5 things we learnt from this week's Premier League action

1. United, not City, the Manchester club in a crisis

Manchester United failed to get past what seemed like a fairly routine obstacle in Burnley at home in their fourth League game without a win. Expected to build on an encouraging derby win in midweek, United failed to breach former Red Devils keeper Tom Heaton's goal with all of 37 attempts.

Heaton's cause was helped by another woeful outing for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is now six games without a goal, his longest drought since 2006. The big Swede had Lingard and Mata as partners in crime as the home side squandered a glut of gilt-edged chances, with both Herrera and Mourinho sent off.

Mourinho, in his dissent after Herrera's sending off, betrayed signs of pressure he is currently under. His personal problems, which he spok e about before the game seem to be finding their way on to the field, though he is receiving little sympathy from the increasingly impatient United faithful.

The continued exiles of Mkhitaryan and Schweinsteiger coupled with the inability of Mourinho to get the best out of Martial and Rashford continues to frustrate, as the search for the winning formula at Old Trafford goes on.

2. City back on track as title race continues

Manchester City are not going anywhere. Not anytime soon anyway. Six games and over a month after their last win, Pep's men oozed class in their 4-0 mauling of West Bromwich Albion to get back in the driving seat of the title race.

Guardiola reinstated Sergio Aguero to the starting line-up amidst questions over the striker's place in the side, after his lack of involvement in recent games. There had been murmurings of friction between the coach and player, but the mercurial Argentine put them to bed with a fantastic brace.

He set up another, for the similarly sensational İlkay Gündoğan who is finding his feet after a slow start to his City career. The duo led the way in a flawless display as City flexed their muscles ahead of an enticing home game against Barcelona.

3. Sunderland seemed destined for the drop

It's that sinking feeling again for Sunderland. Season after season, they have pulled off a series of great escapes, but even the most optimistic fans in the League will agree that their side is digging a hole there's no climbing out of.

David Moyes, who took over in less than ideal conditions after Sam Allardyce's appointment as England boss, has looked completely at sea since taking over.  

The 4-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal condemned Moyes' side to the worst-ever start by a Premier League club after 10 games, matching Sheffield Wednesday (1999/00) and Manchester City (1995/96). This makes for forbidding reading for the Black Cats as both previous sides were comfortably relegated.

4. Liverpool aren't ready for the title just yet

Level on points with the leaders and scoring goals for fun, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool responded in kind after City and Arsenal scored four goals on their travels on Saturday, October 29, doing so at Crystal Palace in a thrilling 4-2 win.

But there was no need for it to be a thriller. Completely in control after Emre Can's opener, Liverpool inexplicably shot themselves in the foot again, giving Palace a way back into the game not once, but twice with what can be best described as schoolyard defending.

Their attacking supremacy meant they eventually pulled away, but again it seems Klopp has built a team that is it own worst enemy. Those who liken this team to that of Brendan Rodgers' 2013/14 side would be on to something.

Free scoring but generous at the back, that team too managed to enthral and exasperate in equal measure before their Achilles heel came back to deny them the title.

5. Conte building a Chelsea of his own

Antonio Conte can't help but be satisfied with his side's progress. Why wouldn't he be? He has them playing his brand of football, at last, to fantastic effect.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And so Chelsea have done.

Conte named an unchanged side to the one that battered United a week before, once again set up in his trademark 3-4-3 to negate a tricky away game against a Southampton side playing some great football.

90 minutes later, the Blues breezed past thanks to the red-hot Eden Hazard and Diego Costa, who continued to supply the goals in the 2-0 win.

Those who speculated as to whether Conte would have to adapt his tactics to match the demands of the Premier League have been answered emphatically, as another stylish yet disciplined display means Chelsea remain on the heels of the leaders.

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