Liverpool draw with Man Utd; Arsenal return to top of the rankings

Man Utd played resiliently to force Liverpool to share points in the highlight match of round 17 of the Premier League.

Ngoại hạng Anh: Man Utd hòa Liverpool; Arsenal trở lại vị trí dẫn đầu bảng xếp hạng

Liverpool vs Man Utd match in round 17 of the Premier League. (Source: Football365)

This is quite a surprising result because the Red Devils were in crisis before their away trip to Anfield Stadium.

Even before the English derby, many people predicted that coach Erik ten Hag's team would have to suffer another disastrous defeat after losing 0-7 to The Kop last season.

Throughout the match, Liverpool had 69% ball possession, made 600 passes and had 34 shots, 8 of which were on target (Man Utd's numbers were only 6 and 1 respectively).

However, Man Utd played with concentration, especially goalkeeper Onana made an excellent save for the away team.

With this result, Man Utd got 28 points, ranked 7th on the rankings and at the same time made Liverpool lose the top spot to Arsenal.

Only getting a draw against the Red Devils, Liverpool could only increase their points to 38, 1 point less than the Gunners.

In the previous match, Arsenal had an important 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz.

This is also the 12th victory of coach Mikel Arteta and his team in the Premier League, equal to the number of wins of Aston Villa - the team that made Arsenal "feel regret" in the previous round.

Along with Arsenal, Aston Villa continued to thrive with a 2-1 comeback victory in their away match at Brentford.

Alex Moreno and Ollie Watkins both struck to help Aston Villa come back from Keane Lewis-Potter's goal down to give the home side a lead.

Aston Villa currently have 38 points like Liverpool but are temporarily in 3rd place in the Premier League due to an inferior goal difference.

However, if they maintain their current form, coach Unai Emery and his team can completely dream of a higher position in the next rounds.

Aston Villa are currently on a six-match unbeaten run, including five wins (including against strong opponents Manchester City and Arsenal).

Aston Villa can completely increase their points in round 18 when playing at home against bottom team Sheffield United.

Meanwhile, West Ham also recovered from their heavy defeat to Fulham with a resounding 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers thanks to goals from Mohammed Kudus (double) and Jarrod Bowen.

This victory helped coach David Moyes' team rise to 8th place in the Premier League table with 27 points, only 1 point behind the team right above, Man Utd.

Meanwhile, Wolverhampton Wanderers are 8 points behind West Ham, ranking 13th in the Premier League this season.

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