Why Arsenal and Liverpool lost the Premier League

He earned it Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City: This Sunday they became the first team in history to win the premier (and the English league in general) four times in a row. Which probably has been premier the most competitive had the outcome that many expected since April 14, the day that, on the same afternoon, they defeated the Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal and Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpoolwhich is allowed city to lead.

The shadow of City of Guardiola it was always extended for him Arsenal and for him Liverpooldespite the fact that the Reds or the Gunners were ahead of the Premier from matchday 13. In particular, when April 14 arrived, the city hasn’t been a leader since November 12, 2023. But on that day, with 6 games left for each of them, the team Guardiola lead, with 2 more points.

The truth is that in addition the City of Manchester had the most affordable schedule of the three in the latter part of the tournament. But Arsenal fulfilled his promises, including visiting the Manchester United last Sunday (0-1). The problem for those Arteta was that, once ahead of the table (although the ‘gunners’ regained their head, the city pending Tuesday’s match-winner against Tottenham), City have not let him down.

On April 14, it was fatal for Arsenal and Liverpool, Arteta’s men lost 0-2 against Unai Emery’s Aston Villa, 4th, and Klopp’s men lost 0-1 against Crystal Palace. Gunners and Reds fans left the Emirates and Anfield respectively in low spirits. They know that from then on it will be very difficult for City to fail.

Leaders since November

Since City lost the lead in November, and until April 14, Arsenal have been leading in 8 games, with a solid game of enormous quality, and Liverpool, in 11, overcame all injury problems and won the League Cup against Chelsea.

Premier League standings

Pos	eq	Q	v	AND	d	GF	GC	Pts
1		38	28	7	3	96	3. 4	91
2		38	28	5	5	91	29	89
3		38	24	10	4	86	41	82
4		38	twenty	8	10	76	61	68
5		38	twenty	6	12	74	61	66
6		38	18	9	Eleven	77	63	63
7		38	18	6	14	85	62	60
8		38	18	6	14	57	58	60
9		38	14	10	14	60	74	52
10		38	13	10	fifteen	57	58	49
Eleven		38	12	12	14	55	62	48
12		38	13	9	16	54	67	48
13		38	13	8	17	55	61	47
14		38	13	7	18	fifty	65	46
fifteen		38	13	9	16	40	51	40
16		38	10	9	19	56	65	39
17		38	9	9	twenty	49	67	32
18		38	6	8	24	52	85	26
19		38	5	9	24	41	78	24
twenty		38	3	7	28	35	104	16

See the full classification

For many, City are not champions because their quality is higher thanThis Arsenal football is often a pleasure. The city won very little, because they did not fail in the main moment. As Liverpool know very well, as seen in recent years, in the hand-to-hand battle with City for the Premiership, any mistake is paid by losing the title. You have to be superior to grab the title, as Liverpool themselves are in 2029-20.

AND Liverpool, the great rival of Guardiola’s City In the last decade, they were competing for four titles when they won the League Cup in February, but they went into crisis in April: not only were they eliminated from the Europa League by Atalanta, but, in six Premier games, only two they won. , with two losses and two draws, ending their chances of winning the championship.

As if, from being a great motivating factor, Klopp’s departure This can be a source of stress. His level dropped mainly due to an inability to take advantage of opportunities despite dominance. On the last day, this Sunday, the city won the West Ham (3-1) and sang his alirón. He Arsenal won the Everton (2-1) and the Liverpool2-0 in wolves.