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Last Updated: February 05, 2024, 00:30 IST
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The Premier League title race simply received loads tighter.
The Premier League title race simply received loads tighter.
Arsenal benefited from two second-half errors from Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker to say a 3-1 victory over the league leaders on Sunday.
Arsenal moved as much as second place and simply two factors behind Liverpool after 23 of 38 video games in what may form as much as be a 3-method combat for the title.
Manchester City is in third place, 5 factors off Liverpool however with two video games in hand, and can seemingly be proud of the consequence at Emirates Stadium. City is away to Brentford on Monday.
Liverpool fell to solely its second loss within the league, with the opposite additionally coming in north London — at Tottenham. If that defeat was in contentious circumstances, this one was of Liverpool’s personal making due to the character of Arsenal’s essential second aim within the 67th that made it 2-1.
Alisson, extensively seen because the league’s finest goalkeeper, got here out of his space in an try and clear a protracted cross ahead however kicked contemporary air and the ball hit the again of masking defender Virgil van Dijk. Gabriel Martinelli had the easy process of tapping the unfastened ball into an empty web.
The identical Liverpool gamers had a job in a stoppage-time third, too, with Leandro Trossard’s shot deflecting off the outstretched boot of Van Dijk and going via the legs of Alisson as he tried to make the save at his close to put up. Liverpool was right down to 10 males at that time after Ibrahima Konate’s sending off for 2 yellow playing cards.
Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead within the 14th minute, just for Arsenal defender Gabriel to attain an personal-aim when the ball struck his hand and flew into the web.
HOJLUND’S STREAK
Rasmus Hojlund failed to search out the web in his first 14 video games within the Premier League for Manchester United. Now he can’t cease scoring.
The Denmark striker marked his twenty first birthday by scoring for the fourth straight league recreation, setting United on its strategy to a 3-0 win in opposition to West Ham at Old Trafford.
Alejandro Garnacho, a 19-yr-previous winger, netted the opposite two targets within the second half — and celebrated the primary of them by perching on an promoting board with Hojlund and 18-yr-previous midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. They are three younger gamers round whom United is constructing its future.
“I think that picture covers the lot — how they are together and want to play football with adventure and enjoyment,” United supervisor Erik ten Hag stated. “If we keep this process going, I am sure we will achieve high levels.”
United’s present stage is sixth place, a degree above West Ham in seventh and 6 factors behind Tottenham in fifth.
PRESSURE ON POCHETTINO
The strain is again on Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino after a second straight heavy loss within the league, this time 4-2 at residence to Wolverhampton.
It got here 4 days after a 4-1 hammering by Liverpool at Anfield and there have been jeers round Stamford Bridge on the last whistle after a wild recreation, throughout which Brazil striker Matheus Cunha scored a hat trick for Wolves.
With his staff languishing in eleventh place, Pochettino accepted Chelsea’s gamers “are not matching the history of the club.”
“Disappointed,” he stated. “I apologize to the fans.”
Chelsea no less than has an English League Cup last to stay up for this month, in opposition to Liverpool on Feb. 25.
REYNA’S DEBUT
Gio Reyna made his debut for Nottingham Forest as a second-half substitute within the staff’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.
The United States midfielder got here on within the 78th minute, 4 days after signing from Borussia Dortmund on mortgage till the top of the season.
Forest had equalized by then, with Callum Hudson-Odoi’s curling forty fifth-minute strike canceling out the opener within the fifth minute from Justin Kluivert when he scored from shut-vary at a nook.
Philip Billing was despatched off within the 84th for Bournemouth.
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