Arsenal beat Newcastle United 1-0 to move three points clear of City at the top of the table.
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Arsenal have had one advantage in Manchester City's FA Cup preoccupation. Arsenal have overtaken City to return to the top of the English Premier League. Tottenham are still under pressure from relegation. The team has meanwhile tasted their first win of the year. Arsenal beat Newcastle United 1-0 to move three points clear of City at the top.
Arsenal have played one more game than City. Pep Guardiola's City have reached the FA Cup final by defeating Southampton. The team's opponent in the final will be Chelsea. City have a chance to win three titles this season. Liverpool, on the other hand, have strengthened their chances of winning the European Champions League next season by winning their third game in a row.
How was this weekend? Three points to explain this:
Arsenal's busy schedule
Martin Odegaard finds Arsenal's busy schedule in the coming days to be truly astonishing. Arsenal managed a narrow win over Newcastle at the Emirates. Iberchi Izzy scored the decisive goal from a clever short corner kick from captain Odegaard. Later in the game, Izzy and Kai Havertz were forced off with injuries.
But Arsenal also got the chance to welcome back Bukayo Saka, who is out of action. Injured players could be a big problem for Arsenal towards the end of the season. Right now, Arsenal's full attention is on Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first leg against Atletico Madrid. Odegaard has his own injury problem. Arsenal are in no position to lose any players to injury at this stage.
In this way, Odegaard says, ‘We have to fight hard every day and be optimistic about the future. It’s amazing how busy our schedule is. But we’re used to this schedule. We’re at the end of the season and we’ll do everything we can. We have to work hard for every win.’
Tottenham’s hope
Coach Robert de Gerby believes that if Tottenham can get one win, everything can be good. The team got their first win since December after beating relegated Wolves. But that didn’t mean much after West Ham beat Everton in the last minute. Tottenham remained in the relegation zone. Tottenham are still 2 points behind the safety zone.
Tottenham will face Aston Villa, Leeds, Chelsea and Everton in the next match. "I hope that this win can change the club's fortunes. This result can make us stronger mentally," says Italy coach Gerbi. He is telling his players not to focus on other teams' results. Gerbi believes that it is better to focus entirely on their own game.
Salah's departure
The biggest turning point of this weekend's game was the way Mohamed Salah left the field in Liverpool's 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. Salah left the field with an hour to go. During this, he went around the four corners of Anfield and greeted the fans with applause. The fans also applauded and supported him. Later, coach Arne Slott admitted that he does not know whether Salah will play for Liverpool again.
Salah has played more than 400 games for Liverpool. In this process, he has scored 257 goals. Slott says, "We will have to see what kind of injury Salah has. Whether he can return to the field or not, that injury will determine. I think Salah has worked hard his whole playing life to avoid injuries and recover from them.'
The victory over Palace helped Liverpool move into the top four, overtaking Aston Villa. Not only Liverpool, but Manchester United and Villa are also level on 58 points. This means an 8-point lead over Brighton, who will come next. The top five teams will play in the Champions League next season. In that sense, the current equation of the top five teams is unlikely to change.
