“We are 24 per cent of the way through the 2025-26 Premier League season and one team look to be a cut above the rest so far. That side are Arsenal, currently four points clear of second-placed Bournemouth and five ahead of Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland in third and fourth. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are fifth — having lost three of their nine games — level on points with improving rivals Manchester United, while reigning champions Liverpool remain stuck on the 15 points they won in their opening five matches. …”
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