Guardiola denied; Spurs close gap on Chelsea

Author: AFPMon, 2017-03-20ID: 1490015266804411400LONDON: Pep Guardiola’s problems mounted as Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Liverpool, while Tottenham beat Southampton 2-1 to keep in touch with runaway leaders Chelsea on Sunday.Manchester United extended their unbeaten league run to 18 games as a 3-1 victory at relegation-threatened Middlesbrough took them up to fifth place.Guardiola was criticized after his side crashed out of the Champions League against Monaco in midweek and the Spaniard suffered another blow as City’s slender hopes of catching Chelsea were effectively ended at Eastlands.Main category: Sports