Thore Haugstad uses Stats Zone to report four trends from the weekend’s big Premier League fixtures
There were contrasting fortunes for the Italian managers on a weekend where Chelsea and Manchester United lost ground on Manchester City and Arsenal. Many were surprised when Antonio Conte left it until the 84th minute to make substitutions in the home defeat to Liverpool, whereas Walter Mazzarri tweaked his defensive shape to stop United.
Elsewhere, Pep Guardiola used transitions and counter-attacks to make it five wins out of five in the league, while Ronald Koeman continued to tighten up the Everton defence.