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This is officially the title to lose in Manchester City, the battle to avoid the Champions League and Cardiff City will pray for an Old Trafford miracle.
Here are the discussion points of the Premier League of another thrilling weekend!
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RAMSEY ARRIVED A FINAL AT FOUR PRIZES?
It would be unfair to dismiss all responsibility on a player, but these are the statistics.
Since Aaron Ramsey injured his hamstring in Arsenal's Europa League first leg against Napoli, the Gunners have lost all three games. Beaten at home by Crystal Palace, then on the road to Wolves and Leicester City.
Of course, all this bodes well for the future of Arsenal since Ramsey will leave for Juventus at the end of the season.
The Welsh has undoubtedly been the star for the Gunners this season and his absence was felt strongly.
That's why fans will be concerned about Unai Emery's suggestion that he may not be looking to sign a direct substitute for the 28-year-old.
"Yes, but there are also academy players who are performing well and could progress," he told Sky Sports.
"We could replace it with a player from outside or by an already present player who can grow as he did himself."
Anyway, it will not help the fate of Arsenal for the moment. The Gunners conceded nine goals in three games, leaving their four hopes in tatters.
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CARDIFF PRAYING FOR MIRACLE
There is almost no hope for Cardiff City and they will need a final miracle at Old Trafford if they hope to avoid the fall.
After a loss to Fulham, Cardiff lost four points behind Brighton, who scored points at home against Newcastle to avoid relegation – for the moment.
But with a home game against Crystal Palace and then a trip to Manchester United, Cardiff's hopes of surviving in the Premier League seem doomed to fail.
That did not stop Neil Warnock from declaring that his team could win at Old Trafford. It was in 2007 that Carlos Tevez scored for West Ham at Old Trafford – a result that allowed the Hammers to continue playing at the expense of Sheffield United of Warnock.
"We could go to Old Trafford and win the last day of the season," said Warnock.
"It could be fate, with what happened last week with Tevez and that of 2007. Football is so hard to predict. You do not know what's happening around the corner. "
Does this end?
There have been twists and turns throughout the course, but it's hard to see more drama happening as Manchester City gets closer to the title.
They matched and improved everything Liverpool had thrown at them. Their victory over Burnley, by the smallest margin, could be the one where the title is decided.
Liverpool have won 10 straight wins in all competitions, but City have won their last 12 Premier League matches
heir to lead to the summit.
With games against Leicester City and Brighton coming up, Pep Guardiola knows his team already has a hand in the title.
"Against Leicester, one of the most talented teams of the moment, we will get three more points," Guardiola said.
"Then go to Brighton to get the win, the points we have to recover one after the other.
"Be calm again, we do not have a match until next Monday, so we'll rest a bit and recover a bit."
This seems inevitable, despite the exploits of Liverpool this season.
RACE FOR THE GOLDEN SHOES
Like the title race and the fight for the top four, the Golden Boot race in the Premier League is also going backwards.
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane both scored two goals. Liverpool beat Huddersfield 5-0 at Anfield and took a long lead in the Golden Boot race.
Salah, winner of last season, has a slim lead with 21 goals in the Premier League against 20 on Mane.
But Sergio Aguero is lagging behind the Liverpool duo after scoring his 20th of the season to pbad Mane.
Argentina has now scored 20 goals in five consecutive seasons, the first since Thierry Henry.
Wrecks suffer first loss of house
Tottenham lost for the first time to his new stadium, falling to West Ham. The result has negated their hopes of being in the top four, but their rivals falling on them may not cost them too much.
Despite everything, against a huge Champions League semi-final against Ajax, Fernando Llorente warned the Spurs to raise their match after a disappointing performance.
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"It's good, everyone must wake up because if we play like that Tuesday we will lose, easy," he said.
"This kind of game [the semi-final] does not need to be prepared because the mentality of all players will be different. But I do not think I can understand why the team mentality was not ready to play against West Ham. I do not know, but I told you that if we play like that against Ajax, we are sure to lose. "
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