Manchester City are precisely where they want to be – at the top of the Premier League.
They did their thing on Saturday, beating Luton Town to put pressure on. They sat out on Sunday because, first Liverpool and then Arsenal, failed to get the job done on their own turf. Crystal Palace and Aston Villa have scored surprise victories to adjust the status of the naming race.
City, who finished third at the end of the week, are now two things adrift of their two rivals. Pep Guardiola’s side were relentless at the end of the season. But while history suggests that this may all be over, many twists and turns are still possible. .
The three protagonists of the name have hard-to-negotiate encounters. They all faced each other and Arsenal won in their mini-league, but that wouldn’t count for much on the last matchday.
City need a fourth historic name on the trot, Arsenal need to end a 20-year wait and Liverpool desperately need to get rid of Jurgen Klopp in the most productive way imaginable. We take a look at the matches that can still prove decisive in deciding where the Premier League trophy goes.
The Toffees are pulling out to fight relegation and Goodison Park has not been the kindest position for Klopp during his tenure. Not that Liverpool lost there with wonderful regularity, however, they dropped more things than they would have liked, and some proved crucial.
A draw in the notorious 2018/19 name race proved hugely important and the Reds will be desperate to avoid losing any more problems at their short Stanley Park route. Five of the last six games played between them at Goodison Park ended in a stalemate.
The north London derby at the start of the season showed just how far Tottenham had come to a point in the Emirates. They are still in contention for fourth place and therefore will not have time to worry about derailing Arsenal’s hopes, instead focusing on their own ambitions, hurting their rivals will be a highly sought-after bonus.
Arsenal won this game last season, but Tottenham are a much more dangerous team and have only been beaten four times at home in the league. Ange Postecoglou’s team will have a chance to weigh in in the race for the name as they take on all three groups. however, they need more than anything to turn away the Gunners.
Liverpool have shown that beating Manchester, regardless of the Red Devils’ average, is not a game to savour. United have been deficient for a long time, but have recently managed to keep the Reds in the league and knock them out of the FA. Even last year they managed to beat Arsenal when they were far from their best.
This is one of the moves that Mikel Arteta can do without. United may have little to play for, apart from a Europa League position, but matches between those two heavyweights rarely see a simple win for either side, and Arsenal have little additional margin. by mistake.
Villa Park has proven to be one of the toughest places to get a result this season, but that will be Liverpool’s blueprint if they are to achieve Premier League glory. They comfortably faced Villa last season at Anfield, but Arsenal have figured out how to do it. devastating they can be.
Unai Emery’s side would likely need a win to secure their position in the top four, which will further motivate them as they look to add the Reds to their home best list, which already includes Arsenal and City.
Last matches played through Arsenal
Wolves [A] – Saturday, April 20 (7:30 p. m. ) Chelsea [H] – Tuesday, April 23 (8 p. m. ) Tottenham [A] – Sunday, April 28 (1 p. m. ) Bournemouth [H] – Saturday May (12:30 p. m. ) Manchester United [A] – Sunday, May 12 (4:30 p. m. )Everton [H] – Sunday, May 19 (pm)
Last matches played by Manchester City
Brighton [A] – Thursday, April 25 (8:00 p. m. ) Nottingham Forest [A] – Sunday, April 28 (30:00 p. m. ) Wolves [H] – Saturday in May (5:30 p. m. ) Fulham [A] – Saturday, May 11 (12:30 p. m. ) Tottenham [A] – Tuesday, May 1 (8:00 p. m. )West Ham [H] – Sunday, May 19 (8:00 p. m. )
Last matches played by Liverpool
Fulham [A] – Sunday 21 April (16. 30) Everton [A] – Wednesday 24 April (20. 00) West Ham [A] – Saturday 27 April (12. 30) Tottenham [H] – Sunday 5 May (16. 30) )Aston Villa [A] – Monday thirteenth May (8pm)Wolves [H] – Sunday 19 May (4pm)
Nathan Ake was the first City player to score at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when he scored the winner in their FA Cup clash last season. This put an end to the club’s turmoil at the north London stadium, but they want to repeat the feat. .
The match will end 3 eventful days in which the 3 finalists will play several consecutive days. The picture can be very different after that. This is the biggest hurdle the champions still have to overcome, but they will have one. They will award the trophy if they win this adjustment, which will take place a few days before the last day of adjustment.
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