run – were both on target either side of Michail Antonio’s strike at the Etihad.
A first half header from Bernardo Silva and a Gabriel Jesus strike in the second extended a winning streak by Pep Guardiola’s high-flying side to 19 games in all competitions.
The victory saw City restore their 10-point advantage over Leicester City following the Foxes’ win at Aston Villa earlier in the day, while Mikel Arteta’s Gunners remain rooted in 10th place, 11 points off the top four.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side did manage to lay a glove at least as Richarlison cancelled out Phil Foden’s opener, only the second time in the last nine league games City have failed to keep a clean sheet, but there was no denying them a 17th straight win in all competitions.
Fresh from extending their lead at the top of the league table to five points with a 4-1 win at champions Liverpool, Manchester City will try to extend their winning streak.
Messi’s contract with Barcelona is due to expire at the end of June, and it appears increasingly likely that the Argentina international will seek pastures new later this year.
It was routine stuff for a City side in ominous form going into Sunday’s meeting with Liverpool as Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling put them in control before the break, the only complaint being their failure to add to the lead in the second half.
Fine work from Ferran Torres to work his way through two United players inside the area before cutting back for the striker to tap home after just nine minutes.
Alaba’s contract at the Allianz Arena is due to expire this summer, and the versatile defender is widely expected to leave the European champions in search of pastures new.
United knew they had to respond after Manchester City leapfrogged them at the summit with a 5-0 hammering of West Brom on Tuesday, but they were well short of their best on a frustrating night
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City moved to 38 points, above Leicester City on goal difference, with Manchester United on 37 points, but playing at Fulham later on Wednesday.
Leicester City, shock champions in 2016, are now ahead of previous leaders Manchester United by one point with a total of 38, while Chelsea have slipped to eighth on 29 points