The Premier League returns this weekend after an FA Cup hiatus with a heavyweight clash between Liverpool and Manchester City while Arsenal cannot afford to be cut adrift in the race for Champions League places. Chelsea take on Leicester in a clash of the past two winners of the Premier League, Spurs host Everton, second-placed Manchester United play Stoke and Arsenal, in sixth spot, travel to Bournemouth. Here are some of the main talking points ahead of the action:Liverpool start post-Coutinho eraJurgen Klopp’s Liverpool host Manchester City on Sunday in the first match since Philippe Coutinho’s big-money transfer to Barcelona. Liverpool have scored 50 goals in the Premier League, second only to Manchester City, and five more than second-placed Manchester United. The sides who have most troubled Manchester City this season are those who have sat deep and conceded possession to Pep Guardiola’s slick Premier League leaders.

Source: The Guardian January 12, 2018 10:07 UTC