United beat Liverpool 3-2 at Old Trafford yesterday with 39 percent possession. Spurs beat Villa 1-2 at Villa Park. City play Everton tonight. The table with five games left.

United were two goals up before the 15th minute. Liverpool had 61 percent possession across the match, hauled it back to 2-2 by the 56th minute, then conceded a third at 77. United had 39 percent of the ball and 17 shots. Liverpool had 61 percent and generated 12. Nobody has answered how a side with that much possession didn't produce more than 12 shots. That question is sitting unanswered in every post-match report this morning.

At Villa Park, Spurs scored twice inside 25 minutes. Villa managed four total shots at home. One back in the 90th minute when it was already done. Spurs came in 17th. They left with three points.

The table with four games remaining. Arsenal 76. City 70. United 64. Liverpool 58. Villa 58. Liverpool and Villa are level on points and both lost yesterday. City play Everton at Goodison tonight at 8pm, game in hand, with a chance to close the gap on Arsenal to three points.

Everton are 11th. Nothing to play for in either direction. That doesn't always mean what it sounds like it means. If City win tonight, Arsenal cannot afford to drop points in the run-in. If City slip, the conversation about the title shifts completely by tomorrow morning.