The 5 best matches of matchday 28 of the Premier League

Only once, out of eight previous times, has he achieved the City of Manchester of Pep Guardiola tear down the hard walls of Anfield and snatch victory from Jurgen Klopp in the home of the ‘reds’. Now their leadership rivalry is at stake, and the two teams, Liverpool and City, are separated by one point, with the North London Gunners, watching over their mistakes. After Etihad 1-1 in the first round, with goals from Haaland and Alexander-Arnold, their confrontation on Sunday will monopolize the interest of matchday 28 of the Premier, with our sights set on Saturday, Arsenal-Brentford, at the Emirates.

Manchester United-Everton

Saturday, 1:30 pm (DAZN)

The injured Rasmus Hojlund was named player of the month for February, becoming the first Dane in Premier League history to win the accolade. This award to Hojlund further emphasizes the importance of his goals and his absence in the last two games in the English league, which coincided with United’s defeats against Fulham (1-2) and City (3-1 ). Hurt after losing the Manchester derby, Ten Hag awaits a reaction from his team against the desperate Toffees led by the proverbial Sean Dyche, dangerous due to their excellent defense and their need to score points to avoid relegation.

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Arsenal-Brentford

Saturday, 6:30 pm (DAZN)

Aaron Ramsdale’s return to the starting lineup. The England international goalkeeper will start against Brentford in place of David Raya, who cannot play against his former club, as a player on loan this season. Ramsdale started the season as first option, but, after the Spaniard’s arrival, he made just 10 appearances for the Gunners, compared to Raya’s 28. “Saturday is a good opportunity for him,” said Arteta, best coach of the month of February, before an important match, where the dominant Gunners can take, for the time being, the leader of the Premier, Waiting for Liverpool-Manchester City on Sunday at Anfield.

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Aston Villa-Tottenham

Saturday, 6:30 pm

At Villa Park there will be a spirited rivalry between the fourth and fifth places in the Premier League, in contention for a place in the Champions League. The fatigue of Unai Emery’s ‘villains’, after their trip to Amsterdam on Thursday to face Ajax in the Conference League (0-0), will count in itself, because Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs are not playing in Europe today year. Just in case, Emery earmarked McGuinn and Leo Bailey, two of his pillars, to start. This is a game to see the goals, with two teams with bold strategies. Villa won the first leg in November, in north London (1-2), thanks to goals from Pau Torres and Ollie Watkins.

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Liverpool-Manchester City

Sunday, 4:45 pm (DAZN)

Since arriving at the Etihad in 2016, Guardiola has beaten Klopp just once on Merseyside and in his Anfield fiefdom. It was 1-4 in the fight for the title in 2021, but the match was played without an audience, without the heat of the enthusiastic ‘red’ fans due to the pandemic. Anfield is different when Liverpool rush to strengthen, as will be the case on Sunday, and that makes Guardiola and his players even more motivated. On the way is the contention for the title, with Arsenal waiting for their mistakes. This could be the last great showdown between two of the most influential technicians of the last decade in the Premier. The former drive the ‘reds’. The Premier League leaders are unbeaten in 29 games in all competitions.

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Chelsea-Newcastle

Monday, 9:00 pm (DAZN)

Mauricio Pochettino has asked Chelsea officials for more time, as rumors abound in south-west London of a change in the dugout for next season. The Argentine, however, has a contract, and needs a few knockouts in the coming days to have a chance to continue his project with the ‘Blues’. The match against Eddie Howe’s Magpies could help him gain confidence at Stamford Bridge. Erratic Newcastle arrived with a host of defensive problems this season, although they managed to clean up their troubling image in Saint Jame’s Park’s 3-0 victory over Wolverhampton.