"Arsenal" became the sole leader, Manchester clubs started the new ones with victories (VIDEO)

2016-01-02 18:38

On Saturday, seven matches of the 20th round were played in the English Premier League.

In front of their own fans, London's Arsenal struggled against Newcastle United. Arsene Wenger's team had a tough time, but managed to secure a victory and become the sole leader in the standings.

The "Gunners" did not shine throughout the match, but Laurent Koscielny's goal in the 73rd minute helped them achieve the victory and become the sole leader of the Premier League.

The team that had been at the top for a long time, Leicester City, continues to struggle. Claudio Ranieri's team played a goalless draw at home against Bournemouth and moved further away from Arsenal.

After a long break, Manchester United finally secured a victory, somewhat calming the rumors about Louis van Gaal's dismissal.

Goals from Anthony Martial and Wayne Rooney led the "Red Devils" to victory. After the game, the former champions of the country returned to the fifth position.

Manchester City also secured their first victory of 2016. Manuel Pellegrini's team initially conceded a goal against Watford in the 55th minute, but in the end, they celebrated a 2-1 victory after goals from Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero.

The English vice-champions reduced their gap to the eleventh-placed Leicester City to a minimum.

Other matches ended with victories for the Norwich, Sunderland, and West Brom clubs.

Results:

Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle

72' [1 - 0] L. Koscielny

Leicester 0 - 0 Bournemouth

57' S. Francis (Bournemouth) sent off

59' R. Mahrez (Leicester) missed a penalty

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Man Utd 2 - 1 Swansea

47' [1 - 0] A. Martial

70' [1 - 1] G. Sigurdsson