England – Manchester City loose and then restart, Manchester United reborn, Huddersfield sinks … Here is the record of the holiday season in the Premier League



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In two weeks, four championship days were played in England. Liverpool still leader despite his first setback of the season against his dolphin City, Manchester United who regains his appetite: here is the record of the holidays in the Premier League.

The emotional lift of Manchester City

Balance of the holidays: two victories, two defeats.

After defeats against Crystal Palace (2-3) and Leicester (1-2), Manchester City seemed to be dropped in the title race. Liverpool's third-on-seven points, Pep Guardiola's men welcomed Jürgen Klopp's side for the clash of the 21st Premier League game on Thursday. Winners 2-1, the Citizens took their second place in Tottenham and came back four points behind the Reds.

Read: Man City makes Liverpool fall after an outstanding match!

Manchester United is full and sticky

Balance of the holidays: four victories.

Completely out of the league table, Manchester United has fully revived with the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solksjaer. With four wins against Cardiff (5-1), Huddersfield (3-1), Bournemouth (4-1) and Newcastle (2-0), the Reds have returned three points Arsenal fifth. And like Paul Pogba, four goals and three assists in the last four games, Manchester United seems to have found an offensive going that seemed lost under the command of Jose Mourinho.

Leicester surprises and raises

Balance of the holidays: three victories, one defeat.

At the sight of the calendar, many feared for Leicester. And for good reason, the Foxes chained a trip to Chelsea and the reception of Manchester City. However, Claude Puel's men won both games and went on to win at Everton (1-0) after a relapse in Cardiff (0-1). After a complicated beginning of December (a win, a draw, two losses), Leicester took advantage of the holiday season to take points. The Foxes are currently seventh.

Dark Huddersfield

Balance of the holidays: four defeats.

In trouble since the beginning of the season, Huddersfield did not know how to take advantage of the holiday season to revive. On the contrary, the Burrows chained four setbacks and saw Fulham pass them in front. Last with ten points, with eight lengths behind Cardiff (17th), Huddersfield will have to pull himself together to get him into the Premier League.

We also noted

– With four points separating the fifteenth (Newcastle) from nineteenth place (Fulham), the race to maintain seems tighter than ever.

– Beat three times in four games, Everton sinks into the soft belly. The Toffees are 11th with 27 points.

Crystal Palace can see coming. With three wins (including one in Manchester City) over the past four games, the Eagles are now 14th with four points ahead of Newcastle.

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