Premier League highlights: Liverpool extend lead, Leicester City falter on Matchday 17

Premier League Matchday 17 saw quite a number of turns. Liverpool overcame a slow start to secure a win against basement boys Watford and extended ir lead at top of Premier League table to 10 points. Leicester City had a glorious opportunity to cut deficit back to eight points. However, Jurgen Klopp's German counterpart Daniel Farke ensured that his rwich side held Foxes to a draw at King Power Stadium on Saturday. 

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Premier League highlights: Liverpool open up a massive lead

Matchday 17 seemed promising for league leaders even before kickoff. With Manchester City playing Arsenal and Merseyside rivals Everton hosting Liverpool's bitter rivals Manchester United, any result would read well for Liverpool. As it turned out, Leicester City were ones who provided Reds with some breathing at top of table. Nigel Pearson's Watford were guilty of missing chances against Liverpool and Hornets were ultimately done in by a Mohamed Salah double as Reds cruised to a 2-0 victory at Anfield. 

Premier League highlights: Manchester United, Leicester City held

Leicester City and Manchester United dropped points this past weekend as both sides were held to a draw. After overseeing wins against Tottenham and Manchester City, Manchester United manr Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could only man to oversee a draw against an Everton side eerily close to relegation, courtesy of teenr Mason Greenwood's numius display. Everton, meanwhile, have w picked up four points off ir last two games against Chelsea and Manchester United. Second-placed Leicester City were also held to a draw at home to relegation battlers rwich City. An air of 'giant-killers' w floats over Canaries after Daniel Farke's side snatched five points from games against Manchester City, Arsenal and Leicester City so far this season. 

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Premier League highlights: Chelsea, Arsenal drop 3 points

It's safe to say that Frank Lampard did t see this coming. Bournemouth headed into game against Chelsea on back of five straight defeats. Chelsea, on or hand, were fresh off a 3-1 defeat to Everton but welcomed German centre-back Antonio Rudiger back in lineup. However, Eddie Howe's side registered an unlikely win 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge to leave Frank Lampard sweating over Chelsea's form. Lucky for Blues, Manchester United also dropped points this past weekend, which means that Chelsea w have a four-point lead over Man United and a three-point lead over fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur. 

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Arsenal vs Manchester City game was one of most entertaining matchups of Premier League Matchday 17. Manchester City were fresh off a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United but brushed off those Manchester derby blues as y cruised to a 3-0 win over Arsenal. Kevin De Bruyne was star of show for reigning Premier League champions. Belgian chipped in with an impressive brace against Gunners, furr stamping his credentials as one of best midfielders in Premier League.

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