In the midst of another international break, Goal picks both the biggest success stories and disappointments of the 2018-19 campaign to date
WINNER: MAURIZIO SARRI
Ahead of last month's trip to Anfield, Chelsea's new boss Maurizio Sarri warned, "We have to work and improve and then, maybe in a year, we will be the same level as Liverpool."
Yet here we are, just two months into the new season, and Chelsea are level on points with Liverpool and Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table, having already knocked the Reds out of the League Cup.