How the Premier League Table Looks After Man United, Tottenham Dropped Crucial Points

• Man City are still topping the Premier League standings after match-week 25 following their 4-0 huge win over Norwich
• City enjoy a nine-point advantage over title challengers Liverpool who edged Burnley 1-0 in their own outing
• In the relegation zone, Newcastle look set to avoid the drop after their vital win over Aston Villa fired them four points above safety

Match-week 25 of the Premier League saw teams post interesting results across England, with Man City and Liverpool all recording crucial wins.

Man United, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Ham were perhaps the biggest losers this weekend having dropped points in their respective fixtures to suffer a blow in their top-four push.

Man City cement place at the top

Pep Guardiola's City hammered relegation-battlers Norwich 4-0 in their meeting to once again prove why they are the team to beat in the title chase.

Raheem Sterling netted a sensational hat-trick during the Saturday, February 12, encounter to cement their lead at the top with 63 points.

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Liverpool edged relegation candidates Burnley 1-0 at Turf Moor to close the gap between them and City to nine points.

The Reds have a chance to further narrow the gap to six points as they still have a game in hand.

Chelsea, who were not in action this weekend in the EPL complete the top three podium with 47 points, seven behind Liverpool.

The top four race is hotting

With Man City well on course to retain the domestic crown, the focus has largely shifted to the top four race pitting four teams.

Man United, West Ham, Arsenal, Wolves, and Spurs are all eyeing the last Champions League spot, with just five points separating West Ham in fourth and Spurs in eighth.

Among the five, Wolves were the biggest gainers as they won their fixture against Tottenham to renew their hopes of playing in Europe next season.

United sit fifth with 40 points following their disappointing 1-1 draw against Southampton, a point behind West Ham who were also held to a draw by Leicester.

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Arsenal, who had their fixture against Chelsea postponed occupy sixth place with 39 points, two ahead of seventh-placed Wolves and three better than eighth-placed Spurs.

Changing face of the relegation zone

In the drop zone, Norwich, Watford, and Burnley are occupying the three relegation zone.

All the three lost their weekend matches, with Newcastle's crucial win over Aston Villa firing them four points above safety.

De Gea slams Man United teammates

Earlier, Sports Brief reported David de Gea has sent his Man United teammates a rallying call following their 1-1 draw with Southampton at Old Trafford.

United surrendered a 1-0 advantage to settle for a point, with Che Adams scoring the equaliser in the 48th minute.

In a post made on social media, De Gea noted that "the situation needs to improve."