Liverpool Proves Mettle with Sheffield United Win, Manchester United Stumbles Against Chelsea: Premier League Roundup

The Liverpool team withstood an unexpected challenge from Sheffield United, who were in bottom position in the English Premier League, to prove they were worthy of the championship. Manchester United, on the other hand, collapsed against Chelsea.

Ahead of their Sunday match at Old Trafford, this served as the most recent illustration of the distance between the toughest rivals in English football.

Liverpool defeated Sheffield United 3-1 to reclaim the top spot, but Manchester United lost to Chelsea 4-3 after giving up two goals in stoppage time.

The result further proved the tenacity of Juergen Klopp's squad and the increasing impact of Alexis Mac Allister, whose magnificent goal in the second half secured the outcome.

In the 76th minute, the Argentina international sent Anfield into a frenzy as his unstoppable shot from the outside of the box slammed into the top corner.

Before that, with the score tied at one, the mood had been becoming more tense. In the ninetieth minute, Liverpool substitute Cody Gakpo scored a third goal to make the victory seem easier than it really was.

We needed to delve extremely far, but that's common. Although we played some poor football at times, we had a solid mentality overall, Klopp said.

Even if Liverpool could fall out of the top spot once again by the time they play United on Sunday, the Merseyside team never fails to come up with solutions when facing battle against Manchester City and Arsenal.

Liverpool's victory put them two points ahead of Arsenal in second position and three ahead of City in third, but Sheffield United had dared to surprise everyone in the fight for the championship.

It had seemed to be a potentially dismal evening at Anfield until Mac Allister's score, as Conor Bradley's own goal had cancelled out Darwin Nunez's opening goal to tie the game at 1-1.

After Mac Allister's long-range goal gave the team a lead again and improved spirits, Gakpo headed in a goal to make it 3-1.

The most crucial factor, according to Gakpo, is patience.

Pep's priorities

Manchester City is three points behind the leaders going into their match against Crystal Palace on Saturday, but manager Pep Guardiola said that his team's primary emphasis is still on winning its remaining eight games rather than waiting for their opponents to make a mistake.

Luton Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fulham, and West Ham United are among City's remaining league opponents.

"The opponents' caliber is what it is," Guardiola said to reporters on Friday. "For this reason, we must persevere, and in the end, we will recognize the team's presence."

It doesn't address the issue if we don't do our part. We need to win the next eight games and bide our time. It's preferable if it does occur, but we have no control over it.

"That's all—we control our destiny in our own games."

After being left out of the starting lineup in Wednesday's 4-1 victory against Aston Villa at home, Guardiola said he was unsure whether Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne will be included again against Palace.