Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

Roberto Firmino scoring Liverpool’s seventh and final goal on Sunday was such an apt way to complete their perfect day. Two goals each for Mohamed Salah, Darwin Núñez and Cody Gakpo pointed to Jürgen Klopp having found his next all-star forward line, and then on came the outgoing legend to cap it all with a neat finish and that trademark smile. Neither of the new men – nor Diogo Jota – is a like-for-like replacement for what Firmino and Sadio Mané once brought to Liverpool but Gakpo’s speed and finishing, plus Núñez’s chaotic element, can still complement Salah. Gakpo arrived at Liverpool in January as a player unfamiliar with playing centrally but Sunday confirmed him as the heir apparent to Firmino. Salah, Liverpool’s new record Premier League goalscorer, was at his brilliant best, a pest to Manchester United even during his team’s difficult first half. He remains a cut above, near-impossible to stop in full flow and drove Luke Shaw, in particular, to distraction. John Brewin

Match report: Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United

When the lesser-spotted Reiss Nelson is belting in a winner with his weaker foot in the final seconds of the game, the signs are this is your year. When Gabriel Jesus was laid low in December it was tempting to write off Arsenal’s title bid, but then Eddie Nketiah stepped up and others chipped in too. When Nketiah’s radar began to falter, the new arrival Leandro Trossard facilitated a recalibration of Mikel Arteta’s attack and helped Arsenal banish the memory of a brief blip. When Trossard departed injured early against Bournemouth, his undercooked deputy, Emile Smith Rowe, only lasted 47 minutes. Nelson was Arteta’s last resort but stepped up in style, immediately setting up Ben White’s equaliser