The competition for the Premier League title this season is now the matter of Man City and Liverpool. Meanwhile, Tottenham, Arsenal, Man United and Chelsea hope to have a place in the Top 4 by the end of the season to participate in the UEFA Champions League next season.
4/6 of the above teams currently have players who are candidates for the Premier League "Golden Shoe" title. Sergio Aguero of Man City is currently temporarily leading with 18 goals.
However, scoring 17 goals is something that 4 strikers can do, including: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane (Liverpool). Raheem Sterling, despite having scored 2 goals less than this group, has been in stable form recently.
Mohamed Salah won this category last season with 32 goals. However, the Egyptian player has been unlucky in front of the opponent's goal for the past few weeks. The recent match against Fulham was the 7th consecutive match in all competitions in which Salah could not score.
With Liverpool still meeting bottom-placed teams such as Huddersfield, Cardiff and Southampton, coach Jurgen Klopp is confident he will soon regain his scoring touch.
In contrast to Salah's form is his Liverpool teammate - Sadio Mane. His 7 goals in the last 5 matches not only helped The Kop reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League but also temporarily returned Liverpool to the top of the highest level in England.
For Man City, the hope of winning the "fourth phage" this season is still intact. They will continue to fight on 3 different fronts from now until the end of the season.
The roles of Aguero and Sterling will therefore become even more important for Man City at this stage. Tottenham and Man United will be their two toughest opponents in the remaining Premier League games.
In addition, although Harry Kane has been out injured for a long time, he has not shown any signs of being behind in this race. The England international has scored four goals in his last five appearances.
In north London, Aubameyang's first full season in England is going through relatively successfully. Arsenal's ambition to return to the UEFA Champions League next season will need the striker's help.
The Gabon striker will have an advantage in the match schedule compared to other opponents on the way to winning the "Golden Shoe". Arsenal will no longer have to face any "Big Six" representative in the last 8 matches. Their most significant opponents will be Wolverhampton, Watford or Everton...
