LONDON, United Kingdom, Mar 8 – Manchester City’s cruise towards a third Premier League title in four seasons was rocked by another derby defeat to Manchester United as the runaway leaders’ 21-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday.
Liverpool’s losing run at Anfield on the other hand rolls on as Jurgen Klopp’s men lost to Fulham, their sixth straight home defeat.
A famous 1-0 victory for Scott Parker’s men has huge ramifications at the bottom of the table with four teams now separated by four points in the battle to beat the drop.
AFP Sports looks at three talking points from the Premier League weekend.
Man Utd slow Man City’s title march
A year to the weekend since Premier League football was last played in front of full houses, United showed that not everything has changed in a Covid-19 world.
364 days since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men beat City 2-0 at Old Trafford, they matched that scoreline at the Etihad to cut the lead enjoyed by Pep Guardiola’s men at the top of the table to 11 points.
United’s latest derby win may have come too late to reignite the title race, but it maintains Solskjaer’s impressive personal record against Guardiola.
The Norwegian has won all three meetings at the Etihad between the pair as United were again able to do what so few others have managed against City in soaking up pressure before pouncing on the counter-attack.
Klopp’s flops crash again
Branded “mentality midgets” by Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher after the latest humiliation of their woeful title defence, Liverpool’s latest defeat underlined the depth of the crisis engulfing the champions.
Jurgen Klopp’s men are on the worst run at Anfield in Liverpool’s history and even a top four finish could be out of their reach.
The Reds are four points behind fourth placed Chelsea, who can increase that advantage to seven if they beat Everton on Monday.
Liverpool’s sixth defeat in their last seven league games was too much for their former defender Carragher, who fumed: “Jurgen Klopp previously called this team mentality monsters and that was absolutely right at the time. But right now they are like mentality midgets.”
Alarmingly for Liverpool fans, Klopp didn’t disagree and appeared out of answers, saying: “We don’t have the mentality we are used to but the boys want to win games and I saw that today. We still made mistakes and that’s the problem.
“We have to make sure the mistakes we make are not accountable. We have to make sure we win a game again.”
Relegation battle royale
Fulham remain in the relegation zone only on goal difference after a massive three points pulled them level with Brighton
The Seagulls once again flattered to deceive as they let a 1-0 lead slip to lose 2-1 to Leicester on Saturday and extend a winless run to five games since they too won at Anfield.
However, it is arguably Newcastle who have most to fear from Fulham’s resurgence as they are now just one point clear of the bottom three after a 0-0 draw at West Brom.
All is not well on Tyneside with manager Steve Bruce locking horns with Matt Ritchie in a training ground bust-up this week.
Bruce is also without his three most dangerous attacking players in Callum Wilson, Allan Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almiron for the forseeable future, putting his and Newcastle’s top-flight future in peril.
Pingback: Three talking points from the Premier League – Mchipuko
Montephisa
May 1, 2022 at 9:07 am
[url=http://cheapdrugs.store/#]erectile dysfunction remedies[/url]
JamesDEd
May 5, 2022 at 5:37 pm
how to get cialis 800mg cialis usa online cialis bathtub
JamesDEd
May 6, 2022 at 8:59 am
ivermectin for sale canada ivermectin lotion cost durvet ivermectin pour on
JamesDEd
May 6, 2022 at 10:33 pm
impotance natural ed medications erection pills
JamesDEd
May 7, 2022 at 1:22 pm
buy prescription drugs without doctor injectable ed drugs over the counter erectile dysfunction pills
JamesDEd
May 8, 2022 at 4:19 am
is cialis over the counter cialis cialis generic cost
JamesDEd
May 9, 2022 at 10:21 am
generic cialis made in america best price for daily cialis where to buy cialis in australia
Gregorynep
May 11, 2022 at 3:42 pm
propecia tablets propecia online cheap propecia online
Gregorynep
May 12, 2022 at 7:22 am
ivermectin (stromectol). ivermectin benefits for humans topical ivermectin for rosacea
Gregorynep
May 13, 2022 at 9:13 am
ivermectin and praziquantel ivermectin argentina scaly leg mite treatment ivermectin
Gregorynep
May 14, 2022 at 12:46 am
how do i get propecia finasteride online propecia for hair loss
Gregorynep
May 14, 2022 at 4:22 pm
ivermectin for pig lice stromectol buy online ivermectin fleas
Gregorynep
May 15, 2022 at 7:57 am
buy propecia canada propecia finasteride buy propecia uk
Gregorynep
May 15, 2022 at 11:28 pm
buy propecia online cheap finasteride 1mg finasteride tablets
Stromzency
May 16, 2022 at 7:11 pm
stromectol 3 mg tablets price prescribing stromectol stromectol price usa
Stromzency
May 17, 2022 at 10:15 am
cheapest ed pills best erection pills online ed medications
Stromzency
May 18, 2022 at 1:49 am
canada rx drugs online internet pharmacy no prior prescription canadian pharmacy certified canada pharmacy online
Stromzency
May 18, 2022 at 5:23 pm
online pharmacies without prior prescription generic drugs without doctor’s prescription buying from canadian online pharmacies
Douglasbuisp
May 19, 2022 at 4:37 pm
tadalafil best price 20 mg cialis cialis
Douglasbuisp
May 20, 2022 at 8:19 am
buy clomid 50mg clomid for sale canada clomid
Douglasbuisp
May 20, 2022 at 11:54 pm
stromectol stromectol 12 mg tablets stromectol for sale
Douglasbuisp
May 21, 2022 at 3:46 pm
online purchase of tadalafil in india tadalafil 10mg price tadalafil tablets 20 mg india
Douglasbuisp
May 22, 2022 at 7:29 am
stromectol without a doctor prescription prescribing stromectol ivermectin without a doctor prescription
Douglasbuisp
May 22, 2022 at 11:15 pm
clomid for sale canada clomid tablets buy clomid 50mg
EugeneZok
May 23, 2022 at 2:17 pm
stromectol for humans for sale stromectol for sale ivermectin 6 mg tablet
EugeneZok
May 24, 2022 at 6:32 am
stromectol tablets for humans stromectol for humans for sale stromectol 12 mg tablets
EugeneZok
May 24, 2022 at 10:37 pm
stromectol tablets for humans stromectol 12 mg tablets stromectol for sale
Raymondtycle
May 25, 2022 at 6:56 pm
generic viagra walmart sildenafil 20 mg best over the counter viagra
Raymondtycle
May 26, 2022 (5 weeks ago) at 10:53 am
viagra 100mg price pfizer viagra 100mg price cost of viagra
Raymondtycle
May 27, 2022 (5 weeks ago) at 2:52 am
generic viagra walmart pfizer viagra 100mg price viagra amazon
RobertHield
May 27, 2022 (5 weeks ago) at 8:04 pm
cialis daily pricing generic version of cialis real cialis sublingual
RobertHield
May 28, 2022 (4 weeks ago) at 12:42 pm
cialis for daily use cost buy tadalafil п»їcialis
RobertHield
May 29, 2022 (4 weeks ago) at 5:29 am
cialis free trial pharmacy online cialis pharmacy online cialis
RobertHield
May 29, 2022 (4 weeks ago) at 9:49 pm
cialis pay with paypal buy tadalafil cialis black wirkung
RobertHield
May 30, 2022 (4 weeks ago) at 2:05 pm
cialis paypal canada generic tadalafil 20mg india low dose cialis
RobertHield
May 31, 2022 (4 weeks ago) at 6:24 am
generic cialis 40mg cialis pills viagra cialis from germany