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The weekend before Christmas, when all hell broke loose in the Premier League.
The 17th round of fixtures began with this A continuation of Manchester City’s strange relegation form And brought to a conclusion by that A wonderfully silly nine goal thriller Between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. There was also a wild edge to this 0-0 draw at the weekend.
Here are the players who made the final push for a nice Father Christmas list.
Enzo Maresca was one of the few to come away from Sunday’s windswept stalemate between Everton and Chelsea. Unreservedly happy. However, even Robert Sanchez deserves a small smile for himself.
For the second week in a row, the Blues relied on their breakaway shot-stopper to keep them in the contest. Either side of half-time, Sanchez spurned several clear scoring chances, keeping Everton only their fourth clean sheet of the season.
After catching a A hat-trick against Crystal Palace In the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, many wondered if Gabriel Jesus would get a chance to start in Arsenal’s next outing against similar opposition. For Mikel Arteta, that was never a question. “I had no doubts,” insisted the Gunners boss. “When a player is in that momentum, he has to play.”
Jesus repaid his manager’s faith with his first Premier League goal in 11 months. The Brazilian finally added Arsenal’s second 15 minutes before a chaotic start Won 5-1.
Unai Emery is not one for hyperbole but Aston Villa manager Morgan Rodgers was impressed with his all-round performance. Against Manchester City Saturday afternoon that he used the word “fantastic” three times in less than 60 seconds.
The former City academy graduate was at the center of both goals in Villa’s 2-1 home win, setting up the first for John Duran and then finishing a move he started with a barreling run from inside his own half.
One night when Almost every Liverpool player impressedLuis Diaz warrants individual recognition for his role in a 6-3 win over Spurs that must have felt particularly cathartic.
The Colombia international who was so controversially denied a goal at Tottenham last year scored twice on Sunday, bookending a nine-goal bonanza with a pair of clinical – and legal – strikes.
The first Olympians were crowned with laurel wreaths, Roman gladiators won their freedom, and modern-day footballers have increasingly sported iconic figures.
Mohamed Salah is a sucker As for any flattering fact or tidbit, Jurgen Klopp has previously revealed that his forward is the first to know of any data milestone. Another minimal masterpiece saw Salah quickly reach double digits in both statistical categories in a given season with two goals and more assists against Spurs than anyone in Premier League history.
Alexander Isak has made it back-to-back goals by finding the net in his first 38 minutes of his Premier League debut. Liverpool Back in 2022. However, in the two-and-a-half years that followed, Newcastle’s powerful forward never gave up a match ball.
Isaac completed his first hat-trick in English football in the process 4-0 romp against Ipswich Town on Saturday. While he was “buzzed” by the performance, the 25-year-old admitted: “It’s been a long time coming.”
