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The first weekend of December saw temperatures plummet across Britain, but the Premier League delivered several barnstorming games to warm the soul.
Manchester City and Tottenham shared six goals in a match that saw everybody lose their heads, Liverpool completed a late comeback to beat Fulham 4-3 and Chelsea pipped Brighton in another thriller.
There was also plenty of interest elsewhere, including injury-time drama in the Championship and an FA Cup draw to provide solace during the darkest days of the year.
We’ve picked out 17 moments from the weekend that have made us smile.
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Get him in the team, Gareth.
Stop that Trent Alexander-Arnold. https://t.co/oRACSRneti
— Stop That Football (@stopthatfooty) December 3, 2023
Dion Dublin
Nailing the very essence of Tottenham’s third kit.
Incredible commentary pic.twitter.com/lsWJLqRqKX
— 🎄Merry ChRichMas 🎄 (@BatesInThePlace) December 3, 2023
Julia Roberts & Tom Hanks
Pep Guardiola will be fuming.
Julia Roberts Explains Her Love to Manchester United at the Graham Norton Show
byu/calupict inreddevils
Cristiano Ronaldo
The pantomime villain.
Cristiano Ronaldo blowing kisses to Al-Hilal fans chanting ‘Messi’ at half-time 😘
(via @SPL_EN) pic.twitter.com/cSDGsoKxF1
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) December 1, 2023
The Hamburg derby
Oh, mate. Blame the grass. There was a bobble.
Sprachlos. #hsv #fcsphsv via Sky pic.twitter.com/1fru9pGnHq
— Philipp Marquardt (@PhlipMarq) December 1, 2023
This Sunday League manager
We would run through walls for this bloke.
Proper passion from the Sunday league gaffer😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/pbHolKHMXK
— The 44 ⚽️ (@The_Forty_Four) December 1, 2023
Harry Winks
Massive credit to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for squaring it.
ABSOLUTE SCENES!! HARRY WINKS WITH A STOPPAGE TIME GOAL 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/v6WzzDjMUK
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 2, 2023
Harry Winks (again)
In the studio, in full kit. This feels incredibly wrong.
"It was an amazing feeling, I can see why strikers get a buzz off it." 😂
Harry Winks on scoring the WINNER! pic.twitter.com/oyBEpZqcvX
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 2, 2023
The Emirates
CM Punk fever is alive and well.
Cult of Personality to kick-off the second half.
If you know, you know. @CMPunk pic.twitter.com/v5udo09Wnf
— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) December 2, 2023
Wes Burns
Phwoar. We all need more trivela goals in our lives.
Wes Burns scores a TRIVELA for Ipswich🤯
Best goal you’ll see today 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/P0c5jLmQoj
— The 44 ⚽️ (@The_Forty_Four) December 2, 2023
Hakim Ziyech
Baller who has rediscovered his mojo after leaving Chelsea.
ZIYECH SCORES A SCREAMER !!!!
He barely even celebrated it 😭😭😭
— Janty (@CFC_Janty) December 2, 2023
Ian Wright’s coat
It’s the weekend for it.
Feel warmer just looking at Wrighty’s coat pic.twitter.com/49ytN2eQzH
— Emily✨ (@_emilyoram) December 3, 2023
Darwin Nunez
Phwoar.
Darwin Nunez's new look. 🇺🇾✂️ pic.twitter.com/aD0o41EwXW
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) December 3, 2023
David de Gea
Rattled an entire fanbase with a single emoji.
READ: David de Gea has somehow rattled Man Utd fans from beyond the footballing grave
The FA Cup draw
No overtime for the Northumberland Police at the start of January…
🚨 Sunderland v Newcastle in the Third Round of the FA CUP!#EmiratesFACup | @SunderlandAFC | @NUFC pic.twitter.com/G6V3VHTMSS
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) December 3, 2023
CSKA Moscow v Rostov
Proper weather.
Não é fácil ser guarda-redes na Liga Russa… CSKA e FC Rostov vão medindo forças em Moscovo neste cenário absolutamente dantesco. pic.twitter.com/xiblGgMUdG
— Joel Amorim (@Vostok1981) December 3, 2023
Bruno Fornaroli
Insane strike. And doesn’t it look warm there?
TOP BINS 🗑️
That is outrageous from Bruno to get us back level 😮💨#CCMvMVC pic.twitter.com/F1NZdTAe61
— Melbourne Victory (@gomvfc) December 3, 2023
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