Manchester City, the title holder for the past four seasons burdened by injuries, seeks to shake off the dust of successive defeats and return to winning ways when it visits Brighton today, while Liverpool hopes to move further away from the lead when it also hosts stubborn Aston Villa today.
Within the eleventh round of the English Football League, Chelsea, fourth, aims to deepen the wounds of its guest, Arsenal, fifth, when they face off tomorrow, Sunday, at the end of the same round, knowing that the two teams are equal on 18 points each.
The men of Spanish coach Pep Guardiola will search for the path to victory again and reset the preparation for victory after three consecutive defeats in various competitions that led to a major crisis within the corridors of the “Citizens”, as “City” was eliminated from the League Cup at the hands of Tottenham with a 1-2 loss.
The 32-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League also ended against Bournemouth 1-2, before losing to Portuguese Sporting 1-4 in Lisbon in the fourth round of the Champions League, also ending another long streak of undefeation.
City, which is seeking to win the league title for the fifth season in a row, is in second place with 23 points, only two points behind leaders Liverpool, but it no longer has the luxury of wasting more points.
On the other hand, the new coach of the Reds, the Dutchman Arne Slot, won 14 of his first 16 matches in various competitions, and although he has not played many heavy-caliber confrontations since the beginning of the season, Liverpool did not show any signs of slowing down, scoring 7 points from His matches against Chelsea, Arsenal and Brighton in recent weeks, and he dreams of repeating the victories today against Aston Villa.
Liverpool boasts a perfect record in the Champions League, as it tops the joint group standings with a full score, and also defeated two Premier League teams, West Ham and Brighton, on its way to the League Cup quarter-finals.
