City wins, it’s Klopp’s turn
Thanks to Havertz: Arsenal are overtaking Liverpool for the time being
April 6, 2024, 9:40 p.m
The three-way title fight in the English Premier League is extremely exciting. In the duel with Liverpool FC, Manchester City and Arsenal put forward and fulfill their tasks. Klopp and his team have to follow suit on Sunday.
Arsenal FC with international soccer player Kai Havertz has taken over the lead in the Premier League from Liverpool FC for at least one day and has kept the title race in England very exciting. The Gunners beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 (1-0) thanks to a goal from Havertz and are leaders, one point more than Jürgen Klopp’s team.
Liverpool can do with a win on Sunday (4.30 p.m./Sky and in the ntv.de live ticker) but restore the two-point lead at Manchester United. For Arsenal, the 22nd win of the season was a successful preparation for the quarter-final first leg in the Champions League on Tuesday against the stumbling FC Bayern Munich.
Arsenal took the lead thanks to a converted penalty from Bukayo Saka in the 33rd minute. In the second half, 24-year-old Havertz showed why he has been in top form for some time. The former Leverkusen player struck in the 62nd minute when, following Jorginho’s preparatory work, he found the right path against two men and finished from close range. Leandro Trossard (86th) made the final score shortly before the end.
City stays in the three-way battle
Manchester City had previously kept the championship three-way tie open with its 21st league win and gained confidence for the quarter-final first leg in the Champions League on Tuesday at Real Madrid. The English champions won 4:2 (1:1) at Crystal Palace and, like Liverpool, are third and have 70 points on their account, but have played one game more than the Reds.
With his 99th and 100th goals for the Cityzens, Kevin De Bruyne (13th/70th) was the player of the day. Rico Lewis (47th minute) and Erling Haaland (66th) also scored for coach Pep Guardiola’s team. The South Londoners had already taken the lead in the third minute through ex-Mainz player Jean-Philippe Mateta. But in the end, despite Odsonne Edouard’s late goal (86th), the deserved defeat was certain for former Bundesliga coach Oliver Glasner on the Eagles’ sidelines.