Mikel Arteta tasted victory for the first time since taking charge of Arsenal after Nicolas Pepe’s third league goal of the season put his side on course for a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at Emirates Stadium.
Gabriel Jesus scored a second-half brace as Manchester City claimed a 2-1 win over Everton, who suffered defeat for the first time under Carlo Ancelotti.
Danny Ings continued his hot streak with a brilliant individual winner as Southampton earned a 1-0 Premier League victory at home to a lacklustre Tottenham, who lost Harry Kane to injury.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh stunned Chelsea with a late overhead-kick to earn Brighton and Hove Albion a hard-fought 1-1 draw on New Year’s Day.
Frank Lampard believes Tammy Abraham’s fearless finishing will bring him ‘more and more’ goals against the Premier League’s other ‘big six’ sides.
Jamie Carragher says he sees similarities between Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea team.
Arsenal defender David Luiz says Mikel Arteta has the potential to become one of the world’s best coaches.
Liverpool’s relentless surge towards the Premier League title continued with a hard-fought victory over Wolves, while Pep Guardiola roused his Manchester City troops in the race for second place.
Pep Guardiola’s 100th Premier League win in charge of Manchester City will not go down as a classic but he was happy with how they battled to beat Sheffield United 2-0 less than 48 hours after Friday’s late defeat at Wolves saw him write off their title hopes.
Liverpool may have a commanding advantage at the midway point of their Premier League season but manager Jurgen Klopp expects to scrap for every point in the second half of the campaign.