The EPL title race thickens as Liverpool return to the summit with eight games left

The English Premier League (EPL) title race has really thickened as Liverpool return to the summit with eight games left.

Liverpool were by far the better team against Sheffield United but had to sweat for their 3-1 victory. Mac Allister’s top-class strike with 14 minutes to go had given them the needed control.

The Argentine has become a hugely-influential player in the last few weeks playing in a more advanced position. Although Mac Allister had started the game as the holding midfielder before moving forward. His goal had echoes of Steven Gerrard against Olympiacos in 2005.

Whether it proves to be as significant as the one which paved the way for their Champions League win will only be discovered over the next eight games but in the short term it took Liverpool two points clear of Arsenal and three ahead of Manchester City.

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With games running out every victory leaves even less margin for error for their rivals, which was why Mac Allister’s goal, an unstoppable strike into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area, was so important after the chasers had both won on Wednesday.