The 2023/24 Premier League season is in its final sprint, with three BIG6 giants Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City battling for the league title, Jurgen Klopp is aiming for a second Premier League title in his tenure, Mikel Arteta is leading the team to their first league title in 20 years, and Pep Guardiola is aiming to complete an unprecedented four consecutive Premier League titles. The difference between the top three is only 3 points, before this round, Liverpool led the standings and took the initiative to win the championship, Arsenal had the most dangerous schedule, followed by Manchester City, and the next 8 rounds of games will gradually unravel the suspense of the title race.
The top three have their own strengths and weaknesses, in contrast, Liverpool's schedule is the easiest, Klopp announced his departure, the players are three military lives, unprecedented unity, is to want to send the Premier League trophy to send Klopp, Liverpool occupies the human advantage, and Liverpool's next schedule is only left in the Premier League and the Europa League, and the Premier League opponents are only Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, the two BIG 6 teams, are the biggest favorites to win the championship.
Arsenal are fighting on the same two fronts, but Arteta is much more difficult than Liverpool, first of all, the Champions League quarter-finals against the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern, the intensity of the game is more than one notch higher than the Europa League. In the Premier League, Arsenal has the most difficult schedule, and then has to play against Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester United, three BIG6 teams, and there is also the dark horse Aston Villa waiting, last season Arsenal suddenly collapsed in April, and finally missed the title.
Manchester City still maintains a three-tier title situation, the Premier League has to compete with Liverpool and Arsenal, the FA Cup has advanced to the semi-finals, and the semi-finals have to face Chelsea. Manchester City's grip on the big talk has been declining this season, with only one win against Manchester United, and the rest of the games are either draws or defeats, and Haaland and De Bruyne are still not at their best.
Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa
Manchester City have failed to win against the top four sides this season, drawing 1-1 home and away against Liverpool and losing just one and losing one against Arsenal before losing 1-0 away at Aston Villa in their first contract. Haaland has suffered a goal drought in three consecutive games, De Bruyne's hot form after returning from injury has been interrupted by another injury, and with age, his form has declined significantly, and now in the sprint to the season, who can step up in time to take on the role of Gundogan last season to save the team.
In the game, Doku assisted Rodri to take the lead in the first half, Durán equalized, Foden scored a free kick, Alvarez missed many opportunities, and Foden scored a hat-trick in the second half, scoring 21 goals and 10 assists for the season. In the end, Manchester City won 4-1 against Aston Villa, and the Blues ended a two-game draw in the league. In the standings, Manchester City is in third place with 67 points, one point away from the leader Arsenal, and Villa is fourth with 59 points.
Arsenal 2-0 Luton
Mikel Arteta's side started 2024 on an eight-game winning streak and were at the top of the table with great title prospects, but Arsenal ended their eight-game winning streak in the last league draw away at Manchester City and ceded top spot to Liverpool. Arsenal will now face a devilish fixture, and how to avoid a collapse in April like last season is something Arteta needs to be wary of.
In the game, Kai Havertz assisted Odegaard in the first half, and then Smith Rowe's pass caused an own goal by Taiki Hashioka, and Arsenal temporarily won 2-0 Luton Town, and in the second half, neither team changed the scoreline, and finally Arsenal 2-0 Luton Town, and temporarily led the table after one game.