Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva helped Man City take control of the title race, Mohamed Salah had a night to forget and James Maddison shone once again... How do our Premier League POWER RANKINGS look as 2021 draws to a close?

Daily Mail | December 31, 2021

Shoehorned in between Christmas and New Year, the final round of Premier League matches in 2021 certainly offered up plenty of intrigue and excitement.

Unfortunately, once again, Covid-19 affected the schedules with three games - Arsenal vs Wolves, Leeds United vs Aston Villa and Everton vs Newcastle - postponed.

But seven matches did go ahead and we may reflect on this being the round of games when Manchester City put one hand on the Premier League trophy.

Phil Foden scored Manchester City's winner at Brentford as they moved eight points clear

But there was only dejection for Liverpool as they went down to a 1-0 defeat at Leicester

Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva helped Man City take control of the title race, Mohamed Salah had a night to forget and James Maddison shone once again... How do our Premier League POWER RANKINGS look as 2021 draws to a close?

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