The Man United flop who must go in January, the struggling club who FINALLY have a plan and which Man City star can Pep Guardiola no longer afford to overlook? Premier League things we learned
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When Ruben Amorim warned that ‘a storm is coming’ even he could not have predicted just how severe it was going to be for his muddled Manchester United side. Mauled by a Newcastle side that are channelling towards a Champions League finish this season, things look set to get even worse for Manchester United before they can possibly start to get better and that is a worrying prospect when just seven points above the relegation zone.
![[Liam Delap terrorised the Chelsea defence as he inspired Ipswich to a shock 2-0 win over the Blues]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93612637-14238967-image-a-24_1735643587156.jpg)
Meanwhile, Ipswich Town are finally off the mark at home in the league this season, denting Chelsea’s title hopes in the process, while Liverpool look like an unstoppable force up top with West Ham the latest to be booked into the Arne Slot Penitentiary.
![[Arne Slot's side moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League with an emphatic 5-0 win over West Ham]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93612673-14238967-image-a-25_1735643589462.jpg)
New Southampton boss Ivan Juric isn’t exactly getting the new manager bounce he was searching for, but the same cannot be laid at the feet of Wolves’ new man Vitor Pereira after a three-match unbeaten start for the Portuguese. Fulham and Aston Villa were left to rue blown leads at home, Crystal Palace’s revival under Oliver Glasner (mentioned in a previous edition of this column) took another step in the right direction against Southampton - and Manchester City actually won a game of football.
![[Mohamed Salah continued his one-man record-breaking crusade against the Hammers and became the quickest player to reach 30 goal contributions in the Premier League]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93612763-14238967-image-a-26_1735643793441.jpg)
In the latest instalment of this weekly column, Mail Sport picks out five of the most interesting talking points to emerge from the Premier League’s latest round of matches. Ruben Amorim suffered his six defeat in 11 matches as Manchester United manager on Monday night.
![[Salah is putting together one of the finest individual seasons ever seen in one of Europe's top five leagues]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93612759-14238967-image-a-27_1735643885333.jpg)
