The Premier League’s return from the worldwide break actually didn’t disappoint.
Manchester Metropolis’s issues continued with a surprising 4-0 loss at house to Tottenham, the RĆŗben Amorim period is underway at Manchester United and Leicester’s loss to Chelsea price Steve Cooper his job.
Listed here are probably the most attention-grabbing statistics to emerge.
Title defence in jeopardy?
5 – Manchester Metropolis are the primary reigning top-flight champions to lose 5 video games in a row in all competitions since Chelsea in March 1956. Unbelievable.
The entire chaos across the champions solely makes subsequent weekend’s assembly with runaway league leaders Liverpool all of the extra mouthwatering.
Amorim’s fast begin
The Manchester United boss will probably be hoping for a greater time at Previous Trafford than ‘the Chosen One’ managed a decade in the past.
Topsy-turvy tussle
This was Liverpoolās first Premier League away sport by which they scored first, fell behind, however then got here from behind themselves to win since January 2016, of their 5-4 victory over Norwich Metropolis underneath JĆ¼rgen Klopp.
Arne Slot’s unbelievable Anfield begin continued with a thriller on the south coast.
A brand new that means for ‘Spursy’
Pep Guardiola has misplaced extra video games towards Tottenham (9) than every other group in his managerial profession. š¤Æ
For all of the enjoyable followers wish to poke at Tottenham Hotspur, that’s fairly a powerful file they maintain.
Flew the coop
There was some shock when Leicester wielded the axe towards Cooper on Sunday night however the stats recommend they might have been merited of their choice.
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