Football is undoubtedly the most popular and well-liked sport on the planet. No other sport can compete with football in terms of excitement. It is due to the rivalries between teams and fans. Most importantly, nothing is certain here. Anything is possible. The English Premier League is one of the most-watched sporting events in the world. It's because there are so many good teams that can compete for titles. The EPL has had the most diverse set of winners in club football history. At the moment, twenty teams are vying for the title. Fourteen of those teams have won this competition in previous editions. Can you imagine? Crazy! Right? It is, indeed. As a result, the EPL is one of the most-watched tournaments in all the sports. It's always thrilling. And this season is no exception.
At the start of the tournament, the world champion Chelsea was on top of EPL this season. But soon they started to decline. Now they sit third with sixty-two points on the table fighting for a spot in the UCL. Hopefully, they can hold their position. After them, Manchester City took the wheel and they are still leading the EPL table with seventy-three points. In this process, they only lost thrice and draw four matches only from thirty matches. Only eight matches left in the EPL for them to win their eighth title. But it will not be that easy. Possibly they need to win all the remaining matches. Manchester City was once seven points ahead of their main competitor Liverpool, who is currently second in the table. Despite the slow start, Liverpool has narrowed the gap to just one point. They are now facing each other. This match can be referred to as the title decider. One of the season's most exciting games. Since Liverpool is trailing by only one point, a draw would be beneficial for City.
Despite City taking the lead twice, the game ended 2-2. Liverpool demonstrated that they are not going to make things easy for them. They are going to fight, and they did. They made it difficult for Liverpool on the field from the very beginning with their high pressing Manchester City scored within the first five minutes. . For the first ten minutes, Liverpool struggled to find their rhythm. But, as soon as they regained control of the game, they hit back in the thirteenth minute with a fantastic team effort which was converted by Diogo Jota.
But their happiness didn’t last long as City scored again in the thirty-sixth minute of the game. A fantastic cross from Joao Cancello was converted into a goal by Gabriel Jesus, which required a well-timed run. City finished the first half strongly.
But who knew that just one minute into the second half, Mohammed Salah would find Sadio Mane with an incredible pass, setting him up one on one with Ederson. And the form Mane was carrying there was only one answer to that.
Both teams, particularly Liverpool, were desperate to win. In the end, City played cautiously because they knew a draw would be beneficial to them as well.
Because City's next seven games are relatively easy in comparison to Liverpool's. City can also win all of their remaining league games, as their next opponents, except for West Ham, are all from the bottom eight in the EPL table. But a painful fixture awaits Liverpool, as they face their greatest rival of all time, Manchester United, who is hungry for European football and a win is a must for both of them. So it’s not going to be easy for Liverpool. In this title race, they will also face two very strong and in-form teams who are also eying for European football. Between those two teams, it wouldn’t be that difficult to get all three points from wolves but Spurs, at the end of the season under Conte are in a mood of upsetting both Manchester United and Liverpool. Even though Everton is struggling, it doesn't change how much both teams despise each other as city rivals.
As I previously stated, nothing is certain in football we may have to wait a bit longer and enjoy the excitement of the title hunt in the English Premier League.
