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Raphinha of Leeds United celebrates after scoring their side’s first goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Brentford and Leeds United at Brentford Community Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Premier League: Reliving a ridiculous final day

Sunday saw the top and bottom of the table decided in thrilling fashion.

On Tuesday, Danny Rose (L) told the Lockdown Tactics podcast: “I’m dying to get back to football but with the things that are happening, people are going through the coronavirus pandemic a lot worse than me.”
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Rose says Premier League players treated like ‘lab rats’

The Premier League conducted 748 tests on players and staff on Sunday and Monday as part of their bid to restart matches in June

Man City players celebrate against Burnley after Sergio Aguero struck the winner. (Getty Images)

Aguero inches Man City closer to title

Victories at home to Leicester a week on Monday, and away at Brighton the following Sunday will see Pep Guardiola’s side retain their English title

Should City fail to win at Old Trafford, Liverpool — historically United’s fiercest rivals — will be just three games away from a first league title in 29 years. (Getty Images)

Title, top four and pride at stake in massive Manchester derby

The days of dominance are long gone for the Red Devils with just a place in the top four and Champions League qualification their target

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer won his first away game in the Premier League in eight months after beating Norwich City on Sunday. (Phil Noble/Reuters)

Five things we learned from the Premier League

Check out the five things we learned from the Premier League weekend

Paul Pogba of Manchester United wins a header under pressure from Phillip Bardsley of Burnley during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Burnley at Old Trafford on January 29 in Manchester. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Solskjær’s salutes never-say-die United

United ensured a thrilling finale when Jeff Hendrick was judged to have brought down Jesse Lingard and Pogba stroked home

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri waves to the fans at the end of the match (Russell Cheyne/Reuters)

No Hazard, no problem as Chelsea hit Burnley for four

​Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri believes his side has proved they can cope without Eden Hazard, although he doesn’t want to be missing him much longer

Champions United stunned by promoted Burnley

Manchester United’s defence of the Premier League title suffered an early blow as the champions slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat at promoted Burnley.

Wenger counts on Walcott’s return to fire up Arsenal

Arsene Wenger hopes Theo Walcott’s return to action in Sunday’s FA Cup clash against Burnley will give Arsenal the momentum to keep their season alive

Spurs clinch 4-1 win over Burnley

Jamie O’Hara on Tuesday scored one goal and set up two others to lead the defending League Cup champion to a 4-1 win over Burnley.

Burnley kick Arsenal out of English League Cup

Burnley’s winning run against teams from London continued on Tuesday with a 2-0 defeat of Arsenal to reach the semi-finals of the English League Cup.

League Cup drama as Chelsea crash out

Chelsea suffered another dose of penalty shoot-out misery they were dumped out of the League Cup by Championship club Burnley on Wednesday.

Owen returns to international stage

With three World Cups behind him and 36 international goals to his name, Michael Owen may have felt that his days of proving himself in an England shirt were nothing but a…