
There were more twists in the Premier League title race in the latest gameweek, this time in Arsenal’s favour, as the Gunners ran riot at Leeds while Manchester City threw away a two-goal lead at Tottenham to drop two valuable points.
It looks as though Aston Villa’s challenge is over after a 1-0 home defeat to 10-man Brentford. Even Manchester United, five points behind Villa and 12 off the lead, are now a shorter price to win the league than Unai Emery’s side.
In reality, we are down to a two-horse race, and it is looking increasingly likely that City do not have what it takes to hunt Arsenal down. Pep Guardiola’s side head to Anfield on Sunday knowing defeat could effectively end their title hopes.
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Michael Carrick’s appointment as interim manager at Manchester United is looking smarter with each passing game. The Red Devils have now won all three matches under their former captain.
Two of those victories were secured by late winners, a familiar trademark of the United side Carrick played in under Sir Alex Ferguson.
There are still doubts at the back, though, and that points towards a potentially open game here against Tottenham, whose last four Premier League matches have all seen both teams score and over 2.5 goals. That looks the most sensible angle here.
Arsenal have rallied after a brief wobble that saw them drop points in three straight games. There was nothing special about their second-leg win over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final, but there did not need to be.
The Gunners were defiant in their latest league outing at Leeds, scoring four times through four different players, a welcome return in the absence of Bukayo Saka.
Viktor Gyokeres has rediscovered his scoring touch and has responded well to recent criticism.
At home again and in good form, a routine win looks likely for the league leaders.
West Ham looked destined for relegation a month ago. While they are still favourites to go down, hope has been restored with victories over Tottenham and Sunderland. Even though they surrendered a 2-0 lead to lose at Chelsea, their competitive edge offered some encouragement.
This meeting with Burnley gives them a good opportunity to add a few more points before a difficult run-in the build-up to Easter.
There was very little to take from Burnley’s latest display at Sunderland, so I am happy to side with the Hammers here at odds against.
Chelsea have generally handled sides towards the bottom of the table well. They have made six away trips to teams in the bottom seven so far and won five of them, with the only exception coming at Leeds, who do not really belong so low in the table based on the underlying data.
The Blues have beaten Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Burnley on the road, recording a combined goal difference of +11 across those matches.
Wolves’ recent improvement came to a halt with a 2-0 home defeat to Bournemouth, and Chelsea look well placed to deliver a similar outcome here.
Liverpool boast an excellent home record against Manchester City, with the only defeat they have suffered against the visitors since 2003 coming in an empty stadium during the Covid period.
While results from previous seasons do not always carry much weight, this run has lasted too long to be dismissed as a coincidence, and Guardiola will be well aware of how difficult Anfield has been for his side.
The Reds produced arguably their best hour of football this season against Newcastle last time out, coming from behind to beat the Magpies 4-1.
That win was driven by Florian Wirtz, who now has six goals and three assists in his last 11 appearances, and Hugo Ekitike, who looks more assured with every game in a red shirt.
The link-up between those two is likely to be Guardiola’s main concern, and the recent improvement of Ibrahima Konate and Milos Kerkez has given Liverpool a far better platform to build from.
These are uncomfortable times for City. They were well beaten at Old Trafford, allowed Spurs back into a game they should have seen out, and given their previous struggles here and the pressure surrounding this fixture, it is a big ask for them to keep pace with Arsenal.
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