Man City's week off and Manchester United favour has reshaped Premier League title race

Manchester City could have taken a huge step forward in the early Premier League title race by denting Arsenal's brilliant start at the Emirates.

However, a combination of factors meant that Arsenal had to prioritise their Europa League clash with PSV, prompting their clash with City to be postponed. After City's defeat at Liverpool, that means the Gunners remain four points ahead of the Blues, who may be quietly pleased not to face Arsenal when they are full of confidence.

Instead, the fixture will have to be slotted into a hectic schedule in the new year, where City will hope to be in a stronger position than they would have been this week. And after most of the other Premier League contenders have been in action this week, City will feel better about their title credentials without having kicked a ball.

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Liverpool resurrected their chances with victory over City on Sunday, and followed that up with a close victory over West Ham at Anfield to move seven points behind the Blues - although by all accounts they couldn't recreate the intensity they showed against City and were slightly lucky to hold on to three points. The win will come as no surprise to those at the Etihad, though, who will have never got drawn in to the idea that Jurgen Klopp's side were out of the title race.

Newcastle's impressive form continued to remain ahead of Liverpool, although they would have to significantly improve to bridge their nine-point gap to leaders Arsenal. Chelsea remain on an unbeaten run but were held at Brentford, and City won't fear them for the time being.

Then there was Manchester United's impressive win over Tottenham, denying Antonio