It was the weekend before Christmas, when all hell broke loose in the Premier League.
The 17th round matches started with a match Manchester City's strange relegation form continues A breathless conclusion was reached by A Great silly movie nine goals Between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. There was even a wild edge to this Weekend draw 0-0.
These are the players who made the final push to Father Christmas' nice list.
Enzo Maresca was one of the few people out of Sunday's windswept draw between Everton and Chelsea. Unreservedly happy. However, Robert Sanchez also deserves a little smile for himself.
For the second week in a row, the Blues relied on their controversial goalkeeper to keep them in contention. Either side of the first half, Sanchez denied Everton a number of clear-cut scoring chances, keeping only his fourth clean sheet this season.
After the arrest of A Hat-trick against Crystal Palace In the Carabao Cup quarter-final, many wondered if Gabriel Jesus would be given the chance to start in Arsenal's next match against the same opponent. For Mikel Arteta, that was never a question. “I had no doubt,” the Gunners coach insisted. “When a player is in that momentum, he has to play.”
Jesus rewarded his coach's trust with his first Premier League goal in 11 months. The Brazilian added another inside a chaotic opener 15 minutes before Arsenal's final He won 5-1.
Unai Emery is not someone to be overrated, but the Aston Villa boss was very impressed by Morgan Rogers' all-round performance. Against Manchester City On Saturday afternoon he used the word “awesome” three times in less than 60 seconds.
The former City academy graduate was at the heart of both goals in Villa's 2-1 home win, setting up John Doran's opener before finishing off a move he started with a powerful run from inside his own half.
On the night when Almost every Liverpool player impressedLuis Diaz deserves individual recognition for his role in the 6-3 win over Tottenham which must have felt particularly cathartic.
The Colombia international, who was controversially denied a goal at Tottenham Hotspur last year, scored twice on Sunday, sealing the nine-goal bonus with a pair of clinical and legal strikes.
Early Olympians were presented with laurel wreaths, Roman gladiators gained their freedom, and modern-day footballers have increasingly specialized statistics imposed on them.
Poor Mohamed Salah For any satisfactory fact or information, as Jurgen Klopp previously revealed that his striker is the first to know about any landmark from the data. Two goals and as many assists against Tottenham in another minor masterpiece saw Salah reach double figures in both statistical categories faster in a given season than anyone in Premier League history.
Alexander Isak has scored consistently since scoring 38 minutes into his Premier League debut against them Liverpool Again in 2022. However, over the next two-and-a-half years, the powerful Newcastle striker never left the match ball.
Isak completed his first hat-trick in English football during a match 4-0 fun Against Ipswich Town on Saturday. While he was “amazed” by the performance, the 25-year-old admitted: “It's been a long time coming.”
