Once upon a time,

the Premier League was the stage where big6 competed for beauty-Manchester City's duo were red and blue, Liverpool and Chelsea were passionate and calm, and the North London duo stirred up the game. This season, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea have become the protagonists of the title contention. They have different football philosophies and are neck and neck in the scoreboard. On this night, even the way to win has something in common-the schedule is approaching Christmas and the first echelon of the Premier League has formed a tripod.

The answer is Manchester City in Guardiola. The reason why Super Blue Moon has won the Premier League three times in the past four seasons depends on the stability of the long season. Last season, for example, Manchester City got close to the middle of the league at the start of the season, but returned to the top of the table with a winning streak in winter and never let the leader fall by the side. Now, a similar plot seems to be repeating itself.

Since November, Manchester City have won all the games in the Premier League, taking advantage of the overturning opportunities of Chelsea and Liverpool to the top of the table. However, the unstoppable Blue Moon encountered a tenacious stubble this weekend-Wolves, and despite Guardiola's team taking the initiative at Etihad Stadium, the visitors remained tenacious. If Jimenez hadn't been sent off with two yellow cards in the 32 seconds before half-time, no one knew how long Wolves would have resisted.

For Manchester City, this is not an excellent game, the referee said he must grab the play, the penalty should not be given, but should not be awarded very decisively, so that Manchester City's victory is a little more controversial. Fortunately, Sterling scored a steady penalty, winning the team with his 100th Premier League goal of his career, and Manchester City continued to top the table after winning a five-game winning streak in the league.

In fact, before November, Chelsea were the most stable team in the Premier League. Toohl not only trained a solid line of defence, but also efficient in attack, but this momentum seems to have come to an abrupt halt recently. In the Premier League last weekend, Chelsea were "taught by the Hammers" who robbed the rich to help the poor in the London Bowl, and the Champions League was unexpectedly drawn by Zenit in midweek, losing first place in the group. Fans thought the Blues would learn a lesson from defence problems, but this was not the case at Stamford Bridge.

In the face of Leeds United, which is in mediocre form this season, Chelsea, who played at home, unexpectedly took the lead in conceding a penalty, and in the subsequent game, although the dominant Blues relied on Mundt's goal and Jorinho's penalty to overtake the score, the game made waves at the last minute. In the 82nd minute, there was another loophole in Chelsea's defence and Gerhardt equalized the score overnight. Had it not been for Rudiger's last-minute penalty for Jorinho to take the penalty, Blue Bridge would have experienced another lost night.

Chelsea, which is famous for its defense, conceded eight goals in three games in a week, which is rare even in the team's trough. fortunately, after this twists and turns and ups and downs of the game, the Blues still won three points. Less than halfway through December, Chelsea have conceded six goals in the league, a figure equal to the previous four months combined. There is no doubt about the strength of the Blues, but if they want to win the title, they still need to solve the problem of defense.

Like Manchester City and Chelsea, Liverpool's victory this round has also encountered some twists and turns, but the problem for the Blues lies in defence and the crux of the Reds' problem is attack. Liverpool have scored a total of 44 goals in the first 15 rounds of the Premier League, with the highest firepower in England and a madness of scoring at least two goals in 16 consecutive games. After entering December, Klop's team is still fierce in attack, but not as efficient as it used to be.

In the last round of the league, Liverpool faced Wolves for a long time and did not score three points until stoppage time, when they returned to Anfield to face veteran captain Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa. The Reds experienced a similar process. When he returned to his hometown to face his old club, Gerrard pragmatically adopted the tactics of sticking to the counter-attack. Chamberlain, who appeared at the ninth position, became a headless fly, and the Reds had only a few chances and was almost counterattacked by Aston Villa.

At every critical moment, Liverpool can always trust Salah-it was Pharaoh who burst into the penalty area in the 66th minute of the second half and then made a personal penalty to break the deadlock for the Reds. It is worth mentioning that Salah became the second player after El-Ouardi to score goals or assists in 14 consecutive rounds of the Premier League. So far this season, the Egyptians have scored 21 goals in 22 games. It is hard to imagine what the Red Army would be like without Salah's firepower.

With three games and three penalties, the battle for the top spot in the Premier League can only be described as fiercely. On this night, Manchester United's victory was also related to penalties, while Ronaldo was still the savior. However, it is very difficult for the Red Devils to compete for the championship because of the crazy drop of the chain in the later period of the Suo Shuai era. If nothing happens, this season's Premier League trophies will be won in Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, and as the schedule goes on, it will be even more brutal for the three teams to catch up.

The tripod in the Premiership was exhilarating when the ever-stable Manchester City met the defensive Chelsea and the attacking Liverpool. Now that we are nearly halfway through the season and the fiercest schedule is coming, which team do you like in the race for the championship?