'Seen this before' - National media react as Liverpool and Arsenal defeats hand Man City title boost

It could prove to be a defining weekend in the Premier League title race as Manchester City surged on while Liverpool and Arsenal staggered.

Pep Guardiola's side continues to march on towards history as they chase an unprecedented fourth successive English top-flight crown. More so, the prospect of a 'double-treble', winning back-to-back three-trophy hauls, could very well be on the cards with an FA Cup semi-final on the horizon, as well as a Champions League quarter-final second-leg.

Luton Town were the latest club to fall to the sword of the reigning champions as they hit the Hatters for five in a 5-1 drubbing at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The win took City top of the Premier League, but their title rivals had hopes of catching them up the following day.

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As it happened the race for the title blew wide open as Crystal Palace earned a 1-0 win away at Anfield while Aston Villa boosted European aspirations of their own with a 2-0 win over Arsenal. The gap between the top three is now two points going into the final six games of the season but both Arsenal and Liverpool play twice before City are back in league action.

Miguel Delaney of the Independent writes: "So much for an unprecedented three-way title race. It was instead all so familiar at Arsenal as Mikel Arteta’s side followed Liverpool in losing at home to perhaps end this run-in just as it was properly beginning.

"This may be the weekend that everyone looks back on as when Manchester City won the 2023-24 title. There was daylight between the champions and the