In the first 28 rounds of the Premier League, Arsenal have accumulated 69 points, the seventh highest level in the same period in history, and with this momentum, they will end the season with 93 points. Judging from the 29th round of Premier League matches, the Gunners are indeed fulfilling the expectations of the outside world, and once again won at home against Leeds United, successfully raising the points to 72 points, which is 8 points higher than Manchester City, which is second in the table!
However, Arsenal's crisis has also arrived. According to the schedule, in the 30th round of the Premier League, Arteta will lead his disciples to Anfield to challenge Liverpool. If you start from the recent form of the two teams alone, then Arsenal will undoubtedly win: the Reds are winless in four games in all competitions, including defeated by underdog Bournemouth, while the Gunners have won three and drawn one in their last four games, including two of which are 4-1 wins, and the three wins have been won by three goals in a single game, and the offensive end looks very solid!
Interestingly, if you look at Arsenal's past meetings with Liverpool, the Reds, sitting at home, can be called the Gunners' nemesis. The data shows that in the past 10 years, Arsenal have challenged Liverpool away from home in the Premier League, with a 0-7 ratio of wins and defeats, and recently suffered six consecutive defeats away, including a big defeat, including a 0-4 defeat in November 2021 and a 1-3 defeat in September 2020!
That said, even if Liverpool look at a slump at this stage, their ability to bounce back in desperate situations cannot be underestimated, just as the Reds sat home and crushed the in-form and highly anticipated Manchester United 7-0 in the round of 26! In addition, with nearly 10 rounds left until the end of the season, it means that Liverpool still have the possibility of breaking into the top four, which boosts the morale of Klopp's disciples and will also make it more difficult for Arsenal to conquer Anfield.
It is worth saying that Arsenal have conceded goals six times due to mistakes in the last year and a half, which is the level of the top five in the Premier League, and it is clear that the Gunners can win against Liverpool in the latest round is unknown, and it can also be said that this will be a turning point in the Premier League title. You know, although nominally Arsenal are 8 points ahead of Manchester City, the "Blue Moon" is essentially one round less.
If Mikel Arteta loses in the new round and Pep Guardiola wins, the points between the two teams will be reduced to five points, plus there is a head-to-head duel between the two teams, and the Gunners' advantage is not obvious enough. It can be said that the "Blue Moon Army" is waiting for the opponent's mistake, and then counterattack to win the championship to create a new good story, many people are also waiting for this moment to happen, after all, Guardiola rules the Premier League, menacing and imposing!