In the early morning of December 18, Beijing time, the 17th round of the English Premier League continued, and Arsenal, Manchester United, and Liverpool made their debuts.
Arsenal 2-0 Brighton
Due to the loss in the last round, Arsenal was 1 point behind Liverpool before the start of this round of matches and temporarily ranked second in the standings. In the 17th round of the league, Liverpool's match against Manchester United was played after Arsenal, which also means that as long as Arsenal wins, they can temporarily reach the top.
At home to Brighton, who have also performed well this season, Arsenal launched a fierce attack from the start. Throughout the first half, the number of shots on goal between the two teams was 15-0, with Arsenal dominating.
In the 53rd minute, Arsenal won a corner, the Brighton defender's header turned into an own goal, and Jesus easily headed the ball into the empty net at the back post.
In the 87th minute, Kai Havertz seized a one-on-one chance to seal the win.
In the end, Arsenal, which is worth a total of 1.19 billion, defeated Brighton 2-0 at home, and won 5 wins in the last 6 rounds and temporarily reached the top.
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
The Premier League's double red club has always attracted much attention, with Liverpool, with a total value of 800 million, sitting at home to face Manchester United, which is worth a total of 800 million.
Objectively speaking, both teams did not play well enough in this game, and Manchester United, who lacked a major general, took the initiative to show weakness and tried to defend the whole game. For most of the game, Liverpool appeared to be in half-time drills.
In the first half, Liverpool had 15 shots on goal, and in the second half, Liverpool had a whopping 19 shots, but they just couldn't convert them into goals.
In the end, with 34-6 shots on goal, Liverpool drew 0-0 with Manchester United. After this game, Liverpool are only in second place, while Manchester United have dropped to seventh.