<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Liverpool, which includes Egyptian player Mohamed Salah, maintained its lead in the English Premier League table after Arsenal and Manchester United tied 1-1 in the match that brought them together on Sunday evening at Old Trafford, as part of the 28th round of the current 2024-2025 season. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:644/366;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/4b3bf75f-45e7-4f3b-b8b4-db2e43efc15d.jpeg" alt="Liverpool"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">English Premier League Standings</span></h2><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The draw deprived Arsenal of two valuable points in the top-flight race, as the London team sought to reduce the gap with leaders Liverpool. Despite the strong performance, Arsenal's tally froze at around 55 points in second place, around 15 points behind Liverpool, who strengthened their lead after beating Southampton 3-1 in the same round. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:732/419;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/cc0b80d9-7bf7-49a5-ab29-becf358568c3.jpeg" alt="Arsenal" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that after playing about 29 matches, Liverpool needs to achieve five wins and only one draw to officially secure the English Premier League title, as it needs about 16 points at most to be declared champion of the competition. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1200/800;" alt="Liverpool" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/2963c537-045f-4954-b3dc-45b17e9dcf45.jpeg" ></figure><p style="margin-right:0px;;text-align:left;direction:ltr"> With this draw, Arsenal's position in the struggle for the top spot becomes more complicated, while Liverpool is close to regaining the title, waiting for the next rounds to officially decide the competition. </p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:513/673;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/aeb74c0b-221a-4f00-a13b-a7bee2b976ee.jpeg" alt="English Premier League Standings"></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">English Premier League</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Premier League is the top division of English football and was renamed the Premier League in 1992. It is the highest level of English football. The league consists of 20 teams.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The league starts in August and ends in May, with each team playing 38 matches, making a total of 380 matches per season. Most matches are played on Saturdays and Sundays, but a few matches are played during midweek evenings.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Until 1992, the highest division of English football was the First Division; since then, the Premier League has been the highest, with the Premier League competition formed on 20 February 1992, after the First Division clubs decided to break away from the First Division, which was founded in 1888, in order to take advantage of lucrative television rights deals. Since then, the Premier League has become the most watched league in the world, and is also the most profitable football league, with combined club revenues of $1.93 billion in the 2007–08 season, and is ranked first in the UEFA league rankings for performance in European competitions over the past five years, ahead of La Liga and Serie A.</p>