Arsenal strengthened their grip at the top of the Premier League as Manchester City’s bid to reel them in was dealt a significant blow at Anfield.
The Gunners rode their luck to prevail at Leeds and City succumbed at Anfield as the pace-setters in the race for the title enjoyed differing fates during an intriguing round of fixtures.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at an eventful weekend in the top flight.
Hang on a Mo
Gunners grinding
Fluffed lines at the Theatre of Dreams
Minging afternoon for Tyrone
Ivan the one and Toney
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— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) October 16, 2022
If Southgate has decisions to make at the back, the pool of strikers available to him appears to be growing with Brentford’s Ivan Toney the latest to raise his hand. Toney’s audacious flick for the opening goal in the Bees’ 2-0 win over Brighton on Friday evening was special, but it was his second, yet another expertly-converted penalty, which may have sown a seed in the mind of a manager who has endured more than his fair share of shoot-out misery.
