The latest Premier League standings, the Gunners are still in third place The Reds, Manchester City, won the championship in the past, and it was not easy
On February 12, Beijing time, the 24th round of the Premier League was over, and the latest standings were announced. Gunners Arsenal beat West Ham United 6-0 in a London derby to win five consecutive Premier League games, but they can only finish third. Liverpool and Manchester City remain in the top two after both wins in this round. However, the maximum score difference between the top 3 is only 2 points. This season's Premier League title triumvirate is on the verge of victory.
Arsenal travel to West Ham United, and the two sides have met twice this season in the Premier League and Carabao Cup, losing both times. Away at the London Stadium, Mikel Arteta's side went on a big kill to take a 4-0 lead in the first half. Saka and Rice scored two more goals in the second half, and the Gunners finally won 6-0, and also avenged the previous two defeats. After 24 rounds, they have 16 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, scoring 53 goals and conceding 22 goals, ranking third in goals behind Manchester City and Liverpool, and conceding the fewest goals among the 20 teams in the Premier League.
However, even so, the Gunners could only finish third in the table. Because before that, Manchester City beat Toffee Everton 2-0 at home, and Haaland, who returned from injury and started the game, scored a brace in the second half, breaking the Premier League's four-game goal drought and announcing the return of the king. Since then, Manchester City have won six consecutive Premier League games and 10 consecutive wins in all competitions, which is exactly the same as Arsenal's points and goal difference, but they have scored three more goals than the former and are in second place. However, it should be noted that Manchester City now have one less game in the Premier League due to their participation in the Club World Cup.
Liverpool have had a bit of a rough run of things lately, with number one star Mohamed Salah being injured in the Africa Cup of Nations and midfielder Szobosloy also out injured. In the last round of the Premier League, they lost 3-1 away to Arsenal in a strong dialogue to suffer their second defeat of the season. However, in this round of games, Liverpool sat at home and defeated promoted Burnley 3-1 to defend their top position. It's just that they have played one more game than Manchester City.
After Pep Guardiola took charge of Manchester City in the summer of 2016, except for the first season of the Premier League title, which belonged to Chelsea, the next six seasons were won by Manchester City and Liverpool, and the Premier League title competition is basically a two-person model. Manchester City have won five titles and one runner-up, Liverpool have won one title and are second by one point twice, while Manchester United and Arsenal have won two and one runner-up respectively.
In terms of record, Manchester City are the undisputed champions of the Premier League, having won the European treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League last season. Although the record has been up and down this season due to the long-term absence of De Bruyne and Haaland, but now with the return of the double core, Manchester City, which is fully staffed, has also returned to the winning track, and although it is difficult to defend the title in the third line, it is not a luxury.
Compared with Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal's biggest weakness is that although the starting 11 is super strong, their bench depth is seriously lacking, and if the main player is injured, they will immediately become stumbling. In addition, when it comes to the experience of fighting for the title, especially the experience of catching up when they are behind, Manchester City can be said to be familiar with it, while Liverpool have been overtaken in the title battle three times, and the Gunners also lost the title when they were leading by eight points at one point last season, and it is Manchester City who gave them painful memories.
But comparatively speaking, it is the Gunners who have the least experience in winning the title. Liverpool also won one Premier League title, making Manchester City's dream of six consecutive titles come to naught. The Gunners have been poor and weak for many years, leading 248 days last season but were finally counterattacked by Manchester City. Although the midfielder Rice has been added this season, the weakness of the striker has not changed. With Liverpool and Manchester City in the cross, Mikel Arteta's side won't be easy to win the title.