Final day shootout for Man Utd & Man City
Dimitar Berbatov has led the way for pretty much the entire campaign but the battle to be Premier League top goalscorer looks set to go right down to the wire with Carlos Tevez returning from injury with enough time to attempt to overhaul the two-goal divide between the two.
In the Manchester City captain's favour is the fact that he has two games left to close the gap - at home to Stoke on Tuesday and away to Bolton on Sunday - whereas his former Manchester United team-mate only has a home clash with Blackpool to add to his 20 strikes for the season.
The fight to be the Premier League's most prolific forward is also another opportunity for bragging rights at a time when the red half of Manchester celebrate a record-breaking 19th title and dream of Champions League glory, while the blue half revel in their first major trophy in 35 years and a top-half finish.
It is the Red Devils that are predicted to get the last laugh in this scrap with Berbatov the [1.37] favourite to sustain his advantage in order to achieve what would be quite a remarkable feat given that he has started just 23 top-flight matches for the champions.
Tevez's price of [3.85] appeals because of having an extra chance to close in on the Bulgarian attacker against Stoke, however reports indicate that he will only be used as a substitute in that encounter as a result of his heavy involvement in the FA Cup Final.
A twist was provided on Monday when the Dubious Goals Panel knocked one off the tally of both frontrunners, meaning that Robin van Persie ([40.0]) and Darren Bent ([80.0]) head into matchday 38 three goals off the pace. It's a big deficit to recover, yet both men are certainly capable of hat-tricks.
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Published: 17 May 2011
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