It was another good weekend for Manchester City as they extended the lead at the top of the Premier League table with 11th consecutive win in the competition as their competitors dropped by more points.
Jurgen Klopp has admitted that the Liverpool defense have lost their title after beating Leicester, and at the other end of the table Fulham have shown their stomachs for the fight against relegation with victory at Everton.
Here, PA news agency takes a look at what we’ve learned from the latest Premier League action.
City title to be lost?
Manchester City took a big step towards regaining the Premier League title with a complete 3-0 home win against Tottenham. Following their first victory in Liverpool since 2003, Pep Guardiola ‘s side recorded their 11th straight win in the Premier League and 16th after all competitions. City look to be hitting their belts at just the right time as their rivals go down and drop points, with Leicester the only other team in the top four. won this weekend.
More unfortunate Spurs
The Etihad win was the fourth loss in five Premier League games, at which point Tottenham are also knocked out of the FA Cup by Everton. In mid-December Jose Mourinho’s men were at the top of the table, but despite a run of two wins from the following nine games they have slipped to 17 points off City leaders. Not only have any title challenges gone, they are unsure in the top four race that is still open. Mourinho’s tactics have come in for criticism all season long but his pragmatism as one of the best managers in the world has been scrutinized even more when his side is not winning.
Klopp includes a title
Leicester’s win came against Liverpool, forcing Reds boss Klopp to admit their title defense is over after a horrific fall at King Power Stadium. Liverpool conceded three goals in seven minutes late in the game, after going through a Mohamed Salah strike. Like against Manchester City last week, gamekeeper Alisson Becker was at fault for at least one of the goals when it came to running out and hitting a team-mate Ozan Kabak, allowing Jamie Vardy to run the ball into an open net to put Leicester ahead. The management champions are 13 points behind City leaders after playing a game more and after their third straight loss in the Premier League, Klopp said: “Yes. I don’t think we can close the gap. We’re not worried about the title, we’re not stupid. ”
Aubameyang shows its value
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returned to the Arsenal side to hit his first hat-trick in the Premier League when the Gunners fired down Leeds on Sunday. The 31-year-old had not started in five games after leaving the club’s coronavirus secure blister to be exposed to a sick mother. However, working as the singles striker, he marked his return in good fashion when a spirited Leeds were beaten 4-2 at the Emirates Stadium, having started the evening above the hosts in the table. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said Aubameyang’s performance was “outstanding.”
Fulham up for the fight
The striker on loan Josh Maja hit twice on his first Premier League game as Fulham recorded their first league title at Everton in their history, with a deserved 2-0 victory finishing a 12-game run. without winning. The 22-year-old scored two poacher-like goals from close range. He moved the third-base Booths to within seven points at Newcastle in the 17th and gave them hope of escape if Maja is able to reproduce this form on a regular basis.