As another hectic weekend of Premier League action draws to a close, Sportsmail's AMITAI WINEHOUSE takes a look back over the areas we are now slightly more wiser on...
1. Beware the wounded beast. Manchester City had a rough patch that seemed to allow Liverpool to create space in the title race.
Since those consecutive defeats against Crystal Palace and Leicester, City have won more games (7), scored more goals (23) and won more points (21) than any other Premier League side. The Chelsea win was the most impressive of the lot.
Sergio Aguero has been utterly key to that. He has eight league goals in 2019, double any other player in the Premier League. This has been him at his very best. The striker and City are not ready to let their title go to Anfield.
Sergio Aguero has been utterly key to Manchester City's recently discovered purple patch
2. In the first three Premier League games of 2019, Chelsea conceded three goals. In the other three they have let in 10.
What happened in between? Well, Maurizio Sarri went on a rant about his players after losing at Arsenal. He dug in and started a war. And clearly, that has not worked. They have now conceded more league goals this year than any other team barring Fulham.
The six goals at City owed a lot to the opposition but, as evidenced by Bournemouth and now Sunday, when the ball starts hitting the back of the net, no one is fighting any more. It looks as though he has truly lost the dressing room.
3. Jose Mourinho must have had a stable of horses strapped to Paul Pogba to hold him back like he was. The Portuguese manager was at fault. Pogba, to little realistic surprise, is clearly world class.
The evidence now spans the World Cup, where he inspired France to the crown, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s reign. He has hit 35 per cent of his league goals for Manchester United – eight of 22 – in the nine games the Norwegian has managed.
Which just begs the question – what, exactly, was Mourinho doing? And is it too early to start talking about central midfielder Pogba, with eight goals in nine games, as a contender for individual honours this year?
The electric form of Paul Pogba is damning of Jose Mourinho and shows how he was held back
4. The biggest flaw to Arsene Wenger was the limited nature of his coaching. Many young players came into the Arsenal side and seemed worse after he had managed them for a few months.
Alex Iwobi was one of those. He had a bright initial impact but dipped off over subsequent seasons. Unai Emery is clearly having a positive impression though. Iwobi has now had a hand in 10 goals in all competitions, his best return.
Iwobi has stepped up another level this campaign. That can only be a plus to Arsenal when resources are so scarce.
5. There’s always a risk that Sadio Mane can go under the
