Ten key fixtures ahead for Arsenal, Liverpool and City in thrilling Premier League title race

The 2023-24 season Premier League title race is set to become one of the closely fought three-horse races for some considerable time as Arsenal, Liverpool and reigning champions Manchester City lead the pack with just ten Games of the current campaign remaining.

Arsenal snatched a late, late winner at Brentford on Saturday and sat back and enjoyed a pulsating clash at Anfield on Sunday as Liverpool and City played out a 1-1 draw at Anfield that saw the Gunners go into a three week Premier League break as FA Cup and international action now take centre stage.

Aston Villa may hold the key in determining the outcome of the title battle with all three contenders having to face Unai Emery’s side in the run-in with the Villa Park side determined to secure a fourth place which in turn would see a return to Champions League Football for the Midlands outfit next season.

Mikel Arteta’s men still have to travel to the Etihad Stadium on 31 March and will be all too aware of how defeat in Manchester last season led the team to splutter with City going on to claim a third successive Premier League title.

It would appear that Arsenal have matured and this season Arteta’s men have the meanest defence in the league (having only shipped 24 goals all season) and are also the most clinical in front of goal rattling in 70 goals this season to date which is the highest in the division.

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Damien Rice and Martin Odegaard have the Gunners purring in midfield and with the timely return from injury for the likes of Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz. Gabriel Jesus, Thomas Partey and Fabio Vieira, the North Londoners will relish the tag of ‘outsiders’ in the title race.

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The ‘Big Two’

How much of an emotional impact will Jurgen Klopp’s imminent departure have on the run-in? The Liverpool players and even the Anfield faithful seem to be extra motivated in ensuring that the German leaves the club in a blaze of glory with the Reds still on track to secure a historic cuadruple after winning the Carabao Cup with a win over Chelsea. The Anfield side are in a comfortable position in the Round of 16 in the Europa League after a 1-5 away win over Sparta Prague in the first leg and travel to face Manchester United this weekend in a mouthwatering FA Cup fifth round clash.

Injury concerns could be Liverpool’s undoing with Alisson, Thiago Alcantara, Konate and Joel Matip out of action for the German coach but the return of Andy Robertson and also Mohamed Salah from his hamstring problems sustained with Egypt during AFCON a source of some good news for Reds fans.

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While no side has an easy run-in, Liverpool fans could possibly claim that, at least on paper, their run-in is less daunting than that of the other side in the title hunt.

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Can Manchester City make history and become the first side to win four successive Premier League titles? That is the challenge ahead for Pep Guardiola with his team also competing in the FA Cup and UEFA Champions League.

The Etihad Stadium side have experience in game management at this stage of the season and are many people’s favourites to lift the title once again on 19 May.

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With the exception of the Arsenal game on 31 March and a tricky trip to Tottenham, the Sky Blues will face a series of mid table sides with little to play for and will be hoping that the best versions of Rodri, Stones, De Bruyne and Haaland (who was particularly quiet during the Anfield contest on Sunday) are on show as they push to make history.

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