Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

The story

Source: The Guardian Sport · NewTimes editorial text based on the source feed.

Manchester City unrepentant in victory, Spurs make progress of a sort and Noni Madueke meets the moment The manner of Manchester City’s victory at Liverpool was an article of both vindication and vilification.

Those gleefully wielding inflatable bananas in the Anfield away end could thumb their noses.

Why not enjoy the dances of defiance until the music stops?

The same went for City players, asked to perform under the darkest of clouds, able to focus, at last, on football, rather than legal argument and uncertain futures.

Beyond City, the sight of a club found guilty of 100-plus charges laying waste to such rivals as Liverpool