A Premier League weekend which will be remembered off the pitch for Cristiano Ronaldo’s impending return to Manchester United proved eventful on it too.

Manchester City’s 5-0 drubbing of 10-man Arsenal left Mikel Arteta under intense pressure, while Newcastle counterpart Steve Bruce was booed by sections of the club’s own fans as two points slipped from their grasp in stoppage time against Southampton.

Here, the PA news agency takes a took at what we learned from the latest round of top-flight fixtures.

Cristiano who?

On Friday morning, it appeared that Cristiano Ronaldo was heading for Manchester City, much to the horror of fans in the red half of the city. Those emotions changed markedly just hours later when it emerged that Old Trafford was in fact his destination. City’s assertion that they had opted not to pursue his signature, following closely on from Harry Kane’s announcement that he was staying at Tottenham, might have cast a pall over the Etihad Stadium, but a double from Ferran Torres and further goals from Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus and Rodri saw Pep Guardiola’s men romp to a 5-0 demolition of the hapless Gunners to suggest they can prosper just as they are.

Unlucky Reece James is caught red-handed

It is fair to say the reaction in some quarters to Nuno Espirito Santo’s appointment as Tottenham boss was underwhelming to say the least. A month or so on, the Portuguese has guided his team to the top of the Premier League table with victories over Manchester City, his former club Wolves and on Sunday, Watford in his first three games – a feat last achieved at Spurs by Arthur Rowe in 1949. There will be tougher tests ahead, but with Kane now back in harness, the doubters have at least been given food for thought.