Five things we learnt in the Premier League last week-end Here are five things we learnt from the latest round of games in the Premier League... 1. Arsenal are real title contenders Admit it, you’ve been doubting it haven’t you? We all have. But having dispatched on-form Liverpool with ease, football fans are starting to sit up and take notice of Arsenal FC. With record signing Mesut Özil pulling the strings, and Welsh wonderkid Aaron Ramsey finally reaching his potential, The Gunners look a force to be reckoned with, and currently sit five points clear of the rest of the pack. Liverpool, on the other hand, showed their limitations – they have a lot of work to do if they want to stay in the mix at the right end of the table. 2. Chelsea have their flaws Last week, I posted an article on this outlining how Chelsea have what it takes to win the Premier League. However, in Saturday’s early kick off at St.James Park, home of Newcastle United, they fell to a 2-0 defeat. Some of the Chelsea old guard began to look tired and out of touch, whilst the performance on a whole was a flat one. Every team at the top of the table appears to be unable to string together a run of really positive results without an unexpected loss, and Chelsea have suffered for this weekend’s loss. 3. Norwich need a change After two good seasons under Paul Lambert and Chris Hughton, Norwich were looking settled in the Premier League and made some very impressive additions to their squad this summer in the shape of Ricky Van Wolfswinkel and Leroy Fer to name but two. However, things just haven’t gone right so far for Hughton and The Canaries, and the humiliating 7-0 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday may give the board reason to force Hughton out of the club. The new signings haven’t performed as expected, but Norwich have a squad that is capable of much more than they are doing currently – but maybe it’s time for a fresh set of plans and some fresh ideas from the dugout. 4. You can’t rule out Manchester United just yet The ‘Moyes Out’ brigade has started to pipe down. Manchester United may not be in the best position they’ve ever been in after 10 games of a league seasons, sitting in 8th place. But the two victories in the last two games have been more like the United of old, one a comfortable victory showing class and composure, the other a dramatic win snatched from the jaws of defeat, having twice fallen behind at home to Stoke. They may sit in 8th position, but such is the nature of the Premier League so far this season, they are just three points away from second place. They are far from out of this title race yet. 5. Tottenham lack creativity Tottenham sides of the past have rarely lacked creativity or attacking verve – until now. Tottenham have built a competitive side on a strong defence, and despite spending almost all of the Gareth Bale world record transfer fee on attacking talent, they seem unable to get them to gel together. There’s still time for the likes of Erik Lamela, Roberto Soldado and Christian Eriksen to connect and combine to devastating effect, but at the minute, Tottenham’s lack of creativity and clinicality in front of goal is costing them points.