Overview
- Arsenal stay top but a late 2-2 draw at Sunderland ended their winning run and opened the door for rivals.
- Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad to move within four points of the leaders.
- Liverpool drop to eighth in the table and sit eight points off Arsenal after five defeats in six league games.
- Pep Guardiola told his players to believe in themselves and said the display showed City can compete all season.
- Gary Neville identifies City as Arsenal’s primary challengers and notes upcoming fixtures could shift momentum post-break.