Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel blamed fatigue for an alarming slump in form that continued with a 1-1 draw at Brighton on Tuesday.
Chelsea scooped three individual prizes at the Best FIFA Football Awards, with Thomas Tuchel, Emma Hayes and Edouard Mendy all winning their categories.
A fine run of form which may go some way to securing the Premier League title for Manchester City has also made the defending champions a top FPL priority.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes the fact this season is far from normal will give his side a chance of reeling in Premier League defending champions Manchester City at the top of table.
Despite further disruption with postponed fixtures, the Premier League once again delivered a weekend of excitement and intrigue.
Liverpool and Mohamed Salah appear to be at an impasse in contract talks, with the Egyptian star reportedly insisting on a £400,000-a-week new deal.
Liverpool kept their slim hopes of reeling in Manchester City at the top of the Premier League alive by seeing off Brentford 3-0 at Anfield to move up to second in the table on Sunday.
Ralf Rangnick says Anthony Martial was absent at Aston Villa after telling the interim manager he did not want to be in the Manchester United squad.
Pep Guardiola hailed a crucial victory after Manchester City took a huge step towards retaining the Premier League title with a hard-fought 1-0 win over rivals Chelsea.
Arsenal’s request to have Sunday’s north London derby at Tottenham postponed has been granted.