Last night was a lot of drama as Manchester city ended their seven-game winless run with a thrilling 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest, Liverpool surprisingly ending the their game with a thrilling 3-3 draw with Newcastle, then on the other hand Arsenal has condemned Ruben Amorim to his first premier league loss with a 2-0 win. City back to winning ways, Liverpool drop point as Arsenal hands Amorim first loss.
However Chelsea has moved ahead of the Gunners on goal difference, sitting on the second position on the league table.
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Let’s take a quick look at summary from the matches, and rating man of the match for each game.
1 City-Nottingham (3-0)
Kelvin De Bruyne starred as Manchester City ended their four-game losing streak in the premier league with a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest.
The Belgian international created the first goal and grabbed the second, and the Citizen’s dominance continued after the break as Jeremy Doku added a third.
The result moves pep Guardiola’s side into fourth on the league table as Forest remain sixth.
The result ends Pep Guardiola’s side unprecedented winless streak. City were at their scintillating best, but struck early to take the lead as the returning Kelvin De Bruyne headed across goal to set up Bernardo Silva for a simple tap-in inside 10 minutes of the game.
Josko Gvardiol just some minutes later missed two gilt edge chances to double City’s lead before Chris Wood missed a golden opportunity to draw the game after latching onto a loose city back pass.
Just moments later, De Bruyne made Wood’s missed opportunity pay with a tipically accurate strike from inside the 18-yard box, giving Pep’s side a two-gaol lead after 30 minutes to relieve much of the tension inside the Etihad stadium.
Forest Made a quick start to the second half of the game, but city weathered the early storm before finding a third goal on exactly 57th minutes into the second half as Jeremy Doku scored the goal that effectively killed the game as a contest.
City try to put in the fourth goal as the half went on but wasn’t fortunate enough. Forest began to accept their fate in the tie. A win and a clean sheet are everything Guardiola could have hoped for from this game before his side face Crystal Palace at the weekend fixtures while Forest will have to regroup as they are to face Manchester united at Old Trafford.
De Bruyne was named man of the match as he ran the show in the first half and was at the heart of everything good from city till the end of the game.
2 Newcastle-Liverpool (3-3)
Liverpool fought twice back at St James park, but still had to settle for a point as Fabian Schar rescued a late equalizer for Newcastle in an epic 3-3 draw.
Alexander Isak’s first-half opener was Cancelled out by Curtis Jones before Anthony Gordon restored the hosts’ lead.
Mohamed Salah fired double as the reds looked like claiming a huge win before Fabian Schar scored in the 90th minute to draw the game.
Schar rescued a point for Newcastle with a last-gasp equalizer as Eddie Howe’s side held premier league leaders to a Pulsating 3-3 draw from a breathless encounter at St james’ park.
Isak managed to thump home a bullet finish on the 35th minute as Newcastle chased their win against Liverpool.
Curtis jones dragged Liverpool level on the 50th minute via Salah’s sublime pass, only for Anthony Gordon to restore his side’s lead on the 62nd minute from an Isak pass.
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However, Arne Slot’s men were far from finished as substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold assisted for Salah to equalize the game on 68th minutes then fired Liverpool ahead on 85th minute.
That was looking like a goal that would decide the game to the favor of the Reds as Schar somehow slipped the ball home from the tightest of angles in the 90th minutes of the game.
Liverpool continue sit on top of the table with a seven-point lead before they visit Everton for the Merseyside derby on Saturday, with Newcastle heading for Brentford later in the afternoon.
Mohamed Salah was named man of the match he performed another outstanding display. He pulled a wonderful display with a lovely assist for Curtis Jones to equalize before two exquisite finishes of his own.
3 Arsenal-Man united (2-0)
Arsenal has handed Ruben Amorim his first premier league loss of the season with a 2-0 win.
Second-half goals by defenders Jurien Timber and William Saliba wrapped up a 2-0 victory for Mikel Arteta’s side, who closed the gap on Liverpool to seven points.
While the Gunners remain third with a fourth straight win, United are 11th in the league table.
The Gunners rallied with a ruthless second-half performance to end Ruben Amorim’s honeymoon in charge of Manchester United in brutal fashion with 2-0 win.
Thomas Partey had missed from a corner at point-blank range to warn the red devils that Arsenal remained a danger from the set piece despite missing Gabriel through injury, and the visitors had no answer in the second period.
Arsenal stepped ahead after half-time and Jurrien Timber’s glancing header set them on course for victory before Partey made amends by heading into William Saliba’s back to double the lead.
Amorim’s side played for a goalless draw from virtually the first minute and showed almost no threat in attack, dropping back into the bottom half of the league table as the Gunners cut two points from Liverpool’s lead at the of the table.
Manchester United also had their best chances to score from the dead balls as Diogo Dalot, Anthony and Matthijs de Ligt came closest to hitting back but denied by a wondrous David Raya save at full stretch but for every such opportunity there were two or three moments of set-piece panic inflicted by the Gunners.
Chelsea has moved above the Gunners on goal difference, Liverpool draw to Newcastle which means that Arsenal has closed seven points behind the league leaders, thanks to an assured performance in contrast to their helter-skelter London derby at the weekend.
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Thomas Partey could not make any meaningful contact on the first of many dangerous deliveries early on as Arsenal struggled to penetrate the opposition.
However, Arteta’s half-time adjustments worked wonders as Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard and Partey all found much more space to work in and helped dismantle United.
Declan was named the man of the match as he was the biggest factor in Arsenal’s domineering charge to the finish.
He helped pick the visiting defence apart, starting many of the moves that won those lethal corners as well as swinging in the perfect delivery for Timber’s opening goal.
