Liverpool's lead at the top of the English Premier League has touched 5 points. After the victory over Everton in the Merseyside derby, Arsenal and Manchester City played a draw, and this advantageous position has been prepared for Liverpool.

Defending champions Liverpool did not play well against Everton, especially in the second half. This shows that this team also has weaknesses. Liverpool brought in Alexander Isak for a record fee, but Hugo Ekitike is getting a chance to replace him. After this weekend's games, the three main features of the league were: 

Arsenal still second best

Arsenal managed to avoid their second defeat of the season thanks to Gabriel Martinelli's excellent goal. But the team could not beat City, who were tired at home. This begs the question, is it really difficult for Arsenal to follow Liverpool? Arsenal is the same team, which has been satisfied with the second place for the last three consecutive seasons. 

This is why Arsenal have spent so generously this season. Despite increasing the size of the budget, Arsenal could not join the race to sign Issac. At least City's Erling Haaland has proven once again the importance of a world-class striker. He has scored 13 goals in 8 games for City this season. 

These games are for both club and country. Victor Gyokeres has failed once again for Arsenal. His performances against Manchester United and Liverpool were lackluster. Arsenal are already 5 points behind Liverpool. In the next match, the team will face Newcastle United. Arsenal were defeated at St James' Park both times last season. 

Etiquette's performance

Liverpool coach Arne Slott has a choice in who to play up front. After Liverpool spent 270 million dollars, Isaac is in front of the team, so is Ekiti. Issac, who made his debut against Atletico Madrid in the European Champions League, did not start against Everton. Ekitike got this opportunity in his place. He joined Liverpool from Eintracht Frankfurt for £69m.

He opened the scoring in the victory against Everton. The number of goals scored by this young French striker in the Premier League has reached three. His goal was classy. All other teams also have two players who can play at number 9. "Luckily we have two great players playing this position," says Slott. Ekiti's rhythm is especially decisive in Liverpool's 100 percent performance so far. 

Florin Wirtz, who came from Bayer Leverkusen for a price of 100 million dollars, has been struggling for good performances. He is also seen struggling for full fitness. Having said that, Liverpool is the team that can be considered as the strongest contender for the title. If you want to maintain the habit of winning continuously, it will be difficult for others to leave Liverpool and move forward. 

Palace's unbeaten journey

After Liverpool, if any team is still undefeated in the Premier League this season, it is Crystal Palace. The team recently beat West Ham 2-1 at the London Stadium. This result has put West Ham and their manager Graham Porter under a lot of pressure. Palace's performance last season was superb. Palace are unbeaten in their last 17 matches across all competitions.