Premier League Table: Arsenal Cement Lead at the Top As Liverpool Keep UCL Hopes Alive After Win vs Man Utd

• Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Newcastle were some of the biggest losers this weekend
• The three EPL giants suffered defeats in respective fixtures, with United beaten 7-0 by rivals Liverpool
• Arsenal remain atop the standings with 63 points and enjoy a five-point advantage over Man City

Premier League matchweek 26 produced some interesting results across different match centres in the UK.

Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea were some of the biggest gainers during the latest round of fixtures.

Arsenal are still topping the standings with 63 points following their 3-2 epic comeback win over AFC Bournemouth on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium.

Mikel Arteta's men came from two goals down to see off a stubborn Poppies side as to retain their five-point advantage over title challengers Man City.

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City remain second on the log with 58 points, having managed to beat Newcastle United 2-0 in their own fixture to keep pace with the Gunners.

Man United, who were the heaviest losers of the weekend following their 7-0 demolition by Liverpool at Anfield, remain third with 49 points, just four ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, who suffered a 1-0 shock defeat at Wolves.

Meanwhile, Liverpool's huge win over Man United saw them climb to fifth with 42 points, with Newcastle dropping to sixth after their defeat at Man City.

Chelsea locked in midtable

Elsewhere, Chelsea's vital win over Leeds United at Stamford Bridge was not enough to get them out of the middle of the table.

The Blues, who have endured a frustrating run of form, sunk Leeds 1-0 to pick up their first Premier League win in a long time.

However, Graham Potter's men remain 10th on the standings with 34 points, five off a European spot.

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Everton, Southampton, and Bournemouth are the three teams in the relegation zone, with the Saints moving from the bottom after their 1-0 morale-boosting victory over Leicester at St Mary's Stadium.

Manchester United's nightmare at Anfield

No one could have seen this coming. Not even in Jurgen Klopp's wildest dreams could he have imagined recording a victory of such a margin against Man United.

Sports Brief previously reported on Erik ten Hag's side truly being on the ascendancy since suffering back-to-back defeats at the start of the league season.

But to echo Peter Drury's words, what was not supposed to happen, happened. The unthinkable did happen as the Reds put seven past a toothless Red Devils.