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Phil Foden Strikes As Title Chasing Manchester City Beat Bournemouth

Phil Foden fired Manchester City to a 1-0 win against Bournemouth as the Premier League title chasers moved within one point of leaders Liverpool on Saturday. With Liverpool in League Cup final action against Chelsea on Sunday, City took advantage to close the gap in their game in hand on Jurgen Klopp's side. Foden netted in the first half at Dean Court and City survived a rocky second half to win for the 13th time in their last 14 games in all competitions.

Arsenal Hammer Newcastle To Keep Title Pressure On Liverpool, Manchester City

Arsenal's free-scoring Premier League form continued as Newcastle were blown away 4-1 at the Emirates on Saturday to move back within two points of leaders Liverpool. Mikel Arteta's men stumbled to a 1-0 Champions League defeat at Porto in midweek, but were quickly back on the horse domestically to take their tally to 25 goals in six consecutive Premier League wins. Arsenal's prowess from set-pieces forced an own goal from Sven Botman before Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Jakub Kiwior from another corner killed off Newcastle.

Harry Maguire Slams 'Naive' Manchester United After Shock Fulham Defeat

Harry Maguire admitted "naive" Manchester United paid the price for being too attacking in the final minutes of their shock 2-1 defeat against Fulham on Saturday. Erik ten Hag's side suffered a major blow to their hopes of a top four finish in the Premier League as Alex Iwobi snatched Fulham's winner seven minutes into stoppage-time. United defender Maguire looked to have rescued a point when his close-range finish in the 89th minute cancelled out Calvin Bassey's 65th minute opener. But United were caught throwing players forward in search of all three points as Iwobi capped a counter-attack to seal Fulham's first victory at Old Trafford since 2003.

Manchester City, Arsenal Look To Close Title Gap, Manchester United Start Jim Ratcliffe Era

With Liverpool in League Cup final action against Chelsea on Sunday, the chasing pack have a chance to close the gap on the Premier League leaders. Manchester City can move within one point of Jurgen Klopp's team if they win their game in hand at Bournemouth, while Arsenal must beat Newcastle to stay in touch with the title pacesetters. AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of this weekend's action:

Manchester United's Luke Shaw Could Miss Rest Of Season

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw's season could be over after he suffered a significant hamstring injury. The England international hobbled off just before half-time in Sunday's 2-1 Premier League victory at Luton. The 28-year-old now faces a race against time to prove his fitness to make the England squad for Euro 2024. "Luke Shaw has sustained a muscle injury and will be out for an extended period," United said in a statement on Wednesday.

Injury-hit Liverpool Produce 'Fireworks' To Blow Away Luton

Jurgen Klopp said his injury-ravaged Liverpool produced "fireworks" to come from a goal down to beat Luton 4-1 and open up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday. Chiedozie Ogbene had given the Hatters a shock first-half lead against a Liverpool side missing Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota among others. Dutch international duo Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo turned the game on its head in two minutes just before the hour mark before Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott secured the win.

British Billionaire Ratcliffe Completes Purchase Of Minority Stake In Man Utd

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe said becoming a co-owner of Manchester United is a "great honour" and "responsibility" after his purchase of a minority stake was finalised on Tuesday. The 71-year-old's investment, which will give him control of football operations at the 20-time English champions, was approved by the Premier League and English Football Association last week. It was announced on December 24 last year that Ratcliffe had agreed to buy a 25 per cent stake in United from unpopular owners the Glazer family in a deal worth around £1.02 billion ($1.3 billion).

Erling Haaland 'Shuts Mouths' As Man City Close On Liverpool

Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland had "shut the mouths" of his critics after scoring the only goal of a nervy 1-0 win for Manchester City over Brentford on Tuesday. Just two points separate the top three in a fascinating Premier League title race as City moved to within a point of leaders Liverpool, with third-placed Arsenal one point further back with 13 games to go. Haaland was keen to make amends for a frustrating night in front of goal as City were held 1-1 at home by Chelsea on Saturday.

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Phil Foden Strikes As Title Chasing Manchester City Beat Bournemouth

Arsenal Hammer Newcastle To Keep Title Pressure On Liverpool, Manchester City

Harry Maguire Slams 'Naive' Manchester United After Shock Fulham Defeat

Manchester City, Arsenal Look To Close Title Gap, Manchester United Start Jim Ratcliffe Era

Manchester United's Luke Shaw Could Miss Rest Of Season

Injury-hit Liverpool Produce 'Fireworks' To Blow Away Luton

British Billionaire Ratcliffe Completes Purchase Of Minority Stake In Man Utd

Erling Haaland 'Shuts Mouths' As Man City Close On Liverpool