Overview
- Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Liverpool at the Etihad cut Arsenal’s lead to four points, with Erling Haaland, Nico González and Jeremy Doku on the scoresheet.
- Arsenal’s cushion shrank after a 2-2 draw at Sunderland, where Brian Brobbey netted a stoppage‑time equaliser.
- Analysts including Gary Neville, Gary Lineker and Wayne Rooney back Arsenal overall but point to City’s experience and renewed momentum as the key pressure factor.
- Liverpool dropped to eighth, eight points off the top, as Danny Murphy and Arsène Wenger questioned their performance levels following five defeats in six.
- The league pauses for the international break, City have won five of their last six, and Arsenal expect attacking options to return as both face testing fixtures later in November.