Liverpool (AFP) – After a weekend in which the top four teams were separated by just four points, Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League by taking advantage of a share of the points between Manchester City and Liverpool.
Kai Havertz’s late goal was necessary for the Gunners to defeat Brentford 1-0.
With a 1-1 draw at the Etihad, Liverpool ended City’s 23-game winning streak, and Aston Villa defeated Tottenham 2-1 to climb into the top four.
To get closer to the top four, Manchester United and Newcastle both won sizable victories over Everton and Chelsea, respectively.
Three topics of discussion from the Premier League weekend are examined by AFP Sport.
After City’s team won their first six games, Pep Guardiola’s team’s attempt to win the English Premier League for an unprecedented fourth time in a row seemed mere formalities.
But City has only prevailed in three of their previous seven Premier League games, leaving the title race wide open.
Erling Haaland opened the score with his 50th Premier League goal in a record 48 appearances, leaving the champions to regret not capitalizing on their lead.
Ten minutes from time, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s brilliant goal gave Liverpool a draw and kept Jurgen Klopp’s team one point behind their title rivals.
In the aftermath, Guardiola acknowledged that City had missed Ilkay Gundogan’s passing and Kevin De Bruyne’s injury when it came to locating the game-winning pass in the final third.
Even though his team might still be too strong for their opponents in May, the treble winners’ uncommon flaws are making the race for the championship exciting.
A reality check on the’swashbuckling’ Spurs
Tottenham honored their former manager Terry Venables on the day of his 80th birthday, but the team’s current era was unable to secure a win to commemorate the momentous occasion in north London.
Tottenham’s daring attacking play was something Venables would have loved to see, but his former team lacked a cutting edge, gave up too many goals from the back, and lost to Villa.
Less than three weeks ago, Spurs were flying high at the top of the table following an incredible start to Ange Postecoglou’s tenure.
