Three Premier League talking points

Arsenal took advantage of the tie at Anfield to seize pole position, while Tottenham landed a major blow in the battle for a top four finish. 'AFP' Sport looks at three things we learned from the weekend's action:

Liverpool may have surrendered top spot in the Premier League to Arsenal after failing to finish off Manchester City in a pulsating 1-1 draw at Anfield. But Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp emerged more convinced than ever that his side are ready to dethrone City as champions in his final season in charge.

Despite falling behind to John Stones' first-half opener and missing several key players due to injury, Liverpool had Pep Guardiola's men pinned back and begging for the final whistle at Anfield after Alexis Mac Allister's penalty equaliser in the second half. The Reds had 19 shots on goal and were controversially denied a second spot-kick when Jeremy Doku caught Mac Allister in stoppage-time.

"I'm so happy about the way we played," said Klopp. "For us after all the different ways we found to get a result, we found out that we can play like this as well. The only thing I need at the moment is that we are really in that race. On our performance today, I saw a team that is in the right position - now let's see what we can do."

Kai Havertz has spent much of this season enduring the slings and arrows of frustrated Arsenal fans after an inconsistent first season with the club. But the German is starting to come good at just the right time for Arsenal, as he proved with a vital late goal to seal Saturday's victory over Brentford at the Emirates Stadium.

With Brentford clinging on for a point, Havertz rose to meet Ben White's cross with a powerful header in the 86th minute. Thanks to Havertz's fourth goal in his last four