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Alexis Mac Allister hugging Moises Caicedo after an EPL match on May 4, 2023. Mac Allister has joined Liverpool, who have also submitted a bid for Caicedo.

Alexis Mac Allister hugging Moises Caicedo after an EPL match on May 4, 2023. Mac Allister has joined Liverpool, who have also submitted a bid for Caicedo.

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LONDON – For the pretenders to Manchester City’s Premier League crown, Friday night’s TV viewing must have been demoralising.

Burnley may be freshly promoted under an inexperienced manager in Vincent Kompany but

a half-paced City strolled at Turf Moor.

Erling Haaland scored twice by half-time and still felt the lash of Pep Guardiola’s tongue for not meeting the desired tempo.

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