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Winners
Manchester United Set-Piece Coach
When Ruben Amorim was appointed, United could not stop conceding set-piece goals and looked no threat from their own, but in their victory over Ipswich Town, their set-piece prowess won the game both offensively and defensively.
If you remember back to the Premier League game at The Emirates, the goal for City at The Etihad, and Nottingham Forest's goals at Old Trafford, United looked a mess on corners, looking likely to concede with every ball into the box.
Against Spurs, Everton and Ipswich, United conceded 23 corners and dealt with them all very well and looked more than comfortable and for their own, against Ipswich, all three goals scored came from a set-piece whipped in by Bruno Fernandes, meaning credit has to be given to United's set-piece coach, Carlos Fernandes for their massive improvement.
Tucked in Shirts
Jean-Phillipe Mateta might be single handedly bringing back the tucked-in shirt look as it feels like ever since he started wearing small, long-sleeved shirts and tucking them in, he has turned into a R9 regen.
Mateta has burst into life since Oliver Glasner took charge last season and he is on a magnificent run in the Premier League, scoring 8 goals and assisting once in his last 8 games, which has made him Palace's 2nd top scorer in their Premier League History.
Kai Havertz
'You don't know what you have until it's gone' is a phrase that resonates with Arsenal fans right now regarding Havertz, as for the first time since the German has arrived at the club, they've failed to score in consecutive Premier League games.
Whilst Havertz isn't the complete striker as his finishing can be erratic, his hold up play and ability to find space in the box are elite and quite underrated and Arsenal have been missing that in their games against West Ham and Nottingham Forest where their lack of presence up front was there for all to see.
Losers
Southampton Fans
All Southampton have to play for this season is to not become the worst Premier League side of all time, with three points needed from their final eleven to get past Derby County's infamous 11 point tally from the 2007/08 season.
It's getting to the point this season where you feel sorry for the Saints fans that have followed their team all over the country this season as it feels like it keeps getting worse having lost their last two games 4-0 each, making it the 15th time this season they've conceded 3+ goals in a game, including seven of their last eight games.
Manchester United Attackers
United's attack has been woeful for a few seasons now but this season it seems more bleek, especially Joshua Zirkzee, Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund under Ruben Amorim, as they've combined for 3 goals and 0 assists in The Premier League under their Portuguese boss.
What's more embarrassing for the forwards is that with the goals from Mattihjs De Ligt and Harry Maguire against Ipswich, United's centre-backs, including Lisandro Martinez, have more goal contributions than their forwards with 4 goals and 1 assist.
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