Overview
- A late draw at Sunderland cost Arsenal two points and halted their winning run.
- Pep Guardiola told his squad to believe in themselves, declaring “Today we proved it” after Manchester City’s victory over Liverpool.
- Liverpool fell to eighth with a fifth defeat in six league games, leaving them eight points behind Arsenal.
- Gary Neville views City as Arsenal’s main challengers, though he says Liverpool cannot be ruled out with many gameweeks remaining.
- Comparisons of the next five league fixtures highlight Arsenal facing Spurs and Chelsea, City visiting Newcastle and Crystal Palace, and Liverpool meeting Forest, West Ham, Sunderland, Leeds and Brighton.