On the evening of January 1, Beijing time, the 21st round of the Premier League staged a strong showdown, Arsenal against Manchester City. In the 30th minute of the first half, Saka's low shot gave Arsenal the lead. In the second half, Xhaka put down the B seat to send a point, Mahrez equalized in the 56th minute, and Gabriel turned 2 yellows and 1 red after 2 minutes. In the 92nd minute of the match, Hernandez completed the dead end. In the end, Arsenal lost a good game at home to Manchester City 1-2. After this campaign, City's 11-point advantage continues to lead the Premier League, and the Blue Moon's advantage over Liverpool has reached 12 points.
Before the match, Manchester City was ranked first in the Premier League and Arsenal were fourth in the Premier League, and both sides have been in excellent form recently. Despite historical data showing Arsenal being at an overall disadvantage, the Gunners have played one of the best games of the season. In the first half, City were almost crushed by Arsenal and Saka's goal perfectly illustrated the process. In the second half, Manchester City began to exert efforts, B-seat built points, and Mahrez stepped on it. The young Arsenal paid more for it, Gabriel complained about referees 2 turning yellow to red, and Saka made the same mistake. The 10-man campaign ultimately failed to withstand City's advance, but the Blue Moon played very badly.
Obviously, Arsenal fans can't accept such an ending, and the referee's penalty will trigger a war of words after the game. However, as far as the course of the game was concerned, Arsenal still buried a good game, Gabriel received a yellow card in 2 minutes, which disrupted the rhythm of Arsenal in a blink of an eye. Arteta had to be forced to make a substitution to hold on to a draw but was humiliated by City and killed – 10 straight defeats against the Blue Moon.
A key battle in the Premier League, after Manchester City's victory over Arsenal, the suspense of the Premier League title is almost zero. Manchester City scored three points in the final stages, and such an ending undoubtedly gave Klopp's Liverpool a hard blow. At present, Liverpool have fallen behind Manchester City by 12 points in the second round of the junior round, and even if Liverpool can win the next two games, their point difference with Manchester City will reach 6 points. To make matters worse, Salah and Mane are about to leave for the Africa Cup of Nations, and Klopp is about to face the most severe test.
Of course, in addition to the Battle for the Premier League title, the competition for the top 4 in the Premier League is also very eye-catching. At the moment, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool have some advantages, while Fourth-place Arsenal are facing West Ham United, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. This is not a good phenomenon for Ronaldo's Manchester United, because the Red Devils must catch up with Arsenal in order to qualify for the Champions League, but there is still a four-point gap between the two. In addition, Manchester United's opponent in the Champions League knockout round is Atletico Madrid, and it is also very difficult to qualify. If United can't get back on the winning track, the season will suffer the double whammy of losing the top four in the Premier League and exiting the Champions League.