Pep Guardiola's Manchester City suffered a setback in the Premier League title race as Riyad Mahrez saw a late penalty saved in 2-2 draw with West Ham on Sunday.City fought back from two goals down but failed to move within touching distance of reclaiming their Premier League crown and handed Liverpool a significant boost in the title race.
Guardiola's side now sit four points above the Reds, though Jurgen Klopp's men have two games of the season remaining compared to City's one.Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring at the London Stadium midway through the first half, latching on to Pablo Fornals' sublime ball over the top, before rounding Ederson to slot home the opener.
The West Ham winger then added a second moments before the interval, this time collecting Michail Antonio's flick before drilling home a stunning second.A shell-shocked City struck a reply three minutes into the second half as Jack Grealish reduced the deficit with a deflected volley.
Michail Antonio's spurned a glorious opportunity before Vladimir Coufal put through his own net to level the match.City then failed to complete the comeback late on as Mahrez fluffed his lines from the spot as Guardiola's side could only manage a point against West Ham.
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