In the 22nd round of the league, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 2-0 at home to win this crucial game, which was an extremely uplifting and important game for the Gunners, and at this time the Gunners basically kicked Manchester United out of the league title ranks.

With 16 league games to go, United are actually only nine points behind Arsenal, which doesn't seem like an impossible task. It's just a matter of recognising that Arsenal have been really good this season, and the Gunners' ability to take chances has proven well over the past two seasons. With a nine-point lead now in hand, Arsenal simply can't afford to make back-to-back mistakes in the next games, and they can't afford to give United a chance to catch up again.

Halfway through the season, it was widely believed that Chelsea and Manchester United would cause huge problems for defending champions Arsenal at the start of the season, and that they were confident and likely to be able to upend Arsenal's dominance of the Premier League. In fact, their performance is actually really good; They were in high spirits in the first half of the season and they had a chance to finish challenging Arsenal at the top of the table, and they definitely have what it takes to become league champions, there's no doubt about it.

But now, Chelsea can be regarded as a relatively early drop, and at the end of the first half of the league, Chelsea also lost the opportunity to chase points due to their own mistakes. It's one thing for new boss Villas-Boas to not live up to the fans' expectations, but it's another thing for Chelsea's own core to be oversized and out of form. Chelsea, who are fighting on multiple fronts, simply can't keep up with Arsenal, and they have lost the chance to continue competing for the league title relatively early, and now they may need to prepare for the next Champions League knockout round.

Manchester United was basically sent out of the championship by Arsenal at this time. This is definitely a difficult thing for Ferguson to accept. He was definitely not willing to go for nothing for three seasons in a row. Of course, it is also because their city rivals Manchester City seem to be able to suppress the Red Devils for the first time. Losing the title hope early was also due to the defeat in the Manchester derby this season, which was really devastating for the proud Ferguson; Now having lost a big game against Arsenal, they look a little out of the same level as the Gunners, which is something that Ferguson has had a hard time accepting, but now he has to accept it with frustration.

Perhaps Arsenal's situation in the league is much better, because the strong breakthrough of the first group from the original miserable leader in the standings is also because they slowly threw away the main competitors in the league; The current Arsenal players have every reason to be proud. Because now they are at the top of the table, because now they are slowly building up a leading position in the league. For Arsenal, after beating Manchester United, they now have more initiative in their hands, and they are also more confident of leading the standings.

The competitiveness of the Premier League this season can be quite fierce, in the first half of the game four teams are difficult to solve, Arsenal and Manchester United and Chelsea are all trying to get a better place in the league, they are all trying to win the league title. This is something that many people can expect, as these are generally considered to be the three most mature and competitive teams.

But in the first half of the game, although Arsenal was after a bad start. But they broke out strongly in the following games, and they slowly recovered the teams in front of them in the standings. It also climbed to the league leader position in one fell swoop. These are the performances that Arsenal should have in the eyes of many, because they are the defending champions and they have enough quality to climb to higher positions and perform even better, even if Arsenal lose Cesc Fabregas and Nasri in the summer.

In fact, in the first half of the game, the fans and the media feel the most is the complete rise of Manchester City, although they are recruiting in the past few summers, but when it comes to the favorite team to win the championship, at least Manchester City is not widely favored before the start of the season, many fans and media also think that Manchester City may be fighting for Champions League qualification now, and Manchester City may still need to make more efforts to win the league title, and the blue moon still lacks some background, and they are not mature enough.

But this season's Manchester City explosion has made everyone feel incredible, and it can be said that they are the most eye-catching team in the Premier League in the first half of the game; Although it was a big loss in the Champions League when everyone was optimistic about the group, it was a crazy outbreak from the beginning of the league, and it can even be said that they were the most terrifying team before they were taken the lead by Arsenal.

Although Arsenal continue to occupy the top position in the current standings, their lead is not big enough, and they are now only one game away from Manchester City in the standings, and they may be regained the top spot by Manchester City at any time. While Arsenal's players are confident enough to continue to dominate the top spot, they must also recognise City's excellent qualities and Arsenal's players need to recognise their own shortcomings.

Arsenal are very good, and the success of the past two seasons has also made Arsenal more confident and they have become more mature. The gunmen knew how to deal with the situation they were encountering at this time, and they knew how to avoid problems as much as possible. A mature team needs to handle the details well, especially when they are ahead, they need to face the opponent's chasing points better, and they also need to deal with the complacency that the team itself may have because of the leading status.

The second half of the race will definitely not be easy, because now is the time to sprint with all your might, and every game at this time can be said to be quite difficult, because their opponents will go all out to achieve their respective goals at this time, and they will burst out at this time with stronger fighting power, because they have the determination to win!

Arsenal's squad is not deep enough, and Arsenal's performance in the league during this period can even be said to be a little sluggish; In the next game, Arsenal will definitely not be easy, in addition to the key league, but also because the Champions League knockout round is coming, in these two fronts that cannot be lost, Arsenal needs to go all out, in these games Arsenal can not make any mistakes at all, they need to go all out to win every game.

The lack of squad depth, combined with a dense schedule, are the difficulties that Arsenal will have to face right now; With just one game ahead in the league, Arsenal don't even have a chance to adjust at this point, and what they need now is to work harder in those games. For many teams that play on multiple fronts, a loss in a crucial game at this time can be catastrophic, or even a complete collapse.

As for focusing on one front at this time, it may be better to complete the goal, but for Arsenal, which has a wide range of plans, whether it is the Champions League or the league, this is something that Arsenal cannot give up, they must work hard to win at this time, and they are simply not willing to give up any front at this time. Arsenal may be dragged down by playing on multiple fronts, but the Arsenal players don't care about that because they are confident at this time and they believe that the team can weather the most difficult of times.

What is needed in the second half of the season is more endurance and toughness, and the Arsenal players simply don't think they lack that temperament, they are a mature team at the moment, and Arsenal will not be intimidated by the difficulties in front of them at this time. Maybe they need to be distracted by playing on multiple fronts, and they will also have to pay more physical energy for it, which is definitely a huge test for Arsenal.

Manchester City's biggest advantage is that they only need to focus on the league now, and it is also because the depth of their squad is very drooling; This is their confidence and confidence in the second half, because they know that these advantages of theirs are not possessed by Arsenal, and even the envy of Arsenal. What City need now is to play to their strengths, and they need to use them to overturn Arsenal in the second half of the sprint to win the first league title in their history.

The victory over Manchester United is naturally a source of pride for Arsenal's players, who have won a heavyweight match, which has made Arsenal's current situation much better; The current league is only Arsenal and Manchester City's Double Dragon Club, now they just need to continue to work hard in the next games, so basically they are the protagonists of the second half of the league title battle, Manchester United and Chelsea are basically out.

Xiao Qing is very happy with the current situation of the team, and he is very happy that the team has won the crucial game; The task for Arsenal now is simple, they need to keep up the good work and they need to do better!

Now that they have made a good start, what they need now is to hold on to their current advantage! (To be continued......)