Erik ten Hag pulled himself back from the brink just as Steve Cooper and Roy Hodgson leaned further over, while Aston Villa and Fulham were phenomenal.
The Mailbox reckons Aston Villa’s start is sustainable, while even pessimistic Villans are starting to believe. Also: which of United or City are actually in crisis?
Crystal Palace lost again and left the pitch to a chorus of boos. Hodgson clarified his claim that the fans has been ‘spoiled’ and responded to a projectile being thrown ...
Generally speaking the nearer the team is to the top of this list the more fun they are to watch. Liverpool leading from Brighton offers reasonable support for that hypothesis.
Vincent Kompany and Ange Postecoglou had their faith rewarded, while Paul Heckingbottom, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest paid for their mistakes.
Anthony Martial is one of two Manchester United players in the Premier League’s weekend’s worst XI, which features only four Sheffield United let-downs…
Juventus could sell one of their young wingers to Newcastle to help fund a double swoop on Manchester United for two of Erik ten Hag’s least wanted flops…
Neither Jurgen Klopp or Roberto De Zerbi can whine about the festive programme this year, but Mauricio Pochettino and Gary O’Neil might be entitled to feel aggrieved…