Certainly, if Mohamed Salah keeps this up, the title will be won in time for Arsenal to give them a guard of honor at Anfield in May. For the 11th time this season, the presumptive Ballon d'Or winner graced a game with a goal and assist. The previous high watermark in a Premier League campaign was 11. It is February.

This trip to the Etihad was meant to be one of Arne Slot’s biggest tests in the remainder of the season but his side negotiated it with the minimum of fuss, closing out victory thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah (of course) and Dominik Szoboszlai to move 11 points clear at the top of the table.

The reigning Premier League champions look to slow the speed of Liverpool, who find themselves top of the league and by a comfortable margin with not long to go.In midweek, Manchester City travelled

Jarrod Bowen's header ensured a 1-0 victory for West Ham as Arsenal squandered the chance to cut Liverpool's lead to five points ahead of their Sunday clash at Manchester City.

The Premier League has explained why Everton saw a last-gasp penalty overturned during their dramatic 2-2 draw against Manchester United. David Moyes’ side led at half-time thanks to goals from Beto and Abdoulaye Doucoure but were pegged back in the second half at Goodison after strikes from Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte.