Arsenal closed in on Premier League leaders Liverpool with a dramatic late fightback to end their history of recent defeats at Newcastle with a 2-1 win at St. James’ Park.

Liverpool opened the door to the chasing pack in the title race by losing 2-1 at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Manchester United also endured another miserable weekend after a 3-1 defeat at Brentford raised more questions over the future of Ruben Amorim.

AFP Sport looks at three talking points from the Premier League weekend:

Arsenal show champion spirit

The Gunners were facing down the barrel of a familiar tale on Tyneside after falling behind to Nick Woltemade’s header.

But Arsenal provided a resounding answer to questions over whether they are ready to take the next step after finishing second for the past three s

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