Talking points: No title for Liverpool, Unreal Erling and real deal Arsenal 

Johnny Nicholson takes us through the talking points from the Premier League.

REAL DEAL: Arsenal's Thomas Partey celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game with team-mate Granit Xhaka during the Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal: the real deal.

Football makes fools out of us all eventually, but I think we can legitimately say, with seven wins out of eight games this season, sitting atop the league, Arsenal really do look like the real deal. The game against Tottenham was a big test and one they passed easily. While it seems unlikely that they can compete with Manchester City long term, right now, they absolutely are. And right now, only City look better than them and only then because of Erling Haaland’s extraordinary talent. Were he to get injured, well, maybe Arsenal are in with a chance of a title win. They are certainly enjoying playing football.