Manchester City Close in on Arsenal as Liverpool Beat SunderlandManchester City moved closer to Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Fulham on Wednesday. The team scored three goals in the first 15 minutes. Antoine Semenyo scored once and assisted Nico O’Reilly for the second goal.
“It’s all a fairytale right now,” said Semenyo of his fast start to his City career.“It’s just being part of a great team, a great environment, the coach has been great and they’ve made it easy for me to settle.”Erling Haaland scored his first Premier League goal from open play in almost two months before being rested by Pep Guardiola in the second half. With this win, City reduced the gap to Arsenal to three points. Arsenal can respond by extending their lead when they face Brentford on Thursday.Liverpool End Sunderland’s Home Record Liverpool also had a successful day, winning 1-0 at Sunderland. Virgil van Dijk scored the only goal with a header from a Mohamed Salah corner. This result ended Sunderland’s unbeaten home record this season and helped Liverpool stay in contention for a Champions League spot.“If you generate so many chances you should score more than one goal,” said Slot. “But today this was enough because we defended very, very well in all phases of the game.”Liverpool are now just two points behind fifth-placed Chelsea and three points behind fourth-placed Manchester United. The loss also ended Sunderland’s unbeaten home record this season, and the team dropped to 11th place in the league.Aston Villa beat Brighton 1-0 thanks to a late own goal by Jack Hinshelwood. Brighton midfielder James Milner made his 653rd Premier League appearance, matching the record held by Gareth Barry.Burnley ended a 16-game winless streak with a 3-2 comeback win over Crystal Palace. Jorgen Strand Larsen scored twice for Palace, but goals from Hannibal Mejbri, Jaidon Anthony, and an own goal from Jefferson Lerma helped Burnley secure the win.Nottingham Forest drew 0-0 with Wolves and remain just above the relegation zone. Manager Sean Dyche’s position is reportedly under pressure after the result.
