'Was this the day the Premier League title tide turned?'

Arsenal experienced a loss in their fifth league game against Aston Villa.

Arsenal was excited to face Aston Villa and anticipation was high, but after 90 minutes, they were met with a lot of empty red seats, which could have a significant impact on the Premier League title race.

Liverpool suffered an unexpected loss at home to Crystal Palace, followed by a disappointing defeat for Arsenal. The fans at Emirates Stadium were as shocked as those at Anfield after Mikel Arteta's team lost the match 2-0.

The race for the title is still ongoing as only two points separate the top three teams. However, Manchester City's position at the top of the table has a familiar and concerning feeling when the stakes are high.

Arsenal and Liverpool will feel extremely disappointed as they caused their own failures due to terrible performances at a time when they needed to win the most.

When the pressure was high, both of them failed to meet expectations.

The major concern at the moment is whether Arsenal and Liverpool can recover from the severe setbacks they have faced or if Manchester City has established a clear advantage in the race for the title.

Prior to Sunday's late game, the situation was completely different as Arsenal had received a major chance to reclaim their dominance at the highest position.

Fans of Arsenal arrived at the Emirates Stadium feeling optimistic, thanks to Crystal Palace's help in making Liverpool's week miserable. Liverpool had recently drawn against Manchester United and suffered a tough defeat in the Europa League quarter-finals against Atalanta at Anfield.

The Liverpool team appeared tired and lacked their typical level of energy during their recent match against Palace. They displayed signs of exhaustion after putting in a lot of effort towards trying to obtain four different trophies. As a result, they lost the match 1-0.

Nonetheless, the optimism stirred by Liverpool's defeat proved to be disadvantageous for Arsenal. Anxiety spread rapidly throughout the Emirates Stadium when they failed to score an early goal.

Sometimes, the sound resembled a feeling of desperation and anxiety that the team might repeat their past mistakes. This was especially evident since City had outplayed them ruthlessly during the previous season.

City have a reputation for being skilled at putting opponents under pressure, as we have witnessed in previous seasons. Nonetheless, even they may not have anticipated their rivals experiencing difficulties during their respective home matches on the same day.

Pep Guardiola and his team must have had a great Sunday relaxing after winning 5-1 the previous day against Luton. They probably enjoyed watching Arsenal and Liverpool struggling in their own games.

Liverpool has finally faced the consequences of constantly being on the brink this season.

Eberechi Eze scored the first goal against them in the Premier League, making it the 14th time this has happened this season. This includes four times in their last five home league matches.

They were taking a chance by assuming they could repeatedly return. Inevitably, their luck was bound to run out, and that day was the day that demonstrated it.

This implies that Liverpool fans' hopes for Jurgen Klopp to leave with a title have decreased. However, there is still a chance for a surprise ending in what has been an extremely difficult week for the team.

Klopp is now more concerned because his team's most dangerous feature, their ability to score, has suddenly disappeared when they needed it the most. They only managed to score two goals in their last three games, which is a very bad performance.

In his last days at Anfield, can Klopp motivate and encourage his team to finish strongly? This task is quite difficult, but not impossible.

Arsenal's recent display showed evidence of a team that was feeling burdened by the expectations placed on them to succeed. In consequence, they experienced their first league loss since the 2-1 defeat to Fulham on New Year's Eve.

During the Champions League quarter-final match against Bayern Munich, the team's typical sharpness was not present and they showed a defensive vulnerability. This was particularly evident with Gabriel, who appeared uncertain.

It has been a while since the Gunners displayed such anxiety and appeared unsteady for such a prolonged period. It was unexpected that it would take Villa until the last 10 minutes of the regular time to obtain the goals that their gameplay merited.

Could it have been anxiety? Maybe the weight of expectations on them was too much to handle. From what I saw, it seemed that way.

The manager of Villa, Unai Emery, earned a satisfying win after being dismissed by Arsenal in November 2019, just a year and a half into his time as their manager.

This outcome of the game means a lot to him because it improves Villa's likelihood of ending up in the top four and getting to play in the Champions League next year. Emery has done remarkably well.

As soon as Ollie Watkins scored another goal following Leon Bailey's initial opening goal, Arsenal fans lost any hope of a comeback. In fact, several thousand people exited the stadium, indicating their lack of faith in the team's ability to turn the game around.

The players of Arsenal seemed tired and fatigued during the majority of the second period and completely worn out by the conclusion.

Arteta praised the first-half performance, but in reality it was just okay and not as impressive as he made it out to be. However, the second half was undeniably strong and there are no disagreements about that.

The Arsenal team appeared to be nervous and under pressure as they watched their chances of winning slip away. They were not able to even salvage a single point as Aston Villa, led by the exceptional players John McGinn and Diego Carlos, rightfully took home all three points.

Could this be the day we reflect on as the turning point for the Premier League title? Perhaps the instant when the consistency of City resulted in Arsenal and Liverpool giving way?

It's uncertain, but if Arsenal and Liverpool want to avoid the same outcome as previous Premier League seasons, they need to bring in new and improved energy levels. The season has been incredibly competitive, so it'll take a lot of effort from both teams.