The Premier is gibberish: City loses and Liverpool recovers and is now the leader

This close Premier League is quite a case.

English football is witnessing a moment of breaking with the drift of recent years, as the always dominant Manchester City is now a bundle of nerves that falters so much in the English Cup (in the round of 16, this week they were defeated by Tottenham, who defeated them by 2-1) as it is confused in the league. This time Bournemouth has unstitched them (2-1) and their lead has faded. Now Liverpool rules.

There is no clarity in Guardiola’s once exemplary City, which continues to play and play, but now it is not a killer, it does not resolve in the vanguard, and anyone can make a mess of it.

Bournemouth, a mid-table club, ordinary, without pedigree, titles or great aspirations, has made him kiss the canvas. Semenyo (9), at the start of the match, and Evanilson, in the final stretch (64), have brought out the colors of Guardiola’s team, which excessively notices the absences of the phenomenal Rodri (Ballon d’Or this week) and of Savinho, punished with an ankle, and also the deficiencies of Haaland, a nonentity in this course, and he has only responded in a rush in the last ten minutes, with the desperate, statistically useless, goal from Gvardiol.

The misstep of the citizens has opened the door for Liverpool, always blessed by the brilliant Mo Salah, architect of the comeback at Anfield, with the second goal in the 72nd minute, three minutes after the tie that Gakpo had signed against Brighton (2-1).

Two points now open between the grid and City (25 points for Liverpool, 23 for City), who feel closer to the presence of Nottingham Forest, very grown these days, with their 19 points after the resounding victory over West Ham (3-0).