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Liverpool DO have the firepower to cope without Mohamed Salah, Alejandro Garnacho has become Man United's best winger, while toothless Arsenal are desperate for a new striker... TEN THINGS WE LEARNED from the Premier League

This year's post-Christmas fixtures marked the halfway point of the Premier League season, and we were served up plenty of festive treats.

Manchester United battled back from two goals down to beat Aston Villa in a five-goal thriller at Old Trafford, while Liverpool maintained their title challenge with a 2-0 win at Burnley.

But it was a dismal Boxing Day for Newcastle as they lost 3-1 at home to Nottingham Forest, with Chris Wood scoring a hat-trick to haunt his former club and hand Nuno Espirito his first win since replacing Steve Cooper.