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From Neil Robinson
LONDON (Reuters) – Three goals by Roberto Fermino were rewarded when Arsenal (5-1) were demolished in Liverpool to advance their Premier League lead by nine points against Tottenham Hotspur, who lost 3-1 to home against the Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
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With Manchester City third against Southampton on Sunday, Liverpool ended a magnificent month with a ninth consecutive win in the league. Coach Juergen Klopp said: "There is nothing wrong with that."
Cardiff City and Fulham face a 1-0 win over Leicester City and Huddersfield Town,
Brighton and Hove Albion beat Everton with the same result, while Watford conceded a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United.
Anfield became a fort until the quick goal of Eindelie Maitland-Niels did not affect Liverpool's progress.
In just minutes, Fermeno scored two goals, the second with a superb individual technique, followed by Sadio Mani, then Mohammed Salah scored the penalty 4-1 before halftime.
Fermino sealed a penalty to counter Liverpool, who will visit City on Thursday, no doubt about the possibility of a title.
"It will be an important match (against Manchester City)," said left-back Andy Robertson.
"But in December we won by winning and we were well ahead.
Today, Tottenham got off to a great start when Englishman Harry Kane celebrated his Royal Sports Services title with a superb left foot goal that seemed to be the start of a game filled with goals for his team.
However, Wolverhampton, who had an unstable level, refused to give up and looked serious before Bolly started coming back with a solid header in the 72nd minute.
"We achieved something exceptional by going into the Premier League and it was a very exceptional year for us," said Wolverhampton coach Nuno Esperito Santo.
"There was a lot of confidence after equalizing, I would have said that the draw would be good, but I can not control the feelings of the players if they see an empty space in front of them."
* The winning goal of Mitrovic
The excitement came late in Fulham when Aleksandr Mitrovic scored the winning goal in stoppage time to avoid a failed home in Huddersfield.
Fulham was the first to miss a penalty after an exciting match between his players who tried to take the ball from Abu Bakr Kamara who kicked the ball.
His teammates wanted Mitrovic to pay the penalty but Camara refused and ignored the orders of Fulham coach Claudio Ranieri. He was embarrbaded moments later when Jonas Lucell saved his shot.
"I told Abu Bakr Kamara to leave the ball to Aleksandr Mitrovic, penalty shootout specialist," said Ranieri: "It's incredible that he does not respect me and does not also does not respect the team and the supporters.
"I want to kill him and it's normal when a player decides to take the ball, not just because he's managed to score the last shot (against Manchester United)," he said. he declares.
In Leicester, Neil Etheridge escaped a penalty kick from James Madison in the 75th minute to allow Victor Camarbada to score an extra time off and take a four point lead on the runway.
Brighton finished in the middle of the table, with Juergen Lukadia in the second half enough to beat Everton.
In Vakaraj Rudd, substitute Abdullah Dukauri equaled Watford before missing an opportunity that almost gave the winner a victory.
(Reuters)
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