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The Premier League title race is going right to the wire after Liverpool picked up another three points to leapfrog Manchester City at the top of the table.

Elsewhere, Cardiff's relegation was confirmed and Chelsea sealed their place in next season's Champions League.

Here, AMITAI WINEHOUSE assesses 10 things we learned from the penultimate weekend of the top-flight season...

Liverpool beat Newcastle to leapfrog Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table

Liverpool beat Newcastle to leapfrog Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table

The overall outcome of Manchester United's draw at Huddersfield was bad enough, but in isolation it shows how bad they've become recently.

Huddersfield had lost five on the spin before nicking a point on Sunday. United also became the first Premier League side to play twice at the John Smith's Stadium and fail to pick up a single win. The Terriers also ended a run of 23 straight defeats in matches in which they trailed at any stage.

It should not have been a particularly difficult hurdle to leap. It was also a fifth game without a win for the first time in three and a half years. United really are in bad shape right now.

Manchester United became the first Premier League team to fail to win a game at Huddersfield

Manchester United became the first Premier League team to fail to win a game at Huddersfield

When Liverpool lost Mohamed Salah in last season's Champions League final they had to turn to Adam Lallana. Their bench was a weakness.

This weekend, they could call on Divock Origi, Xherdan Shaqiri, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and more. So when they lost Salah, Origi came on, scored and kept them in the title race.

They now have 12 goals by substitutes this season, the most in the Premier League. Liverpool have been engaged in concerted squad building over the last few years and are finally in a position to earn silverware as a result.

The summing of Arsenal's first season under Unai Emery is simple. Their attack is good, their defence is bad.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has now hit 30 goals since his debut in February 2018. Only Salah has more in the top flight. At the other end, they have conceded 50 or more goals in consecutive top-flight campaigns for the first time since 1982-83 and 1983-84.

It might just be the case that Aubameyang – and to a degree, Alexandre Lacazette – papered over the cracks for most of this season. The defence is the issue Emery has to resolve if Arsenal want to be competitive again.

Spurs are meant to have shot in Amsterdam on Wednesday but there is very little evidence they can turn the game around away from home.

After the defeat at Bournemouth, admittedly one caveated by the two red cards, they have lost six consecutive away Premier League matches for the first time since May 2004 under David Pleat.

Add in what was actually a loss at the Etihad and it's clear their form on the road is exceptionally poor. Why should it be any different at the Johan Cruyff Arena?

A big way in which football has changed over the last decade is just how big of an attacking outlet all full-backs are. Jurgen Klopp has taken that to a new extreme.

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