When it seemed that Manchester City had regained its former glory and could fight for the title, three consecutive matches that ended in draws showed that Pep Guardiola's team still suffers from many of the shortcomings from last season.
The Citizens drew again against Brighton (1:1), so Arsenal now have a five-point lead and a game in hand, and if they beat Liverpool at home tomorrow night, they will move up to a whopping eight points.
Considering that Mikel Arteta's team has been playing the best and most standard of anyone in the Premier League since the start of the season, it is clear that they have a clear path ahead of them to the title they have been waiting for since 2004.
And, at the "Itihad", City took the lead with Erling Haaland's penalty goal at the end of the first half, while the team from the south of England managed to equalize. with a great goal by Kaoru Mitoma after an hour of play.
After that, both had great chances, but Diego Gomes on one side and especially Haaland on the other were inaccurate.
Aston Villa is at the same distance from Arsenal as City, having also picked up a point tonight - against Crystal Palace (0:0).
The evening in the 21st round of the Premier League was also marked by Antoine Semenyo, who scored in the 95th minute to give Bournemouth a 3-2 victory over Tottenham and thus bid farewell to the club at the Vitality Stadium. Immediately after the match, English media reported that his transfer to Manchester City was a done deal.
Liam Rosenior watched Chelsea from the stands, but his new team suffered another defeat - to Fulham (2:1).
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