Klopp’s side now sits behind only Man City in the standings courtesy of a 2-0 win over Newcastle over the weekend. Meanwhile, Guardiola’s crew beat Chelsea 1-0 to maintain their march towards the league title.
Arsenal, on the other hand, continued in their slump, losing 2-1 away to Brighton to pile more pressure on the players and under-fire manager Arsene Wenger. Here are the standout stats from the weekend games.
Arsenal on worst losing run in more than a decade
The 2-1 defeat at Brighton added insult to injury for the already hurting Arsenal fans. After back-to-back 3-0 defeats to Man City, another loss was not what the doctor prescribed. Wenger’s side has now lost four straight games in all competitions, the first time this has happened since October 2002.
Arsenal...
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) March 4, 2018
- Lost four games in a row in all competitions for the first time since October 2002
- Now 11 Premier League games without a clean sheet, their longest run since February 2002
Is it finally time for Wenger to go? pic.twitter.com/f5WstxqTle
Pochettino reaches Premier League feat
The Argentine who just can’t seem to do any wrong earned his 100th win in the Premier League in only 197 games, becoming the sixth quickest manager to reach this feat – tied with Kenny Dalglish.
100 - Mauricio Pochettino has reached 100 Premier League wins as a manager in 197 games – the joint-6th quickest alongside Kenny Dalglish. Only Jose Mourinho (142), Alex Ferguson (162), Arsene Wenger (179), Rafa Benitez (181) & Claudio Ranieri (187) reached it in fewer games. Ton pic.twitter.com/MqKt3yKHXE
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 3, 2018
Salah continues scoring
This is nothing new, as the Egyptian finds the back of the net almost every game. In fact, no player in Europe’s top five leagues has scored in as many matches this season as the Liverpool star.
26 - No player within the big five European leagues has scored in more competitive club games than Mohamed Salah (26 games) in 2017-18. Phenomenon. pic.twitter.com/P6JQ25jtQU
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 3, 2018
Man City’s dominance is a first in 12 years
The 1-0 win over Conte’s men means the Citizens increased their lead at the top to 18 points. No team in the English top-flight has enjoyed an advantage as big as this since Mourinho’s Chelsea back on March 11th, 2006.
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