Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd: Where every Premier League club controls the pitch

The 2022/23 Premier League season has already made for fascinating viewing.

From Arsenal staging an unlikely title charge with eight wins from nine to Liverpool mysteriously failing to conjure up their usual Jurgen Klopp magic, there have been plenty of narrative threads for fans to try and unravel.

By now, the supporters of all 20 clubs will have established a pretty clear idea of where their team is headed this season whether that be challenging for the title, competing for the top four, stagnating in mid-table or dodging the drop.

And a lot of those potential outcomes next spring are informed by what brand of football the team is playing and how well they're able to execute it.

At the end of the day, very few teams have the technical ability and personnel to channel a Pep Guardiola brand of 'tika-taka' football, so the way forward for a lot of sides often lies with drawing up a philosophy that best suits their resources.

For Brighton & Hove Albion, it's about staying ahead of the curve with the latest advancements in tactics and coaching, whereas for Bournemouth, it's a more pragmatic approach built on sturdy defending and direct play.

There's no right or wrong way, even if some styles are more attractive than others, but it can certainly be difficult to try and demonstrate whatever philosophy is decided upon in a way that fans can easily visualise.

It is, after all, one thing for a footballing hipster to muse about the rise of wing-backs over a craft ale - no judgement here - and another thing to be able to illustrate how that works on the pitch in a lucid and digestible manner.

But fear not, ladies and gentlemen, because a fascinating graphic which has gone viral on Reddit might just take us as close as possible to