This Midweek Drop looks across both leagues — and there’s a lot to unpack.

Liverpool have spent over £400M on attackers, yet still lack pace, 1v1 quality and unpredictability. The attack feels flat and easy to read, and while there’s been small progress, it’s nowhere near enough to challenge consistently.

Manchester City continue to embrace chaos under Pep — brilliant at times, mad at others. Arsenal on the other hand look controlled and comfortable, a rotated 2–0 win that keeps them five points clear and shows real squad depth. Chelsea throw in another unpredictable result, and I still don’t love the mentality behind Maresca’s “not ready for a title race” stance.

In Scotland, Celtic have hunted Hearts down after their late collapse against Kilmarnock. Martin O’Neill has returned with simplicity, organisation and clarity — and it’s working. Rangers drop more points and the top of the table starts to move again.

A fascinating week across both leagues.
What do these games tell us about where each club really is?