Tottenham's chiefs are doing their due diligence on managerial targets as they consider sacking Ange Postecoglou, who is under immense pressure following his side's dismal run of form

Manchester United and Tottenham are in the midst of seasons they'd rather forget but consistent defeats means they have to keep looking over their shoulder at the bottom three

During this set of fixtures, Darwin Nunez rebooted his navigation software to lift Liverpool past Brentford, Arsenal gave up a late two-goal lead over Aston Villa to lose ground, Nottingham Forest continued to thrill, Manchester City romped back into the top four and the bottom three all lost (again).

Former Tottenham man Jamie O'Hara has revealed he would be "surprised" if Ange Postecoglou "survives" the latest Tottenham loss, with results "not good enough".

Ange Postecoglou is now heavily odds-on in the next Premier League manager to leave 'sack race' after Tottenham capitulated to lose at Everton on Sunday.

Darwin Nunez was still trotting on to the pitch having been introduced midway through the second half when he was serenaded by chants from the home crowd that suggested the Uruguayan was, in polite terms, an inferior version of former Liverpool striker Andy Carroll.

Edin Terzic is the favourite to replace Postecoglou however, having been out of work since leaving Borussia Dortmund after guiding them to last season’s Champions League final. Fulham’s Marco Silva, Brentford’s Thomas Frank and Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola are also leading contenders.

Liverpool came out of the blocks quickly at the start of 2024-25 with new manager Arne Slot at the wheel, but have shown glimpses of slowing over recent weeks. Draws against Manchester United and Nottingham Forest in the Premier League came either side of defeat against Tottenham in the first-leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.

Except the visitors did not read the script. Instead they tore it up with one of the performances of the season, not just from them but any side, making Bournemouth’s 4-1 win at Newcastle arguably even more impressive than Manchester City’s 6-0 success at Ipswich Town.

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It’s increasingly looking as though the Premier League championship is Liverpool’s to lose while the weekend turnarounds also give the Reds a welcome lift in confidence heading into their penultimate Champions League group match at home to Lille.