5 things we learned from the Premier League weekend

1. Mourinho suffers a damning, damaging derby defeat.

Sometimes a manager with Jose Mourinho’s track record can savour the sense of history repeating itself. Not this time. For the second successive season, Manchester City won 2-1 at Old Trafford. They are the only home defeats Mourinho has suffered as Manchester United manager and they have both come to Pep Guardiola. The sense that he struggles to formulate an answer to the Catalan’s passing game was increased. City dominated the ball, which Mourinho must have anticipated.

But with that being the case, he needed his side to be resilient in defence and prosper on the counter-attack. They did neither. United were the team tipped to score from set-pieces. Instead City did and in chastening fashion for both Mourinho and Romelu Lukaku, who had inadvertent assists for both David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi’s strikes. Meanwhile, United were nothing like as threatening or as clinical on the break as they had been at Arsenal. Paul Pogba’s absence was one reason, but City managed to cope without John Stones, Benjamin Mendy and, for the second half, Vincent Kompany. They out-played United and, given the level of investment at Old Trafford, that is damning. So, too, is the sight of them 11 points behind City.

2. Klopp’s fury ought to have been directed at Lovren

“I only want to talk to people with some understanding of football,” said a visibly irritated Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool drew in a Merseyside derby they dominated. Presumably, then, he did not want to have a discussion with Dejan Lovren.

Klopp was annoyed that referee Craig Pawson failed to send off Gylfi Sigurdsson and further irritated by the award of the penalty that Wayne Rooney converted for Everton’s equaliser. His irritation ought to be directed at his No. 6. Many a striker slows down in the penalty box so that a chasing defender will end up pushing them. Even a novice forward like Dominic Calvert-Lewin knows it, so an experienced centre-back like Lovren certainly ought to. Like the 4-1 thrashing at Tottenham, when Lovren was so abject he had to be removed after half an hour, it highlighted how costly Liverpool’s failure to get Virgil van Dijk in the summer was.

AS IT HAPPENED: Liverpool v Everton

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“Klopp can moan all he wants; it’s a penalty,” said a predictably unsympathetic Sam Allardyce, never averse to gloating when he frustrates a supposed superior. More tellingly, the German found himself in a minority in the Anfield press room when he asked for a show of hands to see if the fourth estate thought it was a spot kick. The reality is that judgments are made on the basis of results. Klopp’s gamble of omitting Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho from the start would have been justified had his side won. So, too, his decision to substitute his scorer Mohamed Salah. Instead, it was a damaging draw for him and Liverpool alike.

3. Chelsea’s title challenge was troubled from the start.

Two years ago, Chelsea’s chances of retaining the title definitely were over in December. Then Mourinho was sacked with the reigning champions struggling in 16th. In that context, their current title defence is a vast improvement. None of that stopped Antonio Conte from declaring that it was “impossible” that Chelsea would retain their crown when, with 22 games remaining, they lost 1-0 to West Ham. Perhaps it was kidology: Chelsea have shown an ability to respond to setbacks before, just as Conte has conjured lengthy winning runs after losses.

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Yet the Italian has been giving the impression that he was intimidated by Manchester City’s superb form. The dissatisfaction that was apparent in the summer, especially with Chelsea’s transfer business, has spilled over into the season while tiredness after Champions League games has been a recurring theme. They prospered last year by being focused and eliminating errors. Not this year: Chelsea have lost to two teams in the relegation zone, in Crystal Palace and West Ham, and one tipped for the drop, in Burnley on the opening day. They were strangers to those kind of upsets last season, just as City have been this year.

4. Moyes gets a much-needed win.

David Moyes had one point from four games. With fixtures against Chelsea and Arsenal beckoning, that threatened to become one from six. And that, for a manager who only has a six-month contract, might have raised doubts if he would see out the season, let alone resurrect his managerial career. So the 1-0 win over Chelsea, his first victory as West Ham manager, was both welcome and vital.

AS IT HAPPENED: West Ham v Chelsea

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It was also an endorsement of Moyes. He had changed system against Manchester City and a new-look shape, with a back three, worked well. He had identified Marco Arnautovic immediately as one who had to deliver more and an underachiever played like a man possessed, scoring the winner and working hard. He galvanised a group who looked demoralised when thrashed 4-0 at Everton and his brave decision to prefer Adrian to Joe Hart in goal was justified.

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It was a classic Moyes display, marked by organisation and determination and, while his Sunderland side beat champions Leicester last season, it was arguably the first time a manager criticised for his results against the best defeated a top team since Real Sociedad overcame Barcelona in January 2015.

5. Newcastle are sinking deep into trouble.

There was a time earlier in the season when Newcastle only required one win to take them into the top four. Now only the bottom four are beneath them. They have taken one point from their last seven games and, while they twice showed the spirit to score equalisers against Leicester on Saturday, they lost 3-2. The odd nature of the decider, an own goal by a forward, in Ayoze Perez, brought on to score a winner at the other end, highlighted how everything is going wrong.

AS IT HAPPENED: Newcastle v Leicester

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A defence that was solid in September and October has now been breached 15 times in five games. While Mike Ashley tries to command a premium price in selling the club, Newcastle will be worth far less if they are in the bottom three, let alone if they get down. They have a Champions League-winning manager, in Rafa Benitez. Increasingly, however, many of those on the pitch look Championship players.