If defences win you titles then Manchester City and Arsenal proved why they are contenders. But the Gunners or ‘League Two’ Erling Haaland could have won it.
If Erik ten Hag is not the right manager for Manchester United, then even a mental, last-gasp win over Liverpool should not alter that. Especially since Liverpool blew it…
The Ivan Toney Self-Auction Tour is getting a little embarrassing, Nottingham Forest are their own worst enemy, Burnley sub subs and Luton will not die.
Manchester City escaped from Anfield with a point after a second-half hiding which saw Luis Diaz shine but ultimately cost Liverpool the win. This title race is going to the wire.
Erik ten Hag was begging to be sacked by Man Utd with those surrendering substitutions, with Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford having different evenings.
Virgil van Dijk completed a superb captain’s performance with a goal that seemed it would never come to get the Klopp Farewell Trophy Tour up and running.
Arsenal produced one of the best Premier League halves in recent memory to bully Newcastle. Vindication for Mikel Arteta, but embarrassing for Eddie Howe.
Darwin Nunez got one over on Erling Haaland, Axel Disasi and Nicolas Jackson were superb for Chelsea and Kyle Walker was comically bad for Manchester City.
Virgil van Dijk and Alisson will not have fond memories of this one, while Arsenal were very good indeed. Feels like City might be the big winners, though.
A great slice of Barclays at St James’ Park ends with Newcastle not the only ones feeling deflated by the sight of Kevin De Bruyne at his brilliant best.
Liverpool and Arsenal were phenomenal defensively with wasteful, stuttering attacks undermining any hope of striking a title blow. A point apiece was fair.
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville providing most of the amusement at Anfield was damning of the latest classic served up by Liverpool and Manchester United.
If you weren’t already, it’s probably time to take Aston Villa seriously as legitimate Premier League title challengers. But Arsenal should have won that.
How can the best team in the world have Tottenham as their bogey team? It makes no sense, and nor did a wild 3-3 draw between Manchester City and Spurs ...
Jeremy Doku and Trent Alexander-Arnold were both somehow excellent, Liverpool finally returned the favour to Alisson and Bernardo Silva is something special.
Pep Guardiola and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino renewed their basketball rivalry in a game which somehow showed up Gareth Southgate more than anyone.
Spurs and Chelsea have a long and storied history of nonsense Barclays combat, but they’ve surely topped the lot with this absolutely absurd effort.
Arsenal’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season is over after a physical, bad-tempered and controversial 1-0 defeat at Newcastle.
Chelsea and Arsenal played out a 2-2 draw that will be remembered for things going wrong with outfield players’ hands and goalkeepers’ feet.
Arsenal beating Manchester City? In the Premier League? Is nothing sacred any more? A 12-match losing streak is no more.
Usually, 16 Conclusions is humorously far too many conclusions on one football game. Occasionally, though, it’s nowhere near enough.
Mikel Arteta must look further upfield if he wishes to strive for perfection in every Arsenal position; Spurs are a whole new entity under Ange Postecoglou.
Arsenal have Declan Rice and Gabriel Magalhaes to thank for their victory, but not Kai Havertz. Manchester United were fine but Erik ten Hag is a coward.
Jurgen Klopp has another of his Liverpool moments, but Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk problems to sort. For Newcastle, that was unforgivable.
Spurs are definitely fun again, of that there can now be no doubt. But are they also possibly actually quite good again? Very possibly.
Chelsea have a new manager, Liverpool have a new midfield, but nothing anyone does can ever seemingly stop this fixture ending all square.
Internazionale provided a far greater obstacle than many expected but Manchester City and Pep Guardiola completed their Treble, with Ederson the hero.
Manchester City won the FA Cup final because John Stones and Ilkay Gundogan are incredible. Man Utd were not shamed but a few players must go this summer.
The 2022/23 Premier League season is no more, but it bowed out with another vintage slice of final-day Barclays.
Everton are safe by the tips of their fingers; Leicester and Leeds are down. Perhaps this time the alarm bells ringing around Goodison Park will be heard.