This was the weekend when Ruben Amorim made a big statement in his first home league game as Manchester United manager, when Chelsea cruised past Aston Villa and when Bournemouth ’s Justin Kluivert became the first man to score a hat-trick of penalties in the English top flight since 1957.

Arsenal are currently nine points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool after 13 games, but Gary Neville believes the Gunners are still firmly in the title race. They strolled to a 5-2 victory against West Ham United on Saturday before the Reds secured a 2-0 victory over Manchester City to maintain their nine-point lead yesterday.

Arne Slot was speaking after Liverpool beat Manchester City 2-0 to move nine points clear at the top of the Premier League table