Premier League: Manchester City's second-choice goalkeeper produces title-winning save to deny Son - WATCH

Manchester City took pole position in the Premier League titlerace after their Tuesday (May 14) evening win over Tottenham Hotspur. The 2-0 victory whichnow sees Manchester City take the top spot ahead of Sunday’s final leaguegamehad their second-choice goalkeeper to thank for some superb saves. The defeat for Spurs, onthe otherhand, has seen them end their Champions League qualification pursuit as Aston Villa will return to the European Cup after the 1982-83 season.

Stefan Ortega comes good for ManCity

After a horrible collision with Christian Romero at the 60th minute, Man City’s first-choice goalkeeper Edersonwas taken offdue to concussion. With City leading 1-0 at the points after Erling Haaland had scored the opening goal in the 50th minute, Pep Guardiola had to gamble on Stefan Ortega. Knowing a draw would have seen Arsenal in pole position in the title race, Spurs almost scored an equaliser when Son Hueng Min was one-on-one with Ortega in the 86th minute.

However, Ortega made a title-winning save as he denied Son a potential equaliser, keepingCity ahead in the match. The save later provedto becrucial as Erling Haaland converted a penalty four minutes later to seal a famous 2-0 win. The win was their first in the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League, whichalso denied Spurs from scoring at home for the first time this season.

Title race scenarios

With the win, Man City will enter the final day with 88 pointswhileArsenal have 86 points from 37 matches each. Man Cityneed tomatch Arsenal’s result on the final day to win their historic fourth consecutive title. If Man City fail to win against West Ham at home on Sunday, an Arsenal win will see them crowned champions, ending a 20-year drought.

The defeat for Spurs also saw Aston Villa qualify for the Champions League under Unai Emery’s leadership.Thiswill be the first time Villa compete in the Champions League in four decadeswhileSpurs now need a point to sealfifth placefinish andthereforequalifyfor the Europa League.