16/3/2022–|Last update: 3/17/202201:37 AM (Mecca)
Liverpool continued its uprising in the English Premier League, and tightened the screws on Manchester City in the inflamed struggle between them for the Premier League title, following snatching a valuable victory with two goals without a response from its host Arsenal, in a match postponed from the 27th stage of the championship.
The balance of Liverpool, which achieved its ninth consecutive victory in the competition, rose to 69 points in second place in the competition standings, reducing the difference to only one point behind Manchester City (the leader), who fell into a goalless draw with its host Crystal Palace in its last match in the championship. .
Arsenal’s balance – which Liverpool stopped its awakening following winning its past five matches in the championship – was frozen at 51 points, but it remained in fourth place qualifying for the Champions League next season, knowing that this loss is the eighth that the London team has received in the championship this season and the first in regarding regarding Two and a half months.
Portuguese Diego Jota opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 54th minute, before Brazilian substitute Roberto Firmino added the second goal for the visitors in the 62nd minute.
In a match postponed from the 16th stage of the competition, Tottenham stuck to their hopes of being in the top four places in the Premier League table, which qualifies for the Champions League next season, following their precious victory with two clean goals at its host Brighton.
