Premier League stats: Sergio Aguero, Jamie Vardy & the maths behind Mane's moan
Blink and you missed it - we are already 10% of the way through the 2019-20 Premier League season.
The latest round of matches gave us masterclass performances in attack from Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy, while on-field tensions were exposed at early leaders Liverpool.
BBC Sport takes a look at the weekend's key stats.
Is there more to Mane's meltdown?
Liverpool are top of the table with a 100% record and claimed a first clean sheet of the season to boot at Burnley - but Sadio Mane's substitution provided the biggest talking point from the Reds' win at Turf Moor.
The Senegal international gestured to the bench as he was withdrawn, seemingly irritated by team-mate Mohamed Salah's decision not to pass to him when in space moments before - with the Egyptian's sight of goal ultimately snuffed out by the home side.
But was Mane's reaction indicative of a broader complaint?
| Liverpool in the Premier League since 2017-18 | Passes | Chances created | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salah to Mane | 172 | 25 | 4 |
| Salah to Firmino | 277 | 34 | 5 |
| Firmino to Mane | 222 | 26 | 5 |
| Firmino to Salah | 256 | 33 | 7 |
| Mane to Salah | 177 | 43 | 7 |
| Mane to Firmino | 209 | 17 | 2 |
Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Liverpool's front three have generated a total of 178 chances for one another - 59 each by Salah and Roberto Firmino, with Mane generating the remaining 60.
At first glance, that seems to show a fairly even split among the trio - but almost a quarter of the total were Mane providing an opening for Salah (43).
By contrast, back-to-back Premier League Golden Boot winner Salah has created just 25 chances for Mane, compared with 34 for Firmino.
Statistics also suggest the Brazilian forward slightly favours picking out Salah (33 chances) over Mane (26).
Aguero closing in on Etihad landmark
Over at Etihad Stadium, it was the Sergio Aguero show as Manchester City's all-time leading goalscorer struck his 169th and 170th Premier League goals in the champions' 4-0 win over Brighton.
It also brought the Argentine to within one of a century of home league goals on his home ground.
Only Thierry Henry at Highbury (114) and Wayne Rooney at Old Trafford (101) have scored more at a single venue in Premier League history.
| Player | Venue | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Thierry Henry | Highbury | 114 |
| Wayne Rooney | Old Trafford | 101 |
| Sergio Aguero | Etihad Stadium | 99 |
| Alan Shearer | St James' Park | 97 |
| Robbie Fowler | Anfield | 85 |
Kevin de Bruyne set up Aguero's first against the Seagulls, after earlier opening the scoring for the hosts just 68 seconds after referee Jonathan Moss had blown for kick-off.
It will come as little surprise that the Belgian's finish was the quickest of the Premier League season so far - but it only added to the champions' impressive tally of quick goals.
Since the start of last season, City have struck 13 times in the opening 10 minutes of games, six ahead of Liverpool, Everton and Tottenham (seven) in joint second on the list.
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