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Why Liverpool star is 'undroppable'; PL giants crash back to earth: Talking Pts.

Two goals in seven minutes was all it took for Jurgen Klopp’s side to take the advantage over Newcastle at St. Rashford will be the key for United in a pivotal week featuring the League Cup final against Newcastle on Sunday and the second leg of the Europa League knockout play-off against Barcelona on Thursday, with the tie balanced at 2-2. “We’re not down and we’re not out, we’ll keep going and keep fighting until the very end and put this down as a blip,” he said. Pep Guardiola’s side had knocked Arsenal off top spot with a 3-1 win in north London on Wednesday and, although the Gunners had reclaimed pole position with their win at Aston Villa, City would have finished the weekend in first place if they had beaten Forest. Manchester City’s brief spell at the top came to a frustrating end as Chris Wood’s 84th minute equaliser punished the champions for a series of missed chances in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest. With Liverpool now back in the hunt for a top four spot and Nunez firing, we can’t discount Klopp’s side just yet. “It was a composed finish from Nunez, who looks like he is coming into his best form so far this season, and his timing could not be better with a top four race now alive and Real Madrid to come in the Champions League,” O’Neill wrote. The Uruguayan has struggled at various times this season, whether that be the various missed chances or a red card in one of his very first games since moving in a $A112m deal from Benfica in the summer. [according to ](https://theathletic.com/4219889/2023/02/18/newcastle-liverpool-premier-league-analysis/) [The Athletic’s ](https://theathletic.com/4219889/2023/02/18/newcastle-liverpool-premier-league-analysis/) [Caoimhe O’Neill,](https://theathletic.com/4219889/2023/02/18/newcastle-liverpool-premier-league-analysis/) “might well be his most important” and indicate Nunez may finally be turning a corner. Ironically, it was the Reds who gave the Magpies their only two league defeats although they had a late, late winner from Fabio Carvalho to thank for the first win. Critics may have pointed out that a Merseyside Derby triumph over Everton came against a side mired in a fight for survival, but there was nothing to dispute about the win over Newcastle. Arsenal’s first win in five games in all competitions gave them renewed belief that a first title since 2004 is still on the cards.

Arsenal news: The Gunners reclaimed their spot at the top of the Premier League table following their win over Aston Villa with Manchester City dropping ...

"If Arsenal can get him back and have a little bit of luck in between now and the end of the season with keeping those big-hitters free from injury, I think they will do it [win the title]." There is still a minimum of 45 points up for grabs from now until May, but the Gunners have responded to their title setback in the best possible way. In his absence, Jorginho has now delivered two superb midfield performances but Partey still remains as one of Arsenal's most important players. Arteta has also now had to cope without Thomas Partey for the last two games and his return does not appear much closer judging by Arteta's update ahead of Aston Villa. Arsenal placed themselves back in the driving seat of the Premier League title race with a dramatic 4-2 victory against Aston Villa. The Gunners were heading for a draw against Aston Villa before an Emi Martinez own goal put them in front in added time.

Alan Shearer has backed Arsenal to win the Premier League after their dramatic comeback victory against Aston Villa on Saturday.

‘Sometimes you just need to find a way to win and they did that in the second-half. ‘We showed a lot of resilience, character and quality. But they didn’t just get the win, they sent a message out to Manchester City too.' We showed the emotion and quality we needed, so I’m happy about that. Just win in any context — and we had a really difficult context. [It wasn't Arsenal's greatest performance](/sport/live/article-11757973/Aston-Villa-vs-Arsenal-Premier-League-2022-23-Live-Result.html) as they trailed twice following goals from Ollie Watkins and a superb team goal finished off by Phillipe Coutinho, but found themselves level after an hour thanks to strikes from Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko.