Manchester City handed the Premier League title initiative to Liverpool after they were held to a 0-0 draw by a dogged Crystal Palace. Both sides had chances to win the game with City left rueing a first half open goal miss from defender Aymeric Laporte.
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Arsenal continued their fine form and returned to the top four with an impressive 2-0 win over Leicester City at the Emirates. Thomas Partey opened the scoring in the early stages and Alexandre Lacazette netted a second-half penalty as Mikel Arteta’s side leapfrogged Manchester United into the Champions League places.
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Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as a director of Chelsea by the Premier League board but the sale of the club is expected to progress with Government oversight. The Premier League board’s decision to disqualify Abramovich is unlikely to have any real impact given the sale process had already commenced.
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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government – meaning he is now unable to sell the club. Chelsea have been granted a special license to allow fixtures to be fulfilled, staff to be paid and existing ticket holders to attend matches.
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Manchester City reestablished their 6 point lead over Liverpool with a dominant display in the Manchester Derby dismissing their rivals United 4-1 at the Etihad. Kevin De Bruyne struck early for City who were pegged back by a Jadon Sancho strike however De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez struck again to ensure victory.
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