Manchester Metropolis, Arsenal and Liverpool are locked in an exhilarating three-way battle for the Premier League title with simply six video games to go.
Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions sit two factors clear on the high after their rivals slipped up on the weekend, with Mikel Arteta’s Gunners and Jurgen Klopp’s Reds separated solely by objective distinction.
Right here, the PA information company appears on the top-flight run-in and what guarantees to be a dramatic finale.Manchester Metropolis (First, performed 32, factors 73, objective distinction 44)
Run-in: Brighton (a), Nottingham Forest (a), Wolves (h), Fulham (a), Tottenham (a), West Ham (h).
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In-form Metropolis are searching for to turn out to be champions for the fourth yr in a row and chasing back-to-back trebles. An ideal weekend for Guardiola’s facet, which included a 5-1 thrashing of Luton, put these quests again on monitor. Metropolis are unbeaten since December, dropping simply eight factors from a doable 51 throughout that point. Star striker Erling Haaland could not have hit the heights of his debut season however continues to be the division’s main scorer, whereas Kevin De Bruyne’s return to health following an injury-hit spell has supplied a well timed increase. Metropolis, who’re making ready for Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg in opposition to Actual Madrid, are actually odds-on favourites for title glory and, in line with Guardiola, thriving beneath the strain.
Arsenal (Second, performed 32, factors 71, objective distinction 49)
Run-in: Wolves (a), Chelsea (h), Tottenham (a), Bournemouth (h), Manchester United (a), Everton (h).
Arsenal are susceptible to experiencing deja vu. The Gunners topped the desk for a lot of final season earlier than falling away within the ultimate weeks. Arteta’s males had been unbeaten in 2024 – successful 10 of 11 league fixtures – earlier than Sunday’s damaging 2-0 residence defeat to Aston Villa noticed them give up first place. Arsenal face arguably the hardest run-in of the three contenders. After taking part in their Champions League quarter-final second leg away to Bayern Munich on Wednesday, they nonetheless need to face London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham and tackle Manchester United at Outdated Trafford. Supervisor Arteta is lucky to have few damage points and can be determined to forestall a marketing campaign which promised a lot tapering off.Liverpool (Third, performed 32, factors 71, objective distinction 41)
Run-in: Fulham (a), Everton (a), West Ham (a), Tottenham (h), Aston Villa (a), Wolves (h).
Reds boss Klopp is reliant on favours from elsewhere to get pleasure from a fairytale finish to his nine-year Anfield reign following a shock residence defeat to Crystal Palace. Other than recreation week 28, Liverpool led the division for greater than three months between Boxing Day and early April earlier than shedding momentum. The 19-time English champions, who this week journey to Italy searching for to overturn a 3-0 mixture deficit in opposition to Atalanta within the final eight of the Europa League, have three successive away matches arising, together with a Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Klopp is aware of his facet can afford few, if any, additional wobbles if he’s so as to add to the top-flight title received in 2020 earlier than shifting on in the summertime.
