10 things we learned in the Premier League – Matchweek 26

What did we learn during matchweek 26 of the 2021-22 Premier League season?

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Here’s a look at 10 things which stood out, as our writers Joe Prince-Wright (JPW) and Andy Edwards (AE) share their observations from across the most recent Premier League games.

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Let’s get to it.

1a. Title race back on (Manchester City 2-3 Tottenham/Liverpool 3-1 Norwich): Liverpool were victorious, while Manchester City lost on Saturday, cutting the defending Premier League champions’ lead to six points. Liverpool’s three points earned turned to three points gained with Man City’s defeat, with them now having played one more game again. Liverpool, winners of five straight (by a combined score of 12-2), can pull to within three points when they play their game in hand, against Leeds United, next Wednesday. Liverpool are still to visit the Etihad, on April 9. (AE)

1b. Kane nearing return to his best (Manchester City 2-3 Tottenham): He’ll need some more weeks and months of prolific goal-scoring to match the raw numbers of his best seasons for Tottenham, but Kane is more frequently showing flashes of brilliance when he drops into midfield to facilitate play with his long-range passing. The timing of his run for Tottenham’s second goal was also a familiar sight with Son Heung-min picking him out with an inch-perfect cross. His ability to receive and retain the ball in transitional moments not only makes Spurs a threat in attack, but it relieves immense pressure on the defense when a simple ball out to midfield isn’t immediately returned to the final third. He scored twice (and had another disallowed for offside – VAR) and provided the assist-before-the-assist on the other goal, perhaps