Liverpool catapulted themselves to the summit of the Premier League standings on Sunday after throttling Watford 6-1 at Anfield to move a single point in front of second-place Chelsea.
Hours after Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 in the north London derby, the Reds soared to the top of the table for the first time this term, all while clinching the biggest win of their season to date.
Manchester United also bounded up the standings and into sixth place after defeating Swansea City 3-1 at the Liberty Stadium, while Hull City came from a goal down to beat Southampton 2-1.
Premier League champions Leicester City were stunned 2-1 by West Bromwich Albion, who climbed six places up to 11th in the standings after notching their first victory in seven weeks.
Read on for a roundup of all the Week 11 results, complete with a look at the updated Premier League standings and a recap of Sunday's events.
Liverpool were at their unforgiving best on Sunday as the Merseysidersput six past Watford to prove their mettle as title contenders under manager Jurgen Klopp, who will have undoubtedly delighted in the display he witnessed.
Sadio Mane opened the scoring after 27 minutes, while Philippe Coutinho and Emre Can also got in on the action before the break, and Squawka illustrated the Reds' front three impressed in particular
Roberto Firmino added a fourth after the restart before Mane grabbed his second on the hour mark, and substitute Georginio Wijanldumrounded off the haul in injury time, while Daryl Janmaat added Watford's only goal.
Liverpool scored four or more goals in a Premier League fixture for the fifth time in just 11 outings this term, and former Kop favourite John Arne Riise couldn't help but laud the manager's impact since last year's arrival:
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