London (AFP)
Despite a magnificent goal from N'Golo Kanté for his return, Liverpool has once again emptied around him at the top of the Premier League by going out to win without genius but with authority in Chelsea (2-1), Sunday, for the 6th day.
Behind, Arsenal, reduced to 10 in the first period, remains in the right tempo by defeating Aston Villa, while Manchester United, beaten, is relegated to 10 points.
. Liverpool heckled
Defeated in Naples (2-0) Wednesday in the Champions League, Liverpool has taken his 5 points lead over the Citizens in pain, so he was heckled by a Chelsea transfigured by the return of N'Golo Kanté in the? between game.
The world champion, absent for a month for an injury to ankle, seemed immediately in the rhythm, showing as usual very active and especially very offensive.
His performance was embellished with a superb goal: half-turn and acceleration to 25 meters, before placing a foot inside love in the left corner of Adrian (2-1, 71).
Liverpool, despite this 15th consecutive league success, showed once again that he was less comfortable away from Anfield when the opponent's level and intensity went up a notch.
The Blues will miss this face-off lost by Tammy Abraham in front of Adrian (24), the equalizer to 1-1 refused to Cesar Azpilicueta by the VAR due to an offside very early, the head a little too much uncrossed from Batshuayi (88th) ...
The Reds' win came in the first period thanks to two goals on set-pieces: a 20-meter Trent Alexander-Arnold missile in the top corner (1-0, 14th) and a Firmino header (2-0). , 30e) practically free of any marking.
. Arsenal has character!
Team at the technical and offensive potential, Arsenal has also shown that he had the character Sunday.
Outnumbered all the second period and twice in the scoring, the Gunners eventually overthrown the promoted Aston Villa (3-2) thanks to a free kick from Pierre-Eymeric Aubameyang six minutes from the end, his seventh goal in all competitions and his 16th achievement in the last 16 matches.
However, the deal seemed to be very bad when the Ainsley side Maitland Niles received a second yellow card in the 41st minute, while Aston Villa opened the scoring in the 20th.
The Gunners thought they would get back on their feet by tying Nicolas Pepe on a penalty kick, his first goal in the Premier League (1-1, 59), but a minute and a half later, the Birmingham club took the lead by Wesley (1 -2, 60e).
In the last ten minutes of play, Callum Chambers (2-2, 81st), just back, and Aubameyang have offered a major success to Arsenal, 4th, tied for points (11) with Leicester and West Ham who surround him in the ranking.
. Manchester United wins
Mediocre 8th with 8 points, already 10 less than Liverpool, the Red Devils made a very bad operation losing to West Ham, surprising 5th in the Premier League, just two points behind Manchester City, 2nd with 13 units.
More than the balance sheet, it is the impression of team in the fog given by Manchester that worries.
Already private on injuries of Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial, ManU could also have to do without Marcus Rashford, released after an hour of limping, after being once again very disappointing, like this balloon scrambled as he started on goal around the 20th minute.
The offensive production was almost nil and defensively, the impression was not better, like the blatant lack of aggressiveness on the opening of the score, on a beautiful sequence of Andriy Yarmolenko just before the break ( 1-0, 45e).
The second goal, from a direct free-kick six minutes from the end, owes nothing to anyone, but the disappointed face of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the bench in the last moments of the match shows the magnitude of the task for the Norwegian coach from United.
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