So should Arsenal get a bit more credit for doing the double
over the champions elect?
While the Manchester City game was an undoubted highlight of the season, with Jurgen Klopp's red men swamping all
over the champions elect, it also marked the point where things went wrong.
Not exact matches
The
champions -
elect have spent a fortune since being taken
over by Roman Abramovich 11 years ago but in the last two seasons with the threat of FFP hanging
over their heads they have found a way to get round the rules by making a huge profit in their transfer sales.
Conte's men have to travel to West Ham, Stoke City, Bournemouth, Manchester United and Everton before the season's end — none of whom are going to roll
over to the
Champions elect.
The Portuguese boss dropped talisman Zlatan Ibrahimović and deployed Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard in forward positions — the decision proving fruitful as his side dominated in a 2 - 0 victory
over the then
champions -
elect.
Their players are often driven on by the club's supporters, especially those with memories of final wins in Rome (twice), London, Paris and Istanbul, and they played their part during this emphatic, two - legged victory
over the Premier League's
champions -
elect.
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Champions -
Elect Manchester City's win
over Defending Champs Chelsea.
United overturned a two - goal deficit thanks to Paul Pogba's quick - fire brace in Saturday's memorable 3 - 2 victory
over Premier League
champions -
elect City, who were forced to wait to seal the title.
Salah's effort against City is a big reason why Jürgen Klopp's Reds have managed to claim three victories this season
over league
champions -
elect.
For sheer footballing exhilaration, it is going to be hard for the Premier League to pull out a better match than Liverpool's 4 - 3 win
over champions -
elect Manchester City.
The teenage full - back starred as Liverpool secured a 5 - 1 aggregate victory
over their domestic rivals in their quarter - final meeting, meaning they — and not the Premier League's
champions -
elect — are the last English team left standing in the competition.
Fresh from the 2 - 0 Premier League victory
over Chelsea at Old Trafford, United will be confident after beating the
champions elect, a match which could be the start of Antonio Conte's teams collapse with Tottenham Hotspur now challenging for the league title, just four points behind Chelsea.
Assemblyman Nojay was always a strong voice for Upstate who dedicated a great deal of his life to
championing a core set of beliefs, whether in
elected office or
over the airwaves.