Liverpool were ahead of Riyad Mahrez 's team by a single point .
Since the beginning of 2019 , Mehrez has participated in just eight games in Premier League , and only four as starter Including the last game against Brighton & Hove Albion to contribute to the victory with a 4–1 , where he assisted to Aymeric Laporte in the first half and scored the third goal in the second half to achieve the title for the second time and the first with Manchester City becoming the second African to win the title with two different clubs after Kolo Touré .