10 things we learned in the Premier League – Matchweek 33

What did we learn during Matchweek 33 of the 2021-22 Premier League season?

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Here’s a look at 10 things which stood out, as our writers Joe Prince-Wright (JPW), Nicholas Mendola (NM) and Andy Edwards (AE) share their observations from across the most recent Premier League games.

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Let’s get to it.

1. Red Devils defensive overhaul needed more than anything else (Man Utd 3-2 Norwich): Look, you’re not going to compete for the Premier League with this Manchester United roster, but you can finish top four with a lot of these ingredients. Most of the backs are not some of these ingredients. Harry Maguire, like Jordan Pickford at Everton, is bafflingly different when appearing for club vs country and his trademark “arms raised, who’s fault is this?” reaction was on display a few times vs the Canaries. David De Gea has kept at least 15 of United’s point haul in the Red Devils column this season and we haven’t quite done the math but any amateur sleuths want to see what the defensive record is without Raphael Varane? Cause we bet it’s not good (NM).

2. Spurs make Conte’s latest case for spending (Spurs 0-1 Brighton): Again… this is because we’re writing from a theoretical fan’s perspective and if we’re Spurs fans we’d be red-blooded and furious after the 1-0 home loss to Brighton. But, Spurs have to let Antonio Conte complete his Tottenham teardown because most of us would agree that the man has won essentially everywhere and had almost zero misses in the personnel department so far in North London. Whatever it is that had Spurs looking sloppy and distracted when a win on Saturday could’ve made fourth place oh-so-snug in their beds, well it’s unacceptable and it seems