Arsenal went 22 months without anyone extending their contract until Mikel Arteta helped them become the one club who do not have any deals expiring in 2026.

Chelsea banked a world-record loan fee for Nicolas Jackson, who by Bayern Munich's own admission was 'never' going to move to Germany permanently.

Fabian Hurzeler took a mighty risk in giving James Milner a record-breaking Premier League start in a game Brighton absolutely needed to win.

The last two Chelsea managers have been dispensed with in part due to issues which are already threatening to eventually engulf poor Liam Rosenior.

There was a definite sense of points dropped for West Ham but they will ultimately see this as 'a good point' which a €100m bargain could have snatched away.