An intense Manchester derby + Liverpool eyes Gunners’ slip-up

⚽ The Premier League continues on Matchday 31 with four key matchups, headlined by the Manchester derby, where United hosts rival City at Old Trafford at 5:30pm. The Citizens currently sit in fifth on the leaderboard with 51 points, battling to secure a Champions League qualification in the final stretch of the season. The home side is in 13th place.

The Reds close in on the title: Fulham and Liverpool’s match kicked off earlier at 3pm, with the score being 1-0 for the Reds as of publication. Liverpool tops the scoreboard with 73 points, needing just 11 more to clinch the championship, following competitor Arsenal’s (62 points) stumble yesterday in a draw against Everton.

Other 3pm kickoffs include Tottenham vs. Southampton (currently 1-0 for Tottenham), and Brentford vs. Chelsea (currently 0-0).

European league matches to keep an eye on today:

• Sevilla vs. Atletico Madrid — La Liga (4:15pm)
• Atalanta vs. Lazio — Serie A (6pm)
• Roma vs. Juventus — Serie A (8:45pm)
• Villarreal vs. Athletic Bilbao — La Liga (9pm)

On the homefront are two matches in the fourth round of the Egypt Capital Cup group stage. The first pits Petroject against El Gouna at 4pm, while Zamalek faces Modern Sport at 7pm.

Petrojet leads Group A with a perfect record of 9 points from 3 matches, closely followed by El Gouna (4 points from 2 matches). Meanwhile, Zamalek sits in fourth place with just a single point garnered from two matches.