The king is back! The key battle for the championship was won, Manchester City kicked Liverpool out, the Premier League is still a two-man game

In this round of the Premier League, Arsenal, who are ranked first, will play away to Sunderland, which is ranked fourth, and Manchester City, which is ranked second, will play Liverpool, which is ranked third.

According to the trend, this should be the best time for Arsenal to watch the fire from the other side and reap the profits. Although Sunderland is currently ranked fourth, it is only a matter of time before they fall out of the Champions League or even the European Theater. Therefore, even if it is an away game, it is reasonable and even necessary for Arsenal to win.

Although there are some flaws in Arteta's formation and on-the-spot scheduling, Arsenal is only one minute away from winning at the Stadium of Light.

After Trossard took the lead in the world wave, Arsenal retreated across the board, intending to rely on the strongest defense in European football to defend the victory and take away 3 points. In the final stage, Sunderland attacked wildly, and Arsenal's goal was once in turmoil. Seeing that there were only the last 2 minutes of injury time left, this season's strongest defense line still failed.

Brobey's hook was flat under the pull of Gabriel. Arsenal's 3 points turned into 1 point. The expected profit turned into anxiety. Once the game between Manchester City and Liverpool is decided, the lead will shrink.

So, except for Arsenal, the entire Premier League hopes to determine the winner in this battle between the second and third places, and even the referees are the same. Only 8 minutes into the game, Konate and Bradley made a mistake in cooperation. Doku intercepted the ball in the penalty area and was tripped by Mamardashvili when he cut inside. Referee Kavanagh awarded a penalty kick after VAR intervention.

Perhaps it was because he had not taken a penalty kick for a long time, but Haaland, who had already scored 13 goals, was awarded the first penalty of the season by a substitute goalkeeper with one palm. However, Mamardashvili eventually became the ghost at Haaland's feet. After 20 minutes, Manchester City played a smooth collective cooperation. Nunes passed the ball diagonally from the right, and Haaland beat Konate to score with a header.

The deadlock was broken, and Liverpool, who were lagging behind, could only fight back with all their strength. Unfortunately, Van Dijk's header was judged by referee Kavanagh to be offside for interfering with Donnarumma. The goal was canceled and Liverpool completely lost the possibility of winning.

Because in this battle, Slott was tactically overwhelmed by Guardiola. Doku disrupted the entire defense line in the frontcourt, and O'Reilly locked up Salah in the backcourt. In the half-time stoppage time, Nico, who was already getting better, volleyed vigorously from the top of the penalty area. The ball hit the unlucky Van Dijk and then changed into the net.

Liverpool is powerless; Arsenal is doomed.

After the side change, Doku, who had abused Liverpool's defense line all by himself, sent an unstoppable kick to the world, marking this highly anticipated duel with a strong personal imprint.

3 to 0, 3 points... Manchester City washed away the humiliation of a double play last season and kicked Liverpool out of the Premier League title race this season. Now, the point difference between Manchester City and Arsenal is only 4 points. As the season has just entered the middle stage of the competition, this point difference can be ignored.

Arsenal will face a relatively difficult schedule next, facing Tottenham and Chelsea one after another, while Manchester City's schedule will be relatively easy. If Arsenal accidentally makes another mistake, the good situation may be ruined again. This is a milestone in Guardiola's coaching career. It is just the right time to announce the return of the king with a complete victory.