16 Conclusions on Arsenal 4-1 Tottenham: Eze, Rice, Frank and the Premier League title
We shouldn’t have scoffed at Mikel Arteta’s ‘process’ on the way to the Premier League but we absolutely should at Thomas Frank not having one.
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16 Conclusions from Man City 3-0 Liverpool: Champions slip to eighth and out of title race
We’re ruling Liverpool out of the title race after that abject defeat at Man City, who are definitely not out of it after cutting Arsenal’s lead to four.
16 Conclusions from Liverpool 1-2 Man United: Panicking Liverpool rattle themselves into crisis
Liverpool are no longer in mini-crisis after a chaotic headloss of a defeat to Manchester United, where Ruben Amorim has bought himself time.
16 Conclusions on Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool: ‘Mini crisis’, Slot, Maresca, Mac Allister, Estevao, Jota
Liverpool are officially in a ‘mini crisis’ which Arne Slot and two players in particular seems to be making worse. Chelsea and Enzo Maresca took advantage.
16 Conclusions on Arsenal 1-1 Man City: Liverpool win as Arteta plays safe and Pep goes Full Mourinho
Pep Guardiola resorted to parking the bus at the Emirates and it still wasn’t enough on a day where Liverpool feel like the only winners.
16 Conclusions on Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea: Amorim passes the sack baton to Maresca
Enzo Maresca lost his head and openly admitted it after taking the Manchester United sack pressure from Ruben Amorim and placing it on his own shoulders.
16 Conclusions from Man City 3-0 Man Utd: Haaland, Foden, Doku joy, but more grim United misery
Phil Foden and Erling Haaland took their Manchester Derby goal tallies to seven and eight respectively in a facile win over a broken Manchester United.
16 Conclusions on Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal: Arteta mentality, Jones brilliance, Neville nonsense, Martinelli flops
Mikel Arteta and Arne Slot were in agreement about Arsenal, Liverpool and magic moments. Gary Neville and Gabriel Martinelli gave us plenty more to go at.
16 Conclusions on Newcastle 2-3 Liverpool: Ngumoha, Osula, Ekitike, Konate and Isak
Newcastle were as good as Liverpool were bad, but Anthony Gordon and Rio Ngumoha combined to deny us all some Alexander Isak justice…
16 Conclusions on Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal: Gyokeres, Mbeumo, Martinelli, £100m Fernandes
Bryan Mbeumo humbled Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres in the war of the debutants but Manchester United may be reconsidering that £100m Bruno Fernandes call.
England retain the Euros: 16 Conclusions on heroes Carter, Hampton, Kelly and a broken leg
England have done it again. Here’s 16 conclusions on Sarina Wiegman’s genius, the wall that is Jess Carter, Chloe Kelly being Chloe Kelly and an actual broken leg…
16 Conclusions on the F365 tables: Liverpool difference, Arsenal flaw, peak Spursiness
We’ve pored over all our Premier League tables – 21 of them – to pick out 16 Conclusions now the 202425 season is in the bag…
16 Conclusions on Spurs winning the Europa League: Amorim sack, Postecoglou vindication, terrible Manchester United
Spurs should not be blamed for reconsidering the future of Ange Postecoglou, while Manchester United really ought to give Ruben Amorim another think.
16 Conclusions on Crystal Palace winning the FA Cup: Glasner, Pep, De Bruyne, Mateta, Haaland, Munoz
Oliver Glasner got into the mind of Pep Guardiola to end the major trophy drought of Crystal Palace and make a fair few people look foolish in the process.
16 Conclusions on Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool: Brilliant Cole Palmer exploits half-hearted Liverpool
Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer ended his long goal drought, and deservedly so. This was his game, everyone else including Liverpool was just living in it.
16 Conclusions from Liverpool 5-1 Spurs: title parties, microcosms, side-quests and above all else Mo Salah
Liverpool wrapped up their long-inevitable Premier League title success as they entirely overwhelmed a predictably hapless and hopeless Spurs.
16 Conclusions on Man Utd 0-0 Man City: Fernandes brilliant, Garnacho poor, Guardiola shows ‘lack of class’
It was not a classic between Manchester United and Man City but Bruno Fernandes tried his best and Pep Guardiola kept things interesting after the game.
16 Conclusions on Man United 1-1 Arsenal: Arteta’s obsession, Amorim’s compromise and Neville’s wall
Declan Rice rescued Arsenal twice and then absolutely nailed them after their draw with Manchester United. But Gary Neville is not bothered about all that.
16 Conclusions on Man City 0-2 Liverpool: Salah, De Bruyne, Szoboszlai, Guardiola, ‘Wata’s mindset’ and more
Liverpool know the title is theirs, Mo Salah and Kevin de Bruyne are dealing with impending mid-30s free agency differently and this is beyond Pep Guardiola.
16 Conclusions on the F365 tables: The Rashford Factor and Spurs’ damning quarter-hour
Spurs give up leads and are particularly terrible in one specific 15-minute period, while Amorim’s made Man Utd a whole lot worse.
16 Conclusions from Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd (3-5): Havertz and Gunners blow big chance, tentative United progress continues
Arsenal v Manchester United started in slow and cagey fashion, but certainly didn’t finish that way.
16 Conclusions on Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United: Terrible TAA, frustrating Fernandes, silly Slot
Trent Alexander-Arnold was atrocious for Liverpool and Bruno Fernandes frustrated yet again for Manchester United. Ruben Amorim is right to be ‘mad’.
16 Conclusions from Spurs 3-6 Liverpool: Salah, Diaz, Szoboszlai and Kulusevski dazzle above the shod
Spurs are a failed experiment after a humbling defeat that shouldn’t be shrugged off just because champions-in-waiting Liverpool were excellent.
16 Conclusions from Man City 1-2 Man Utd – Amad changes the story, but what if Pep really is done?
Manchester City looked set for a rare win. It was unconvincing, but it was something. Then Amad Diallo came along and turned it to nothing.
16 Conclusions on Spurs 3-4 Chelsea: Postecoglou sack, Sancho, Bissouma, Cucurella and the title
Spurs showed their best and worst sides under Ange Postecoglou as Chelsea displayed why Enzo Maresca should be ignored when it comes to this title race.
16 Conclusions on AI-generated Everton 1-2 Liverpool: Salah, Yerry Mina and Peter Drury
We wouldn’t let a silly thing like the game not actually happening stop us from doing 16 Conclusions on the Merseyside Derby. Our thanks to ChatGPT for a wonderfully inaccurate ...
16 Conclusions from Liverpool 2-0 Man City: is there even going to be a title race at all?
Liverpool swatted Man City aside four days after swatting Real Madrid aside to open a nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Handy week, that.
16 Conclusions on Man City 0-4 Spurs: atrocious Walker and Gundogan, brilliant Kulusevski and Maddison
Of course Spurs followed defeat to Ipswich by thrashing champions Man City. Dejan Kulusevski was sensational. Two players were atrocious for Pep Guardiola.
16 Conclusions from Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal: Gunners crisis averted as Odegaard return restores hope
It feels like another two points dropped for Arsenal, given recent events, but there were at least reasons for optimism in a hard-earned draw at Chelsea.
16 Conclusions on Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea: Garnacho, Caicedo, pathetic Martinez and more
Alejandro Garnacho should be dropped but Manchester United have made an actual good signing! As have Chelsea with Moises Caicedo, it turns out.