Was this the weekend Liverpool officially fell out of the title race that so many expected them to dominate after a historic summer transfer spend?
A 3–2 defeat for the Reds at Brentford was their fourth on the bounce in the Premier League, and they’re now seven points adrift of an Arsenal team that are barely surrendering shots on target, let alone conceding goals.
The Gunners were the big winners of Gameweek 9, with other potential contenders faltering, but Sunderland may well be primed for a 2015–16 Leicester City-like run after they moved into the top four following a dramatic late win at Chelsea.
It was a topsy-turvy weekend across the division, and here are ’s 10 highest-rated players from it.
