Emile Smith Rowe and Ben White may not be deemed ready for full England duty but they are doing a fine job of ensuring Arsenal state their case for a top-four spot.
Liverpool lost for the first time all season as West Ham won a thrilling game at the London Stadium.
The most damning aspect for Manchester United is that they had no way of repelling opponents with slicker tactics, a smarter manager and a clearer identity. Ole Gunnar Solskjær had nowhere to hide after being shown up by Brendan Rodgers.
This was a reminder there are few more uplifting sights than a Pep Guardiola team playing at the point of maximum expression in a big game.
Pep Guardiola’s 200th Premier League match leading Manchester City was ruined by a sparkling show of power and effervescence from Wilfried Zaha that gave Patrick Vieira, the returning alumnus, the sweetest of victories as Crystal Palace manager.
It was no exaggeration to describe it as a siege. Chelsea had led through Ben Chilwell’s lovely finish on the stroke of half-time but it was Brentford who asked all the questions – with increasing urgency – as a pulsating game entered its closing stages.
It was the hottest ticket in town for some time and Cristiano Ronaldo was never going to disappoint. It is rare that one individual transcends a match but that is how it was at Old Trafford from the moment Manchester United’s returning icon first stepped out to warm up, sparking roars that could be heard half a mile from the ground.
Mohamed Salah scored in his 10th consecutive game and Naby Keita starred as Liverpool ran riot at Old Trafford to inflict a heavy defeat on rivals Manchester United.
Inspired by Tottenham playing host to Anthony Joshua’s world title fight against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night, Nuno Espírito Santo had used boxing parlance to illustrate what he wanted to see from his team.
Talk about a timely reminder. With the Champions League final fast approaching Ferran Torres jogged Pep Guardiola’s memory by scoring a fabulous hat-trick comprised of three different varieties of volley.
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