The Premier League Title Race is heats up after a draw between Arsenal and Manchester City, all three sides are separated by a point.
Liverpool led the way with 67 points, Arsenal sits second with 65, and City are third with 64 for point.
While most fans called it a bore fest between the reigning Champions and last season’s runners-up, this is what Title races are all about.
The fact that neither team wanted to lose, shows how determined they are to win this Title, and they knew that one mistake could cost them the opportunity to do so.
Embed from Getty ImagesWhen Klopp’s Reds eked out a 2-1 win over Brighton Hove & Albion, both teams thought “even though we would like to win, we cannot afford to make any mistakes.’
And that is exactly how things planned out to be, with just three shots on target.
‘We are improving, we are competing better and we are understanding how to compete in these games,’ ‘There’s another step to make to win championships and that’s that you have to win. Today we were able to draw and we have to improve a lot still to win.
Arteta: Mail Online
If Arsenal tried to open up against City at the Etihad, they would have been comprehensively beaten, and given that their record at the Etihad isn’t that great, with their last victory coming in 2015, this was a great achievement.
Few teams go to the Etihad and get even a point, so who knows how crucial that point may become the end of the season?
As for the game at Anfield, Roberto De Zerbi’s side did make it difficult for Liverpool via a 1-0 lead, but like all champions, they dug in to get a valuable three points.
It is a great situation where the boys brought us in, we are there. I don’t even know exactly the points tally but another three [today]. So, we are there with two other teams fighting for the biggest prize in English football and we will see how it will end up. But I decided I will really try hard to enjoy it.
Klopp: LiverpoolFC
If you look at the remaining fixtures, Liverpool and Arsenal still must play Aston Villa, Tottenham, and Manchester United.
City on the other hand, have the easier run-in, with Spurs and Villa being the potential tough games.
As all three teams are also involved in the latter stages of the Europa League and Champions League, who can handle the Run-in the best?
Embed from Getty ImagesHistory tells us that Pep Guardiola’s City are the masters of handling the last third of the season, so do Liverpool and Arsenal have the mental strength to see them off by avoiding defeats in their remaining games?
“We have done it in the past. We got 100 points and 98 points to win titles. Now it’s just recovering mentally and physically and coming back on Wednesday.”
Guardiola: Express
This is what we will find out over the next few weeks.
What would be ideal from a neutral perspective, is if all three teams are level on points on the final day of the season.
Then we would find out who has performed the best in terms of head-to-head, and goal difference.
Arsenal is leading with 46 goals, Liverpool are second with 40, followed by City in third with 35.
In terms of head-to-head, the Gunners pipped both sides at the Emirates, with a 1-0 and 3-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium
On the other side, Liverpool and City have drawn both games 1-1.
So, if Arteta’s side can remain unbeaten till the end of the season, they could have a great chance of ending their 23-year wait for a title.
But that is an extremely tricky thing to do, particularly when there are European places up for grabs, as well as a relegation battle.
That’s where Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, and Aston Villa may have a say of who wins the Title Race?
So, the next few weeks promises to be an absolute blockbuster for all three sides.
Who will take home the Premier League?
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