Friday, December 29
 

Arsenal's Ainsley Maitland-Niles: 'Premier League football is like basketball'

Arsenal youngster Ainsley Maitland-Niles says that Premier League football is starting to be played like basketball after the Gunners and Liverpool played out a 3-3 draw.

Arsenal youngster Ainsley Maitland-Niles has said that the Gunners are unhappy with their 3-3 draw with Liverpool, despite overturning a two-goal deficit at the Emirates Stadium.

Three goals in five second-half minutes gave the Gunners the lead on Friday night before Roberto Firmino earned a point for the Merseyside giants from an enthralling clash in North London.

After the game, Maitland-Niles claimed that Premier League football has started to be played like basketball after five goals were netted in just 19 minutes.

The 20-year-old told BBC Sport: "English football has changed, there are a lot of counter-attacking teams now, it's like basketball.

"I did OK, there are things to work on but I am getting there slowly. We are not happy, we should have won the game. When you are ahead there is no reason to drop points."

Liverpool and Arsenal remain in fourth and fifth place respectively in the top-flight standings.

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2Manchester UnitedMan Utd20134343162743
3Chelsea20133434142042
4Liverpool20108246232338
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs20114539201937
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18Bournemouth2045111831-1317
19West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom202991427-1315
20Swansea CitySwansea2034131131-2013
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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City20191061124958
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd20134343162743
3Chelsea20133434142042
4Liverpool20108246232338
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs20114539201937
6Arsenal20114537251237
7Burnley209651817133
8Leicester CityLeicester207673030027
9Everton207672430-627
10Watford207492935-625
11Huddersfield TownHuddersfield206591832-1423
12Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton205691525-1021
13Stoke CityStoke2055102341-1820
14Southampton204792030-1019
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16Crystal Palace2046101832-1418
17West Ham UnitedWest Ham2046102238-1618
18Bournemouth2045111831-1317
19West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom202991427-1315
20Swansea CitySwansea2034131131-2013
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