Premier League winners and losers: Man City hands Liverpool worst loss of Arne Slot era while Sunderland dramatically draws with Arsenal

The tenth game week in the Premier League ended with a spectacular battle at the Etihad. Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3:0.which handed Arne Slot his worst league defeat during his tenure as club manager. It was already a special occasion for Pep Guardiola, as it was the Catalan's 1000th game in charge, so his side wanted to mark the evening with a strong win and a chance to move up to second place behind Mikel Arteta. Arsenal drew 2-2 with Sunderland the day before.

The start of the game definitely belonged to the hosts as they dominated almost every metric in the first 45 minutes. After relentless pressure, City were awarded an early penalty as Jérémie Docou was fouled in the penalty area by Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. But the Georgian corrected his mistake by denying Erling Haaland, who only needed a brace to become the fastest player in Premier League history to score 100 goals. But if there's one thing to remember about Haaland, it's that whenever he misses an opportunity to score, the Norwegian quickly turns it around, and that's exactly what happened in the 29th minute with a superb header that made it 1-0 to the Citizens.

In the 37th minute, Virgil van Dijk thought he had equalized with his header from a corner, but the ball was quickly disallowed as Andy Robertson was offside and in the line of sight of City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. It was a harsh decision against Liverpool as, upon review, it appeared that there was not enough reason to believe that the Scottish left-back had impeded Donnarumma's ability to stop the goal. But, alas, the decision was made, and City exhaled.

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In fact, things got worse for Slot's side as City doubled their lead before the break thanks to Nico Gonzalez's deflected strike in the third minute of extra time. Guardiola's side now led 2-0 and an exhausted Liverpool greeted the half-time whistle.

The start of the second half showed the faintest sign of a Liverpool comeback, but it was thrown out the window when the excellent Doku scored a wonderful third goal in the 63rd minute. In the end, City fans celebrated an impressive win over the Reds to leapfrog Chelsea into second place in the table, just four points behind Arsenal.

Elsewhere on Sunday Aston Villa beat Bournemouth at Villa Park 4-0.Brentford come back from behind win 3-1 over Newcastle United while Sean Dyche's revival project with Nottingham Forest continues. Tricky trees defeated Leeds United with the same result.

Meanwhile, there was the aforementioned four-goal thriller in the north-east of England on Saturday as Sunderland earned a dramatic 2-2 draw against aforementioned league leaders Arsenal at the Stadium of Light thanks to Brian Bobby's stoppage-time equalizer. Chelsea defeated Wolverhampton without a coach with a score of 3:0. and West Ham United won for the second time in a row thanks to a 3-2 win over Burnley. And the day started in north London when Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United scored three goals in the last 12 minutes of the game. a dramatic finale that gave us another 2-2 result.

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Winners

Jeremy Docu: There is no denying that Pep Guardiola's side are fully back as he celebrated his 1,000th game as manager with a convincing 3-0 win over Liverpool, making it seven wins from their last eight matches in all competitions. City played a full game, but the victory belonged to Doc, who was absolutely unstoppable. The Belgian striker earned a penalty for the home side, struck three times and scored a freak goal to seal the victory. The only negative was that we didn't see enough of him as Guardiola sent him off in the 73rd minute. As a result, Conor Bradley was the happiest person in the stadium.

Doku, 23, arrives in 2023, but Sunday's performance showed why this this is the season when it truly blooms.

Unai Emery: The Aston Villa manager met with his Basque counterpart Andoni Iroala on Sunday and a Bournemouth side looking to get back into the win column after losing to Manchester City last weekend. But Emery, ever the shrewd tactician, made sure his team gave the Cherries a taste of their own medicine. Villa – from Dibu Martinez to John McGinn – have been superb, displaying physical strength, determination and resilience, exposing many holes in Bournemouth's armour. It was a master class in using the enemy's power against him.

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Alejandro Garnacho: The Argentine striker put in a superb performance for Chelsea against Wolverhampton Wanderers, earning two assists in his side's 3-0 aggregate win. It was the first time he had picked up a pair of assists in a Premier League match and it was also a great way to end a week that also included a remarkable Champions League goal on Wednesday which earned him a point against Qarabag.

Losers

Arne slot: After two wins in a row (Aston Villa, Real Madrid), Arne Slott's side suffered a sobering defeat on Sunday, which was the worst defeat in the league since he arrived at the club. It was also such a disjointed game that showed no cohesion against a very coherent Manchester City side. The international break comes at a great time for the Dutch manager, who desperately needs a reset button, but the problem is that many of his players are also heading off to international duty so it doesn't look like all the answers will be fixed next week. In any case, Slot knows all too well that the situation must improve.

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Newcastle United: Newcastle's away form in the league has been abysmal and Sunday was no exception as Eddie Howe's men lost 3-1 to Brentford, making it three consecutive away defeats in the Premier League. Dan Byrne was sent off in the 73rd minute, but the defeat was not due to numerical superiority. Newcastle simply weren't good enough, which is a worrying trend as the club haven't won the league away from home all season. Simply put, if they want European football again, they need to seriously improve as visitors.