Matchweek 11: Tottenham take North London derby, United storm back

Despite going 1-0 down to a Rashford counter attacking screamer, Man City's supremacy in Manchester was on full display with a dominant 3-1 win; Phil Foden's case for being City's (and the Premier League's) player of the season grows; Liverpool nab late win at Forest with 99th minute Darwin Nunez header; Villa and Spurs earn wins to keep their Champions League hopes firmly alive; Arsenal obliterate Sheffield United and drastically improve their goal differential in the process.

Liverpool lifted the Carabao Cup in Klopp's final year with a late Van Dijk header in extra time; the Reds finish the game with more than half a team full of youth team players; Chelsea's billion dollar investment leaves them mid table and trophyless in their first year under new ownership; Arsenal start to click into gear and look like pushing City and Liverpool to the end; Manchester United revert to type with a late loss at home to Fulham; Crystal Palace make a managerial change as Roy Hodgson ends a legendary career and former Frankfurt manager Oliver Glasner steps into the role. 

Arteta's team claimed a massive scalp to stay in touch with the league leaders, dominating a relatively one-sided match; Liverpool make rare errors in a game with strange goals; Wolves & Matheus Cunha smash a clueless Chelsea side, raising more questions about Pochettino's tenure; Man United produced their best 90-minute performance of the season in 3-0 West Ham spanking;  Spurs concede late at Goodison Park and struggle to deal with the Toffees aerial game plan; Newcastle and Luton serve up unbelievable 4-4 draw; Foden hat trick eases City past Brentford. 

Jurgen Klopp announces he will leave at the end of the season, saying he's running out of energy; Klopp leaves a legendary legacy behind after nine years at Anfield, and Liverpool blow Chelsea away in first game since Klopp's announcement; Newcastle claim Villa scalp in Birmingham; Spurs' 10-minute blitz edges them past Brentford; Adebayo hits hat-trick in unbelievable 4-0 win over Brighton; a quiet January transfer window comes to a close in a new Financial Fair Play reality. 

Over the Top returns after our midseason vacation, and some catch-up is in order. We take a look at where things stand after halfway through the season by looking at the table, touching upon some feel good stories and discussing the most disappointing performers thus far. 

Chelsea and Man City play out a Premier League classic at Stamford Bridge as Pochettino's young team up their level to draw 4-4; the result shows Chelsea trending up but inconsistencies remain; an injury-riddled Newcastle are dominated by lowly Bournemouth, who climb out of the relegation zone with their second goal of the season; Wolves stun injury-hit Spurs twice in extra time to claim last-minute 2-1 win; Man United continue their uninspired form but earn win against Luton; Arsenal, Liverpool and Villa all earn win to narrow the gap at the top; we look at the table with nearly a third of the season gone. 

Chelsea and Spurs produce a bizarre and heated match that involved constant VAR stoppages, two red cards for Spurs and a batch of late goals for the Blues; although it's hard to take much away for Spurs or Chelsea given the circumstances, the Van de Ven and Maddison injuries are a major concern for Postecoglu; Newcastle narrowly edge Arsenal in another game riddled with VAR controversy that sparked a furious Arteta and Arsenal statement post-match despite lacking conclusive evidence that Newcastle's lone goal should've been chalked off; an uninspired Manchester United scrape by Fulham with Bruno's late strike; other highlights include a lights out Jeremy Doku performance and a Mohammed Kudus bike. 

Chelsea and Arsenal played out a draw at Stamford Bridge after the Blues edged the contest for 70 minutes, only for a Robert Sanchez mistake to kickstart Arsenal's comeback in the game; Man City beat Brighton in a close game where Brighton did themselves proud, but some questions remain about Man City's early season form; Liverpool took advantage of Ashley Young's red card but should've seen red themselves in a dull 2-0 win in the Merseyside Derby; a deep dive into the struggling sides after 9 matches.

Arsenal and Man City's dull but high stakes clash could be a symbolic win for Mikel Arteta over his mentor; Man City's last two sub-par performances are good for the league but not unusual for Pep's dominant side; exciting draws between Brighton and Liverpool as well as West Ham and Newcastle; Scott McTominay goes full Fergie Time after scoring two goals in extra time in Man United smash-and-grab; Spurs are top of the table going into the international break. 

Errors by VAR referees and controversial red cards overshadowed Tottenham's 2-1 win over an incredibly unlucky Liverpool; the PGMOL releases audio of the VAR review for Luis Diaz's wrongly disallowed goal; the City of Manchester has a rough weekend as Wolves upset a half-baked Man City 2-1 and United's terrible form continues with 1-0 loss at home to Crystal Palace; Villa smash Brighton and Luton pick up their first win.