Ange’s Spurs prove infamous tag wrong; irony behind Gunners star’s iconic chant: PL Talking Pts
A staggering 13-year first helped Manchester City seal a vital point against a title rival, while Ange Postecoglou might have helped Tottenham finally shake off an unwanted tag.
Elsewhere, a major tactical gamble might have cost a dark horse dearly while Kai Havertz’s chant continues to become more ironic with every passing game.
Foxsports.com.au takes a look at the weekend that was in the latest edition of Premier League Talking Points!
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CITY’S 13-YEAR FIRST LEAVES PL GREATS STUNNED
Erling Haaland is on track for another Premier League golden boot but was all-but-invisible for City against Liverpool. The star striker was exceptionally shut down by Virgil van Dijk and managed just 21 touches – fewer in his 90 minutes than Mohamed Salah managed in half an hour off the bench for Liverpool.
But City’s goal came from a rare source: a set piece, their first dead-ball goal at Anfield since 2011.
Kevin de Bruyne took a quick corner to the front post, where Nathan Ake had pushed away a defender to create a gap for defensive midfielder John Stones to calmly finish.
It was a move straight off the training ground.
“That looked like genius from Kevin De Bruyne,” Sky Sports’ Gary Neville said. “How has he spotted that run from John Stones? It is something they have worked on; things like that don’t just happen. What a man to execute
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