Manchester City struck a hammer blow in the Premier League title race as they outclassed leaders Arsenal 4-1 with an electrifying display in a clash of the top two at the Etihad.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola’s relentless side ran riot as they made it 12 successive league wins against Arsenal with a masterful Kevin De Bruyne scoring twice and Erling Haaland also on target as City seized control of their destiny.<\/p>\n
City’s seventh successive league win left them with 73 points to Arsenal’s 75, but crucially they have played two fewer games than the Londoners whose hopes of a first title since 2004 now look forlorn after four games without a win.<\/p>\n
Guardiola’s City, who have trailed Arsenal for almost the entire season, will go top if they beat Fulham at the weekend.<\/p>\n
A bullet header from Joel Matip gave Liverpool a 2-1 win over West Ham United in London that moves them above Tottenham Hotspur and back into the European places.<\/p>\n
The Reds are in sixth spot in the table on 53 points, ahead of Spurs thanks to their far superior goal difference and one point behind Aston Villa with a game in hand as they seek to salvage a disappointing season.<\/p>\n
The Hammers are 14th on the table on 34 points.<\/p>\n
Brentford condemned Chelsea to their fifth defeat in five games in all competitions under interim coach Frank Lampard as an own goal by Blues’ captain Cesar Azpilicueta and a second-half strike by Bryan Mbeumo handed the Bees a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
The loss left toothless Chelsea 11th on the table, stumbling towards possibly their worst campaign since the 1993\/94 season – when they finished 14th under Glenn Hoddle – despite their new U.S. owners’ huge outlay on players.<\/p>\n
The three points pushed Brentford up a spot to ninth.<\/p>\n
Nottingham Forest moved out of the relegation zone with a 3-1 victory over Europe-chasing Brighton & Hove Albion…. ending an 11-game winless streak.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Sheffield United secured automatic promotion to the Premier League after a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.<\/p>\n
Burnley is the other team that has secured promotion.<\/p>\n
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