City puts pressure on Liverpool with a double from Haaland

MADRID, 10 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Liverpool kept the lead in the Premier this Saturday on matchday 24 after their victory (3-1) over Burnley, tight due to the pursuit of a Manchester City with two points but with one less game, which featured the goal of return of Erling Haaland in a 2-0 against Everton.

The 'red' team maintains its head, although it has one more game than a City that rotated against Everton, thinking about the Champions League, but ended up getting the three points with Haaland who had not scored since November. Liverpool is the leader with 54 points to City's 52.

The 'red' jumped to Anfield knowing of the victory of Pep Guardiola's team and forced to win to recover their head. Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Darwin Núñez sealed the victory to respond to a City that had won with Haaland's goals in the 71st and 85th minutes, also boosted by the entry of Kevin De Bruyne.

On the other hand, the Premier match left Tottenham's victory over Brighton (2-1), with Brennan Johnson's goal in the 96th minute, in a counterattack scored by Heung-Min Son, both luxury replacements. In the second half. The 'Spurs' thus put pressure on Unai Emery's Aston Villa for fourth place.

Furthermore, Newcastle beat Nottingham Forest (2-3) with a lot of suspense, although they are still far from the European zone. Meanwhile, Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth confirmed their slump with the defeat (3-1) at the hands of Fulham, pending a low zone where Brentford beat Wolves (0-2) and bottom team Sheffield beat Luton (1-3) .

–RESULTS AND SCHEDULE FOR DAY 24 OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE:

-Saturday February 10.

Manchester City – Everton 2-0.

Wolves – Brentford 0-2.

Fulham – Bournemouth 3-1.

Tottenham – Brighton 2-1.

Luton – Sheffield United 1-3.

Liverpool – Burnley 3-1.

Nottingham Forest – Newcastle 2-3.

-Sunday, February 11.

West Ham – Arsenal 15:00.

Aston Villa – Manchester United 17:30.

-Monday, February 12.

Crystal Palace – Chelsea 21:00.