Man City and Arsenal earn away wins in EPL title race. Can Liverpool follow them?
Arsenal and Manchester City have done their bit in the latest chapter of the English Premier Leagueโs tight title race by negotiating potentially tricky away matches to maintain unbeaten streaks in the competition stretching back to December.
Liverpool denied late penalty in thrilling 1-1 draw with Manchester City
Liverpool was denied a last-minute penalty after fighting back to draw 1-1 with Manchester City in the final Premier League clash between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola before the German coach steps down at the end of the season.
Foden leads Man City fightback for 3-1 derby win over Man United after Haaland's glaring miss
Phil Foden has led Manchester Cityโs fightback after an astonishing miss by Erling Haaland for a 3-1 win over Manchester United in a one-sided derby that exposed the gulf between the two Premier League rivals.
Saka sparkles as Arsenal opens EPL season with win. Newcastle sends statement by dismantling Villa
Arsenal wingers Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka have lit up the opening Saturday of the Premier League season with an audacious assist and a curling long-range strike that helped the team start the campaign with a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest.
Guardiola defends his plea for 'more fans' at Man City game
A clash has broken out between Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and a section of the teamโs fans after he called for โmore peopleโ to attend the Premier League home match against Southampton on Saturday than had come to the Champions League win over Leipzig in midweek.
Man City into FA Cup semifinals, keeps quadruple dream alive
Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan, right, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the English FA Cup sixth round soccer match between Everton and Manchester City at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England, Saturday, March 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Super, Pool)With an unprecedented quadruple still a possibility for Manchester City, the pressure on Pep Guardiola is intensifying heading into the final two months of the season. I will not watch games.โFew would begrudge him the break, with an intense 34-match, four-month stretch -- featuring games every three or four days -- concluding with a 2-0 win over Everton in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. AdIndeed, Guardiolaโs players are sweeping all before them this season, having also reached the final of the English League Cup, the quarterfinals of the Champions League and forged a 14-point lead in the Premier League. "Iโm looking forward to everyone coming back safe.โSouthampton is the other team through to the FA Cup semifinals after beating second-tier Bournemouth 3-0 earlier Saturday.
Man City moves closer to title; Chelsea held in top-4 bid
(Adam Davy/Pool via AP)LONDON โ Manchester City only needs to win five of its remaining eight games to secure the Premier League trophy. Sergio Aguero then fired the ball into the corner of the goal for his first Premier League goal in 14 months. "We want to still fight for the position in Europe.โTUCHEL UNBEATENChelsea extended its unbeaten start under Thomas Tuchel to 10 Premier League games with the draw at Leeds. ZAHA STANCEWilfried Zaha became the first Premier League player not to take a knee before his Crystal Palace team beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0. Zaha had already indicated that he thought taking a knee has lost meaning after being brought in by the Premier League in June as an anti-racism message when football resumed.
Winning run ended by Man U but City running away with title
Manchester United's Harry Maguire celebrates at the final whistle during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, March 7, 2021. Manchester United won 2-0. City running away with the title seemed unimaginable in November when it lost to then-leader Tottenham. Champions by 18 points last season, Liverpool is now a remarkable 22 points behind City. The season's hopes are now on progressing past Leipzig to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
United ends City winning run at 21 with Manchester derby joy
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, center right, scores the opening goal from the penalty spot past Manchester City's goalkeeper Ederson during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Peter Powell/Pool via AP)MANCHESTER โ Success for Manchester United these days is being the spoiler as Manchester City goes on to eventually claim the league titles. City manager Pep Guardiola's pursuit of a world-record winning streak ended after United won the derby 2-0 on Sunday. Just like three years ago when Jose Mourinho's derby win prevented City sealing the title that April day. United goalkeeper Dean Henderson threw the ball out to Shaw, who was gifted time and space to run into the penalty area.
Man City earns 18th straight win, Spurs lose again in EPL
Things are changing fast in the lives of two of soccerโs most storied managers, whose teams are going in opposite directions this season. City beat Arsenal 1-0 thanks to Raheem Sterlingโs second-minute header to preserve its 10-point lead over Manchester United and Leicester, which both also won Sunday. City has 13 straight wins in the league and looks unstoppable with 13 games left in its campaign. SLOPPY UNITEDUnited was far from convincing in beating Newcastle for just a second win in its last six league matches. THE MOYES EFFECTWest Ham occupies the fourth and final Champions League spot โ somewhat unexpectedly โ after its win over Tottenham.