Last round’s defeat to West Ham cost Erik ten Hag the job. He left the team in 14th place in the table and with seven points behind the top-4. In the first game without him, his assistant Ruud Van Nistelrooy scored a crushing victory over Leicester in the League Cup. Manchester United managed to score as many as five goals, which is more than in the previous four games combined. In the Premier League, the Mancunians have only eight goals in nine rounds, only two teams were able to score less.
Chelsea are out of the League Cup. For the second time in a couple of days to beat Newcastle, and even with a reserve squad, the Blues failed. The Premier League is much more important for the club, and here they are doing much better. Chelsea defeated Newcastle last round and managed to return to fifth place. The attack of the Blues remains one of the most productive in the league, only Manchester City was able to score one goal more.