PL managers graded: Klopp and Emery have led their sides' revolutions
With the Christmas period well underway in the Premier League, squads are being stretched and managers are finding out what their teams are really made of.
European football is on the backburner for now with domestic fixtures coming thick and fast, with the Premier League table starting to take shape and clubs beginning to find out what they'll be fighting for this season.
We could have a three-horse race for the league title on our hands, while the bottom three are looking to prevent themselves falling away just months after promotion. The race for European football is hotting up too.
While there have only been two sackings so far in the Premier League this term - Paul Heckingbottom at Sheffield United and Steve Cooper at Nottingham Forest - managers are earning their money in the tests of the winter period with games every few days and players dropping like flies due to injury and suspension.
Mail Sport have assessed the 20 Premier League bosses with a report card for each one, looking at the pros and cons of each man's performance so far this season and what could be done to improve their grades.
Arsenal - Mikel Arteta - B+
We are seeing a different approach from Arsenal this year when it comes to their Premier League performances and challenge for the title.
It's shocked many to see last year's runners-up somewhat struggling in front of goal - they are the lowest scorers in the top six - but they are the best defensive side in the division and that has been key to their success so far.
Mikel Arteta has got the Gunners once again in the title race and they have the experiences of last year to try and form a better charge this season. They are also into the Champions League knockouts and will fancy their chances of success
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