In an unlikely twist of events, Arsenal and Manchester United have become a fixture that could determine the winner of the league, serving up a reminder of the glory years of the first defining and enduring rivalry of the Premier League
It is really hard to smile as a Chelsea fan at the moment. The Blues have been in the truly wretched form of late and against Crystal Palace, they laboured to a 1-0 victory courtesy of a Kai Havertz strike. The Blues struggled at times to create chances against the Eagles
"Why you have those ups and downs in your career, I don't know. I don't know if it's because of your lifestyle if in one period you're a great professional and in another period you're a party animal. I don't know, I have no idea. Only you know. I'm 56 years old now and yesterday - yesterday! yesterday
Karim Benzema was undoubtedly the best player in the world last year, often time dragging his teammates across the finish line. His 44 goals in 46 matches helped Los Blancos to a league and Champions League double and culminated in an individual Ballon d’Or award
When Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on December 18, he had completed football. There was nothing anything could use to taint his legacy; he had delivered on his potential and had nothing to prove to anyone again
Jose Mourinho, The Special One was the last Manchester United manager to lead the English giants to any trophy, with the 2017 Europa League title representing the last time United lifted silverware. Under Erik Ten Hag, the Red Devils have the chance to finally end six years of hurt, with victory in this season’s Carabao Cup
Graham Potter won the hearts of football neutrals when he was a manager at Brighton & Hove Albion, improving players at his disposal and playing a brand of football that unnerved the best of teams in the Premier League, with their home stadium a very difficult venue for opposition teams
When James Ward-Prowse scored his 2nd goal of the day against Everton at the Goodison, Frank Lampard looked like a defeated man, and it showed a man that knew that it would be a matter of when or not he would be sacked
When Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag arrived at Old Trafford, he obviously knew about the task asked of him: return the English giants to the summit of English football
On Saturday at the AMEX Stadium, Liverpool lost comprehensively 3-0 to Brighton, and while neutrals might think it was a one-off, anyone who saw the game would have agreed that the Seagulls were true value for their money