Daniel Storey hands out the end of season awards.

Quite why United felt it necessary to confirm his announcement before the end of the season is unclear, given that everything was going so well before then. His permanent appointment has coincided with another dismal run of performances.

It’s bad enough going through this with Liverpool, now we do it for someone else’s games. I can’t take this much longer. Thankfully I don’t have to.

There has been plenty of talk of Liverpool ‘bottling’ this title race, largely from those who wish ill upon them. But we can put that to one side for now. Facing Chelsea at Anfield, five years after Steven Gerrard’s fateful slip and on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Hillsborough, created a pressure that would make many teams crumble. But not them.

So it’s over to you, Liverpool.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is prioritising Manchester United’s sloppiness from set pieces as he looks to continue his dream start as caretaker manager.

Daniel Storey on the weekend's big talking points.

Despite four consecutive league defeats to begin his tenure, there have been changes at West Ham under Manuel Pellegrini.

Cardiff manager Neil Warnock described Kenedy's stoppage-time penalty miss for Newcastle as "poetic justice" after the Brazilian had escaped a possible first-half red card in the 0-0 draw.

There may be a sense of inevitably about the destination of the Premier League title this season, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to play for over the next nine months.

Arsenal misfit Lucas Perez is closing in on a move to West Ham, with the forward keen to remain in the Premier League.

Newcastle have completed the permanent signing of goalkeeper Martin Dubravka from Sparta Prague.

West Ham are back on the hunt for a “high-calibre” manager after opting not to extend the contract of David Moyes.

Newcastle 3 Chelsea 0

There was a moment, round about when a referee was giving another dubious late penalty to Roma, that I wondered if all the anxiety was actually worth it.

For all true red-bloods, the ghosts of Istanbul are alive and well and all around these days, as Liverpool prepare to take on Roma with a Champions League final place at stake.

No complaints. Again. This must be some kind of record.

Dan Gosling struck a dramatic late equaliser against his former club as Bournemouth battled back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Newcastle.

Rafael Benitez has hinted that he is not ready to walk away from Newcastle, even if another difficult transfer window ends in disaster.

Michy Batshuayi scored twice as Chelsea marched on in the FA Cup with a 3-0 win over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge.

Man City 3 - Newcastle 1: When it comes to Manchester City, the rest of the Premier League has quite the conundrum to contend with at the moment.

Pep Guardiola has admitted he wants to "escape" from a "terrible" holiday programme despite seeing Manchester City surge 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

Manchester City extended their record winning streak to 18 games and moved 15 points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League.

Antonio Conte has suggested there is a fixture conspiracy against his Chelsea side.

Rafael Benitez has launched a passionate defence of his Newcastle team as he attempts to end a damaging run of four successive Premier League defeats.

Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic commanded the attention but Jose Mourinho was equally pleased to see Romelu Lukaku back on the scoresheet yesterday.

Jose Mourinho expects Zlatan Ibrahimovic to complement rather than compete with Romelu Lukaku after welcoming the striker back to the Manchester United squad, along with Paul Pogba.

Mauricio Pellegrino has admitted he will always be grateful to Rafael Benitez, but has vowed to get one over his former manager on Sunday.

Ronnie Whelan has heard it many times before, since he sat on the famous perch with the rest of Liverpool’s last great team: That first rumble of doubt about a manager in which so much hope has been invested.

Daniel Storey highlights the five things we learned from this weekend's Premier League action 

The tweet from a reporter read “Klopp angry with crowd impatience”. Here we go, I thought.

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez has brushed aside claims he is fuelling the negativity surrounding the club.

Striker Joselu has completed his move to Newcastle from Stoke after manager Rafael Benitez finally received some good news on the transfer front.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino praised Dele Alli for keeping his head when Jonjo Shelvey did not as Newcastle's return to Premier League turned sour.

Rather pointedly, Rafa Benitez refused to add to the brickbats being hurled Jonjo Shelvey’s way. 

Skipper Jonjo Shelvey was sent off for standing on Dele Alli as Newcastle's return to the Premier League was ruined by Tottenham.

Mauricio Pochettino has responded to Danny Rose’s request that Tottenham do not sign players “you have to Google” by referencing his own rise from anonymity to managerial stardom.

Daniel Storey has a secret - or seven - when it comes to Premier League betting.    

Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez has confirmed Daryl Murphy is on his way out but Rob Elliot is on course to start their Premier League return as his No 1.

Everton have announced the signing of former Southampton defender Cuco Martina on a three-year deal.

When Zinedine Zidane took over as Real Madrid coach just 17 months ago, and almost immediately started winning matches, the local media quickly labelled him a ‘lucky manager’.

Spend weeks denying fourth is some sort of achievement, spend half a day biting your nails to the knuckle because you want it so much. Welcome to Liverworld; keep your nerves jangling at all times.

An Anglo-French investigation into suspected tax fraud in football has seen several men arrested in dawn raids at Newcastle United, West Ham and France.