This was the weekend when Ruben Amorim made a big statement in his first home league game as Manchester United manager, when Chelsea cruised past Aston Villa and when Bournemouth ’s Justin Kluivert became the first man to score a hat-trick of penalties in the English top flight since 1957.

Liverpool are now nine points clear at the top of the Premier League, their biggest margin as leaders in the competition since the final day of the 2019-20 campaign; Reds travel to Newcastle United on Wednesday night,

The Liverpool manager must choose whether to start Jarell Quansah or Joe Gomez in place of the injured Ibrahima Konate.