Izuchukwu OkosiPrime Business Africa reviews Sunday’s games in the Premier League as Liverpool’s title push suffers a setback
Liverpool on Sunday evening handed Arsenal and Manchester City the advantage in their pursuit of Premier League glory after a 2-2 draw against old rivals Manchester United.
A late penalty from Mohamed Sallah wrapped up an intense evening after Aaron Wan-Bissaka fouled Harvey Elliott inside the penalty box.
The Reds were guilty of missing numerous scoring chances going 1-0 through Luis Diaz but Jarell Quansah’s calamitous back pass let Bruno Fernandes pounce and score from long range.
Kobbie Mainoo then sparked wild celebrations in the stands and on the United bench with a delightful curling finish before the late Liverpool spot kick restored parity.
Oli Mcburnie secured a late 2-2 draw for Sheffield United in stoppage time at Bramall Lane against Chelsea.
Mauricio Pochettino’s team were hoping to leverage on the momentum that saw them snatch a late 4-3 win over Manchester United in the previous game but capitulated when it mattered most which now puts their European aspirations in dire straits.
Two brilliant strikes in the second-half from Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro were all Tottenham Hotspur required to leapfrog Aston Villa, on whom they still have in match in hand, into the top four.
Ange Postecoglou’s side had been pegged back in the first half, with Chris Wood – who also hit the woodwork – cancelling Murillo’s earlier own-goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where they eventually claimed an eighth win in nine matches.
Unai Emery’s Villa had drawn with Brentford on Saturday, on goal difference, which is why 17th-placed Nottingham Forest are outside of the bottom three.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
