Barcelona followed up a 4-0 Clasico win in La Liga earlier this year by piling up five goals against their historic rivals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United left frigid, rainy Anfield with a point, slowing Liverpool’s Premier League title charge through another memorable goal from Amad Diallo.
Liam Delap’s goal came from the spot and was sandwiched around Raul Jimenez penalties, as Fulham stopped Ipswich Town from one of its most-famous Premier League weeks.
Savinho played a part in three goals, two of them scored by Erling Haaland as Manchester City toppled West Ham United 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Newcastle go fifth with 32 points, 10 points and nearly 10 places ahead of the 14th-sitting Red Devils. The Magpies have not allowed a goal in 360 minutes of Premier League play.
A busy two days of Premier League action produced plenty of intriguing storylines, from Arsenal and Liverpool wins to disappointing losses from Manchester United and Chelsea.
Jordan Ayew scored early to give Leicester City hope of a surprising win at Anfield, but Alexis Mac Allister has set up two goals and Mohamed Salah scored his 16th of the season to grow Liverpool’s Premier League table lead.
A second-minute goal had St. James’ Park buzzing as Newcastle climbed into fifth place with a 3-0 win over Aston Villa via a third-straight clean sheet.
The nil-nil was Everton’s fifth of the season, remarkable in that there have only been nine of the increasingly-rare scoreless splits during this Premier League campaign.
