Arsenal and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 bow out, Manchester United lead English Premier League standings – Recap
Before this weekend, the English Premier League remained a three-horse battle, despite meagre chances for Arsenal to take the top spot.
Chelsea came within three points to the leaders Manchester United after the latter lost to the Gunners last weekend. This Sunday, both these teams faced each other for the fourth time in the ongoing 2010-11 season for a decisive battle. A victory for Chelsea
would have taken them on top with a better goal difference as compared to the Red Devils.
However, Manchester United held on to their nerves in the decisive encounter. Sir Alex Ferguson had a tough challenge in shape of the Champions League semi-final encounter against Schalke in the midweek. There were nine changes for the midweek match against
Schalke, which meant that all the main players were rested for the weekend’s clash against the Blues. In the end, United won the match and increased their lead to six points on top of the points table.
Arsenal have had a typical season under Arsene Wenger once again. When it was needed the most, the Gunners failed to deliver. Two losses in three weeks against Bolton Wanderers at home and Stoke City made the victory against United an insignificant affair.
Now Chelsea have consolidated their second position on the table while the third position is also being threatened by the fourth placed Manchester City. Nevertheless, the top four are almost confirmed for this season and neither Tottenham Hotspur nor Liverpool
stand a real chance to break into the Champions League spots.
This season is crucial in the sense that Manchester United have now become the most successful club in the history of league competitions in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749. It was the 19th title for the Red Devils who have surpassed Liverpool’s 18 League titles. This
will take the status of Sir Alex Ferguson much further, who has become one of the most successful managers in the history of football. It is a record that will keep United fans happy even if they lose the Champions League final against Barcelona.
Apart from this, the record will also serve in getting Liverpool back on the right track. The Reds have had an amazing second part of the season, with great victories against the big teams of the League.
In the next season, they will work hard to get their record back and would not sit still until they manage to regain their lost pride. The reign of Ferguson led to an end of Kenny Dalglish’s time at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809. Now, King Kenny has been called back and he
might prove to be the person to force Ferguson into retirement. His team is building up and his players are responding well at the moment. The next season could be his season because Liverpool have shaken off all the problems they had at the start of this
season.
The relegation zone also looks surprisingly different than it was supposed to be at the start of this season. At the moment, West Ham United are in bottom place and are the most likely to go down. The chances to pull a comeback are very thin and the situation
is only gloomy. Wigan Athletic and Blackpool are also in the bottom three on same points but Blackpool are higher with a better goal difference.
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham and Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 are also in the danger zone and they need to come up with good results in order to keep their position in the top tier. However, with two matches remaining, anything can happen as these teams are fighting
for their survival now.
The next season of the English Premier League will again be interesting as more and more teams are getting stronger. Liverpool are back in top form which will make it a six horse battle in the next season. Also, Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314, the club owned by billionaires
from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/India-c750 are coming up from the Championship. A healthy investment might even make it a battle between seven sides, which would be unprecedented in the history of the League.
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