Overview
- Arsenal were held 2-2 at Sunderland as Brian Brobbey’s 94th‑minute equaliser ended the leaders’ 10‑match winning run and their eight‑game clean‑sheet streak.
- Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad through Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku, cutting Arsenal’s lead to four points and returning to second.
- Pep Guardiola said his team proved they can compete across the season, while Arne Slot urged Liverpool to focus on improving performances rather than title talk.
- Pundits offered contrasting views, with Gary Lineker still favouring Arsenal, Jamie Carragher and Wayne Rooney warning of nerves, and Gary Neville noting he had predicted the Sunderland draw.
- Arsenal players including Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Gabriel and Jurrien Timber posted defiant messages as David Seaman questioned David Raya’s role on the equaliser, with a testing run after the break featuring Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Chelsea.