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Leandro Trossard of Arsenal scores his group’s third objective between the legs of goalkeeper Alisson Becker through the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC at Emirates Stadium on February 4, 2024 in London, England.
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The Premier League title race simply bought lots tighter. Arsenal benefited from two second-half errors from Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker to assert 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 three-way battle for the title.
Manchester Metropolis is in third place, 5 factors off Liverpool however with two video games in hand, and the defending champions will doubtless be proud of the outcome at Emirates Stadium. Metropolis 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 after being dominated for giant elements of the sport and due to the character of Arsenal’s essential second objective within the 67th that made it 2-1.
Alisson, extensively seen because the league’s greatest 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 protecting defender Virgil van Dijk. Gabriel Martinelli had the straightforward job of tapping the free ball into an empty internet.
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 by 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 Magalhaes to attain an own-goal when the ball struck his hand and flew into the web.
That pulled Liverpool degree at halftime, regardless of the guests not having a shot on objective within the first half in what was a below-par show total by the leaders.
“It simply exhibits the boys are human beings,” Klopp mentioned. “At present we had been actually human.”
Arsenal is again in sight of the lead after a 3rd straight win, which got here after a run of three consecutive losses in all competitions that led to doubts over the title credentials of final season’s runner-up.
“We had been prime at Christmas after which had a couple of sloppy outcomes,” Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice mentioned. “We appear to have ourselves again heading in the right direction.”
Hojlund’s streak
Rasmus Hojlund failed to seek 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 sport, setting United on its option to a 3-0 win towards West Ham at Previous Trafford.
Alejandro Garnacho, a 19-year-old 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-year-old midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. They’re three younger gamers round whom United is constructing its future.
“I feel that image covers the lot — how they’re collectively and wish to play soccer with journey and pleasure,” United supervisor Erik ten Hag mentioned. “If we hold this course of going, I’m positive we are going to obtain excessive ranges.”
United’s present degree is sixth place, a degree above West Ham in seventh and 6 factors behind Tottenham in fifth.
Chelsea humbled by Wolves
The strain is again on Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino after a second straight heavy loss within the league, this time 4-2 at house 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 closing whistle after a wild sport, throughout which Brazil striker Matheus Cunha scored a hat trick for Wolves.
Along with his group languishing in eleventh place, Pochettino accepted Chelsea’s gamers “should not matching the historical past of the membership.”
“Dissatisfied,” he mentioned. “I apologize to the followers.”
Chelsea at the very least has an English League Cup closing to sit up for this month, towards Liverpool on Feb. 25.
Reyna’s debut for Forest
Gio Reyna made his debut for Nottingham Forest as a second-half substitute within the group’s 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.
America 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 close-range at a nook.
Philip Billing was despatched off within the 84th for Bournemouth.
