How many points Arsenal need to claim Premier League…

How many points Arsenal need to claim Premier League title after Man City's win over Liverpool

It's as you were in this season's Premier League title race with Arsenal and Manchester City recording the exact same scorelines in their respective fixtures on Saturday.

On paper, City's home game against Liverpool appeared to be one where the possibility of dropped points was realistic given how this particular fixture had played out in recent years, not to mention the incentive for Jurgen Klopp's side to get a result at the Etihad Stadium to boost their chances of a top-four finish.

And despite falling behind to a Mohamed Salah goal, it turned out to be a routine win for the defending champions and that was even without leading scorer Erling Haaland available for selection as Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish completed the turnaround.

That result applied a little pressure on Arsenal ahead of their game against Leeds United. But Mikel Arteta's side, just like they have done for much of the season, responded by matching Man City's 4-1 scoreline with Gabriel Jesus netting twice on his return to the Premier League starting line-up as Benjamin White and Granit Xhaka also got on the scoresheet.

As a result, the only change at the top of the table is the current points total. The Gunners are now on 72 - meaning they have surpassed their Premier League points tally from each of the last five seasons with nine games remaining - whilst Man City are eight behind on 64.

However, the north London outfit's win by a three-goal margin against Leeds means they still trail the City by two with regard to goal difference and this could be the deciding factor if both teams end up finishing on 94 points - a total Pep Guardiola's side can reach were they to win every single one of their remaining 10 fixtures

Mathematically, albeit very unlikely, as many as six other teams can still win the league. In fact, the maximum points total for those teams is as follows: Newcastle United (83), Manchester United (83), Tottenham Hotspur (79), Brighton (79), Liverpool (75), and Brentford (73).

Of course, it would take an almighty collapse from the Gunners to finish outside the top seven and the fact there are games between teams chasing the title or a place in Europe still to be played, only one side - as unlikely as it is - has a chance of ending the season with a perfect winning record.

But if City are the team that can do it, unless Arsenal manage to overtake their rivals in the goal difference column then they require another 23 points to reach the magic 95-point mark to be crowned champions which, in an ideal scenario, works out to be seven wins and two draws from their remaining nine fixtures.

However, with the top two set to face off at the Etihad Stadium later month, were the Gunners to record a victory over City in the Premier League for the first time since December 2015, then 91 or 92 points - depending on the goal difference situation - would be enough to be crowned champions of England once again.

That works out to be at least six wins - including the Man City fixture - and one or two draws from their remaining nine fixtures, in the dream scenario where Arteta's side could afford to lose once and still come out on top in this season's exciting, yet unexpected, Premier League title race.