That's not to say that Henderson thinks that Liverpool can afford to drop
points against their title rivals.
Today I watched a Chelsea side, whom were focused, motivated and intent on proving
a point against their title rivals, not play to their best and still win a high - tension game comfortably.
Not exact matches
Well we played bad, but at the end of the day we took a vital
point against one of the
title rivals at their home..
We only took two Premier League
points and people were saying that our
title challenge was faltering but then we stormed back with three wins in a row and five of the next six, including the big game
against title rivals Man City.
United currently sit 16
points behind
rivals Man City at the top of the Premier League after the Citizens» 5 - 1 win
against Leicester, so a win here would be absolutely vital in keeping their slim
title hopes alive for this season.
everyone seems to be in a rush to do interviews especially after the Man u game... its a big big win for us seeing as we have not had one over them in 4 years but in the name of all that is good this is AFC we are talking about and no matter how crucial a win is
against one of our biggest
rival we should just move on and focus on the next game and stop behaving and acting like a newly promoted side that caused a big upset by beating one of the favorites for the
title... at the end of the day its a very important win but its still 3
points....
Guardiola may have given up (and it will certainly be interesting to watch them next week
against Tottenham) but our goalkeeper Petr Cech thinks quite the opposite, and
points out that we still have games to face
against all our
title rivals, and if we win them all we can close the gap at the top.
If he does not and losses badly
against title rivals there is no
point in watching this season.
Sterling's goal also fired City 15
points clear of nearest
rivals Manchester United, who seem to be doing their bit to help City wrap up the
title as quickly as possible after dropping four
points in their last two games
against Leicester City and Burnley.
If you win a match
against a
title rival, mathematically it is 3
points but logically it is 6
points!
Arsenal have already played one six - pointer «
title decider»
against Leicester last week, but our traditional
rivals Tottenham Hotspur have also been winning consistently and quietly moved up to equal on
points with us in second place in the Premiership.
Although he may not have come out and said it, you just know that Arsene Wenger would absolutely love to have seen his Arsenal side record a first win
against his managerial
rival Jose Mourinho, even though the Frenchman admitted after the game that all three
points would still not have been enough for the Gunners to win the Premier League
title this season.
Wins over Chelsea and Newcastle repaired some of the damage in the league, and they even won at Old Trafford, though a late Aguero goal
against rivals United did not look like making a difference in the
title race, as Sir Alex Ferguson's side were still 12
points ahead even after this morale - lifting derby result.
Jack loves Arsenal and although he will not be playing for us this season and will not be able to play
against us, he will be facing all of our
rivals for the Premier League
title and I am sure he will want to do everything in his power to take
points off them and give the Gunners a boost in the quest to become champions again.
Needing three
points against their local
rivals to seal the
title, Pep Guardiola's side looked on course to seal the
title there and then with first - half goals from Vincent Kompany and...
The two clash in the Cottonopolis derby in the final game on Saturday, with City already leading by 16 -
points, and they will eagerly be looking to claim the
title against their neighbours and bitter
rivals.
The runaway leaders know they're three
points away from regaining the league
title against their dearest
rivals and what better way to claim the
title than in front of their home support?
Celtic are one win away from a seventh successive Premiership
title, 13
points clear of their Glasgow
rivals, and can clinch it
against Hibernian at Easter Road on Saturday.
When playing
against their other five closest
rivals Liverpool have yet to lose, claiming 19
points out of a possible 27 (
title winning form).
On a terribly cold evening at the Motspur Park training ground, Jody Morris» youngsters kicked off knowing that closest
title rivals Arsenal had reduced their advantage at the summit of the Southern section to just three
points with a 5 - 1 win over Brighton earlier in the day, but a resolute performance was capped by Brown's opportunistic 67th - minute strike and ensured the Blues go into their Youth Cup clash
against Fulham in confident mood.