Man City give Liverpool FC and Manchester United title notice with a Premier League first
straight to your inboxIn the great scheme of things, Manchester City’s latest Premier League first was not their most exciting.When Riyad Mahrez finished off Kevin De Bruyne’s cross to put the Blues 2-0 up against Newcastle on Wednesday night, only a true football anorak will have spotted – or cared about – the significance.The goal put Mahrez on double figures for the season, and that made him the fifth City player to hit double figures in the league this season, the first time any team has achieved that feat.But it should not be met with a shrug of the shoulders and a puffing of the cheeks, because that stat could well be the difference between City and the rest of the title hopefuls next season.Mahrez joined Sergio Aguero (16), Raheem