PEP’S CITY TAKE ON EMERY’S ARSENAL IN CRUCIAL GAME TONIGHT
Tottenham have the belief in themselves to be Premier League champions, insisted manager Mauricio Pochettino after his side found the mental and physical resources to net another late winner to beat Newcastle 1-0 and leapfrog Manchester City into second place. In the absence of the injured Harry Kane and Dele Alli, Spurs turned to Son Heung-min for inspiration and the South Korean struck seven minutes from time with the help of a goalkeeping error from Martin Dubravka.
“It is a massive result to be in a very good position in the table,” said Pochettino. “We don’t need to be in some position like today to convince ourselves about our capacity or potential. We believe in ourselves.
CHELSEA, WOLVES WIN
New Chelsea striker Gonzalo Higuain scored his first two Premier League goals on Saturday, sharing the spoils with Eden Hazard, who scored a brace as well, in a 5-0 victory over bottom side Huddersfield Town to ease the pressure on coach Maurizio Sarri. David Luiz scored the fifth goal for Chelsea.
In another game, Wolverhampton strengthened their grip on the seventh place with a 3-1 win over Everton at Goodison Park in Liverpool.
CITY TAKE ON ARSENAL
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will seek a quick response from his side when they host Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Guardiola’s s City are five points behind leaders Liverpool. “If we didn’t have the motivation, we would not be where we are, which is still in all competitions. We are in the Carabao Cup final, still in the Champions League, and we are there in the league,” Guardiola said ahead of the game.
UNITED FACE LEICESTER
Manchester United’s revival under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will face another stiff test when they play Leicester away on Sunday. “They’ve beaten Manchester City and Chelsea over the past couple of months, so it will be a tough game,” Solskjaer said.
BAYERN BEATEN
Defending champions Bayern Munich crashed to a shock 3-1 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, allowing Borussia Dortmund to extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga table to seven points. Superb second-half goals by Leverkusen’s Leon Bailey, Kevin Volland and Lucas Alario inflicted only a fourth league defeat this season on second-placed Bayern as Dortmund added a point to their lead despite drawing 1-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt.