Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold admitted that the defeats of Liverpool and Arsenal last weekend were like they “handed” the Premier League title to Man.City – the team that took the lead by two points. Last 6 matches.
Man.City entered last weekend’s match in 3rd place on the table, but while coach Pep Guardiola’s team was still determined to chase the record of winning the Premier League for the fourth time in a row with an easy victory over Luton, Their two main opponents received shocking defeats right on their home field. Liverpool were stunned by Crystal Palace on Sunday, before Arsenal were also overcome by Aston Villa. The initiative has therefore now been handed over to Guardiola’s army, seeing Man.City monopolize the top spot for the first time since November last year.
Those results are even more worrying for Arsenal and Liverpool given Man.City’s form in the second half of recent seasons. Coach Guardiola’s team is also currently unbeaten since December 6, having won 11 out of 14 matches since the middle of this season. This is the reason why Liverpool defender Alexander-Arnold believes that it is very unlikely that any incidents will occur in the championship race in the last 6 matches.
“Arsenal had the experience last season, we went through it two or three times – when you enter the title race with Man City, you have to be perfect,” Alexander-Arnold said on Sky Sports. “You can’t slip up or make mistakes. They don’t seem vulnerable. It’s a well-oiled machine. They move forward and nothing can stop them. Giving them this advantage with six games remaining is almost like giving them the title. All we can do is hope someone helps us.”
The 25-year-old star added: “We have six matches left, the target is to win every match – that’s all we can do and try to make the most of it. It will be difficult but as we have seen over the past few weeks, the chances of winning will fluctuate with just one result. Anything can happen in the Premier League. Man.City are a great team with the squad they have, the manager they have, it’s hard to think they won’t win at this point. But there are always strange things that happen in the Premier League.”
