Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side failed to overcome Sean Dyche’s Everton at Goodison Park, conceding goals to Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin. This marked Everton’s first home victory in the Merseyside derby since 2010. The result leaves Liverpool vulnerable in the title race, as City now sits just one point behind with two games in hand. The first of these crucial matches for City is scheduled for Thursday evening against Brighton. Meanwhile, Arsenal retains a four-point advantage at the summit of the Premier League table, although Pep Guardiola’s City side still has two games in hand on the Gunners. Commenting after Manchester City’s recent league outing against Luton Town, Guardiola expressed his team’s determination to remain competitive in the title chase: “They like to play the pressure. They like it when you are dead or alive.” “That doesn’t mean we are going to do it, but I am pretty sure we will be there until the end because I know them, I see their faces in the meetings before games and how they prepare. That means we’ll be Premier League champions? No, no. I am not saying that. But we will compete, that is for sure.” As the Premier League title race intensifies, here is a look at the remaining fixtures for Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City: Arsenal, P34; 77 points April 28 – Tottenham Hotspur (A) May 4 – Bournemouth (H) May 12 – Manchester United (A) May 19 – Everton (H) Liverpool, P34; 74 points April 27 – West Ham (A) May 5 – Tottenham Hotspur (H) May 13 – Aston Villa (A) May 19 – Wolves (H) Manchester City, P32; 73 points April 25 – Brighton (A) April 28 – Nottingham Forest (A) May 4 – Wolves (H) May 11 – Fulham (A) May 19 – West Ham (H)
Man City’s Title Hopes Boosted as Liverpool Falls to Everton
