Saturday\u2019s results left the title race very much intact as Arsenal and Manchester City both collected three points and resumed their tussle at the summit. Arsenal briefly held a nine-point advantage over City, a margin they last enjoyed during their 2003-04 title season, but momentum shifted after the top-flight heavyweight clash at Anfield.<\/p>\n
Dominik Szoboszlai\u2019s free-kick had put Liverpool ahead before Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland produced a quick response, the latter converting a penalty after Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson clumsily bundled into Matheus Nunes. The outcome ensures the run-in between Arsenal and City will be tightly contested over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
Arsenal face a congested schedule. Their next five Premier League matches are: Brentford (A) on Feb. 12, Wolves (A) on Feb. 18, Tottenham (A) on Feb. 22, Chelsea (H) on Mar. 1 and Brighton (A) on Mar. 4. The rearranged calendar, driven by Arsenal\u2019s involvement in the Carabao Cup final where they will meet City, means four of those five fixtures are away. Arsenal also have an FA Cup fourth round tie next weekend and a rescheduled match at last-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers on Feb. 22.<\/p>\n
The Gunners return to league action midweek with a trip to Brentford, a side noted in the draft as one of the division\u2019s leading teams at home this season. Four days after their Wolverhampton fixture comes a north London derby at Tottenham as Arsenal aim to complete a double over their rivals, followed closely by the Chelsea meeting they recently negotiated in the Carabao Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n
Manchester City\u2019s next five league opponents present a simpler sequence. City begin with Fulham (H) on Feb. 11, a side Pep Guardiola has beaten in all 14 past meetings, and then host Newcastle (H) on Feb. 21, having already seen off Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-finals. The schedule gives Guardiola\u2019s side a relatively straightforward short-term run compared with Arsenal\u2019s compressed travel demands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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