Roundup: Aston Villa opens up Premier League title race as Salah takes headlines at Liverpool

LONDON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Aston Villa threw the race for the Premier League title wide open at the weekend with a 2-1 home win over Arsenal.

The result leaves Aston Villa third in the standings, three points behind Arsenal, while Manchester City moved to within two points of Mikel Arteta's side after a 3-0 home win over Sunderland.

Emi Buendia was Aston Villa's hero as he scored the winning goal with the