Amr Obaid (Cairo)
The expectations of the major global technical analysis and statistics companies regarding the “Premier League Champion” this season have not changed since the beginning of this month, and despite the variation in the position of the “Three Musketeers” at the top recently, “Opta” published its digital expectations since the seventh of April. Currently, it confirmed that Manchester City would win the English Premier League title, for the fourth historic time, and then set a percentage of 40.6% in favor of the “Blue Moon” compared to 30.3% and 29.1% for Arsenal and Liverpool, respectively.
The situation did not change significantly after the recent results of the “duo”, Arsenal and Liverpool, as “City” remained at the top of the global company’s expectations with a rate of 56% compared to 30.8% for the “Gunners”, while the percentage of nominated expectations for the “Reds” declined to 13.2%. And after the “Guardiola Brigade”’s huge victory with “four” over Brighton in the latter’s stadium, it became clear that the statistics and results favored “City” with full force, as the probability of winning the “Premier League” rose to 71.7%, and Arsenal were satisfied with 26.6%. While Liverpool fell to only 1.7%, while second place seems closest to the “Gunners” with a rate of 59.2%, and the “Reds” will finish the competition “third” with a rate of 82.4%.
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“The Terrifying” brings “City” closer to the “Premier League” title
Since Manchester City’s two consecutive draws against Liverpool 1-1, then 0-0 with Arsenal, the “defending champion” has risen up with force and ferocity, devouring 4 teams in the league with successive big results, amounting to 3 fours and one five, scoring 17 goals in 4 matches with an average of 4.25 goals. Every match, at a “terrifying rate”, while conceding only 4 goals, as “City” won over Aston Villa and Luton Town in its stadium, compared to its victory away from home at the expense of Crystal Palace and Brighton, and the “Blue Giant of Manchester” needs to win the remaining 5 matches. In the tournament, to be crowned champion without looking at the results of its closest competitor currently, Arsenal, which has only 4 matches in its possession, while Liverpool appears to have dropped out of the race “theoretically”, especially after the “declared” state of frustration revealed by its coach Jurgen Klopp, It appeared on all of his players, especially Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, after the loss to Everton.
After Manchester City’s big win against Brighton, the covers of all English newspapers came out to praise the star Phil Foden, and with a funny headline, the Express newspaper said, “Fill your shoes,” pointing out that Foden’s golden feet are making the difference in favor of “City” in the crucial period of the league’s life, and wrote that “the men of… Pep sent a warning message to the competitors that the matter had become very close to being resolved, and the Mirror headlined its cover by saying that Foden had increased the flames of the situation at the top, leading the “Blue Moon” to second place, one point behind Arsenal, and the “Citizens” had one match remaining. More postponed than “the Gunners”, which the newspaper, as well as its compatriot “Telegraph”, warned by saying, “Arsenal… beware of what is coming behind you!”, and the latter wrote that the City train was giving its rivals “sharp glances”, and finally, the “Daily Mail” said that Foden’s gunshots Going for City.
