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Premier League title race: Who has the hardest run-in?

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A stagnant 2022/23 on the red side of the Mersey meant an alternate challenger for Manchester City's throne manifested but Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool are right back in title contention this term. Mikel Arteta's project inspired a tilt at the summit for much of last term but a stuttering epilogue allowed Pep Guardiola's eventual treble-winners to stroll to a third-straight league title. Arsenal are poised to be in the mix once again in 2023/24 despite their woes over Christmas, although Liverpool have re-emerged as City's fiercest contender. These two played out memorable title duels in 2018/19 and 2021/22, so it'd be silly to rule out another run-in of drama this time around. Alongside Arsenal, outsiders Aston Villa and Tottenham have thrown themselves into the mix. Here's how 90min rates the respective run-ins of the Premier League's top five on a 1-10 difficulty scale (1 being a walk in the park and 10 being a gauntlet). Liverpool Mohamed Salah will be ...

Alan Pulido interview: “Winning a title is the most important thing”

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Sporting Kansas City striker Alan Pulido has been one of the revelations of the season in MLS, firing a struggling team to the brink of the playoffs. The Mexican striker missed the entirety of the 2022 campaign as he recovered from knee surgery. With Pulido still absent at the start of 2023 Sporting failed to win any of their opening five matches but his comeback goal against Seattle Sounders helped the team to their first victory of the season. Since that moment the 32-year-old has transformed the team’s fortunes. Pulido has struck 14 MLS goals since his return and was named the league’s Player of the Month for June. His incredible form has seen him shortlisted for the Landon Donovan MLS MVP award and he is one of the favourites to be crowned MLS Comeback Player of the Year . ⚽️ 15 goals 🤝 3 assists 🌟 June's Player of the Month 📈 Leads the League with 13 goals since the start of June The 2023 @MLS Comeback Player of the Year is a lock in our opinion 😤 #SportingKC | @alanpuli...