When Sergio Agüero He scored his famous goal on the last day of Premier League 2011-2012, decided the title by difference in goal. He City of Manchester won his first Premier with a +64 differential, compared to +56 already Manchester United and that this is insufficient to revalidate the trophy. Neither before nor after this incident was repeated, a title was decided by the goals, but the Arsenaljust in case, get off work.
The ‘Gunners’ are the highest scoring team in the competition (68) and also one who concede the fewest (23). Their balance is +45, ahead of Manchester City (35) and Liverpool (39). Mikel Arteta is the team in third position, waiting for a puncture from its rivals that will allow them to return to the lead as at the beginning of the season.
One point separates them from the City and two from Liverpooland with the clash between the two powers this Sunday, a victory for Arsenal against Brentford and a draw in that modern “Clásico” would give them first place with ten games to go.
No gunner, but a better group
Unlike Liverpool and City, this Arsenal does not have a super scorer who monopolizes most of the goals, their key is distribution. As many as seven players have five or more goals in the Premier League, strangely excluding Gabriel Jesús, the best nine in the squad and with just four goals, who has been hampered by knee injuries. At City, where Erling Haaland stands out with 18 goals, only Phil Foden (11), Julián Álvarez (8), Bernardo Silva (6) and Rodrigo Hernández (6) have more than half a dozen, while at Liverpool it was Mohamed Salah who achieved it (15). ), Darwin Núñez (10), Diogo Jota (9), Cody Gakpo (5) and Luis Díaz (6).
At Arsenal, Bukayo Saka (13), Leandro Trossard (7), Kai Havertz (7), Martin Odegaard (6), Gabriel Martinelli (6), Declan Rice (5) and Eddie Nketiah (5) scored five goals. . In addition, Gabriel Jesús and Gabriel Magalhaes have four goals.
Arsenal’s highest score in history
With 68 goals with eleven games remaining, it is more than possible that this Arsenal team will become the highest scorers in Premier League history. His record was the 87 goals he scored in the 2004-2005 season and that did not help him wrest the title from José Mourinho’s Chelsea. It’s a long way from the 106 goals scored by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the 2017-2018 season.
It is now only the second team in history to score five or more goals in three consecutive away games, since Burnley achieved it in 1961.
Since the defeat against Fulham on December 31, Arsenal have beaten Crystal Palace 5-0, Nottingham Forest 1-2, Liverpool 3-1, West Ham United 0-6, Burnley 0-5, 5-1 at Newcastle United and 0-6 at Sheffield United. Victories against West Ham and Sheffield United were the biggest away from home in the ‘Gunners’ history.
In a less mature project than City and Liverpool, having spent eight and nine years respectively with Guardiola and Klopp on their benches, Arteta is reaching the peak of his Arsenal adventure and is doing so hand in hand of a producing machine. .the objectives.
If this continues, this year the league will fight to the last game and who knows if the Emirates Stadium will be given its first Premier League in twenty years. EFE
Source: La Verdad
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