Yet another tipsy, topsy, gut wrenching, lip smacking action saw the Premier League teams battle it out in Gameweek 26 barring a couple of games which were suspended thanks to the incremental weather conditions. While Chelsea’s run of form was halted by an impressive West Brom outfit, Liverpool fought their way back to clinch the tie at the death at Craven Cottage while Arsenal missed a plethora of chances as their clash against Manchester United resulted in a goalless stalemate. Here are the four talking points from the midweek action form the Premier League.
Liverpool are title contenders, really?
Even though Brendan Rodgers claims the Reds from Merseyside are not title contenders, the Irish feels his team is the Chihuahua running beside the big guns in a race to the finish. The manner in which Liverpool came back twice to win their encounter against Fulham away at Craven Cottage epitomised everything that is right within the squad. Rodgers rightly said,
“I said to the players these are the games where you arrive in the Champions League – games like this here. You’re playing a team who are fighting, trying to stay in the division. We’ve come off the back of a brilliant performance at the weekend and tonight we’ve again got another three points in a different way. So it really shows that this team has improved in every facet of the game.”
The Merseysiders are currently fourth in the table, four points behind leaders Chelsea and just a tad behind Arsenal and Manchester City in the table but can they realistically snatch the title? We shall all wait and see.