Premier League hits and misses: Liverpool lucky to escape with draw and Arsenal hit a new low

But what will be fascinating to see is whether he makes changes based on form. He has been reluctant to do so to date, but it's high time Arteta wielded the axe to that lingering deadwood. Roy Keane warned a few months back that the Manchester United players will get Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the sack. Much the same could be said of Arsenal and their own player-turned-manager right now. It's them or him.
Pete Gill

Liverpool won't have it all their own way

There's a reason Jurgen Klopp seemed satisfied with a point at Fulham on Super Sunday, after a first half so woeful his side could have easily been 3-0 down.

In his post-match interviews, we expected a repetition of his actions on the sidelines - from the bench, his roar and beat of the chest was loud enough to be heard 80 yards away in the press seating - but what came was acceptance, and even a smirk.

He was satisfied because Liverpool got away with one, so much so it was almost laughable.

It's going to be one of those seasons, a season where large chunks of dreadful performance go unexplained. Klopp barely attempted to look rationally at why a struggling Fulham had been able to cut his side open with an ease rarely seen before lockdown, but more apparent in the Premier League now.

Maybe it was the fact all Champions League sides struggled this weekend. Maybe it was a vocal Fulham crowd. Or maybe Liverpool just won't have it all their way this season, as they so often did last.

They only had themselves to blame on Sunday - they were second to every first, second and loose ball, their passing awry. Consistency in performance is a rare commodity this season, and Liverpool are just another side who can't buy it. But to avoid defeat in a game that should have been lost before half-time was reason enough for Klopp to be satisfied.
Gerard Brand

Did Tottenham run out of steam?

The smile remains on Jose Mourinho's face with his Tottenham side still top of the Premier League following Liverpool's surprise draw at Fulham.

What appeared to be two points dropped at 4.30pm turned into one gained two hours later during a lively day in the capital.

At Selhurst Park, Mourinho extended a proud record with Tottenham having now lost only one of the 21 Premier League games in which they have opened the scoring under the Portuguese.

Spurs' lead at the summit heading into Wednesday's trip to Anfield might have been more tangible than their superior goal difference, however.

Having edged in front through Harry Kane's fifth goal in seven away league matches against Palace, Mourinho's men were punished for inviting pressure onto Hugo Lloris' goal as Jeffrey Schlupp levelled.

With the top-of-the-table clash next on Merseyside, were Tottenham content in not trying to find an insurance goal with the game still in the balance?

Mourinho said: "My instructions didn't change from the preparation yesterday and at half-time. This is the kind of game where you need the ball and where you cannot accept a low block."

When asked if his players might have fought harder to put the contest beyond Palace, the Spurs boss added: "I want to admit that they couldn't. I want to admit that they didn't have that capacity. Some of my build-up players, they lost a lot of passes in the first phase of the build-up. In the second half, we were not very accurate so I want to admit that if we didn't, it's because we couldn't."

Palace broke down Spurs' defensive doggedness and another big effort will be required when Liverpool seek a response.
Ben Grounds