#2 Teams falter at the top
Manchester City were left dismantled when they travelled to the home of the champions, Leicester City. Pep Guardiola was without Sergio Aguero, Fernandinho and Nicolas Otamendi as the trio were suspended.
All three players have been an integral part of the success that City tasted this season and their absence was quite evident as the Foxes ran riot. Jamie Vardy broke his goal drought to net a hat-trick against an extremely poor City defence.
Andy King also grabbed a goal in a 4-2 score line, making it the first time that the Sky Blues have conceded four goals in a league game this season.
Tottenham also dropped points away at Manchester United as Jose Mourinho’s side triumphed 1-0 over them. Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored the game’s only goal as his side held out for their first win at Old Trafford in the last five games. Spurs are now 10 points below leaders Chelsea and only three ahead of the Red Devils, who are breathing down their neck.
Liverpool also missed out on the opportunity to close the gap on Chelsea after they played out a disappointing, yet entertaining, draw against West Ham United. Considering the Hammers recent form, Jurgen Klopp’s side were expected to bag three easy points at home but they were once again let down by poor goalkeeping by Loris Karius. The 2-2 draw meant that Slaven Bilic’s team have now gone six games without a win.
