The Premier League has adjourned for the second international break of the season, the last before the top-flight really swings into gear.
Yet, though the campaign is still in its early knockings the table is already starting to take shape. The top three are as they were last season, the order notwithstanding.
The newly-promoted sides have largely struggled and Manchester United are, well, they're post-Ferguson Manchester United, lurching from one crisis to another, with Erik ten Hag hanging on his job for dear life.
And in the mess of fixtures that have been played thus far, a crop of stars have separated themselves from the rest and have been recognised as the outstanding roster of the season.