The Premier League is back and we can now enjoy uninterrupted domestic drama until the next international break in March.
This was arguably the most remarkable weekend of action yet, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lost his job while dozens of goals were plundered across the grounds.
Watford's 4-1 thrashing over Manchester United was the final nail in the coffin for Solskjaer, who simply could not survive another humiliating result.
Meanwhile, a trio of new managers made positive starts and the league's top three teams reminded everyone of their excellence.
Here are Mirror Football 's 10 Premier League talking points from another hectic weekend...
Final straw for Solskjaer
The end has finally come.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was spared after eviscerations against Liverpool and Manchester City but an embarrassing 4-1 defeat to Watford served as the death knell.
The Norwegian's position was untenable before humiliation at Vicarage Road and a disconsolate wave towards the furious awaydayers was a sad goodbye.
Solskjaer removed the toxicity within the club after Jose Mourinho's departure and has spent big to shape a more than capable squad.
But, ultimately, he was found out as manager with previous experience only at Molde and Cardiff City.
His belated sacking will be a relief to United supporters but his legendary status at the club remains firmly intact.
United have two manager hunts
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Only Manchester United could release an 159-word statement effectively announcing the appointment of three separate managers.
Michael Carrick takes over from Solskjaer for the Villarreal Champions League fixture, before an interim oversees things until the end of the season and a permanent choice is made.
Such is the lack of planning in the club's hierarchy, United seem taken off guard by the fact they have had to dismiss a manager who has been a dead duck for weeks.
United have 26-games left in the league but the campaign is effectively being rendered meaningless by the appointment of an interim.
That role can only be fit by a specific candidate-profile who is content to steer the ship until May, with former defender Laurent Blanc among the reported options.
The Old Trafford kingmakers will wait to secure their number one permanent target, with Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag among the early favourites.
New manager bounce
The November international break is prime sacking season and there were three new men in charge for the Premier League return.
Steven Gerrard has already adhered himself to the Aston Villa faithful with a dream start as his side rode their luck to beat Brighton 2-0.
Gerrard's predecessor Dean Smith took the Norwich job eight days after his Villa dismissal and secured a win against Southampton.
It was Norwich's second straight win after Daniel Farke's parting gift at Brentford and suddenly the Canaries are off the foot of the table.
Meanwhile, Eddie Howe has been working day and night on Tyneside as his new era begins at Newcastle but even his meticulous planning couldn't prepare for the chaos that unfolded at St. James' Park.
Howe couldn't be in the dugout after a positive Covid test but saw his new team earn a dramatic 3-3 draw against Brentford.
No mistakes for top three
The chasm between the league's three best teams and the rest is marked by consistency.
Of course, West Ham sit just two points behind third place but Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool are in a league of their own right now.
Chelsea didn't have to get out of second gear to swat aside Leicester City, while Liverpool made typically light work of Arsenal and City disposed of Everton with some majestic goals.
Strap in for a thrilling title race.
Goals, goals, goals
Football fans have become all too familiar with the famous goal bonanza on Boxing Day of 1963.
In total, 66 goals were scored across 10 bonkers fixtures and we are reminded of it every time the festive season returns.
With Christmas fast approaching, this Premier League weekend couldn't quite match the chaos of 58 years ago.
But there were certainly goals galore.
Defences were breached 36 times with six-goal thrillers on Tyneside and even at Turf Moor.
This was high-octane entertainment for the casual fan but will have left managers tearing their hair out.
West Ham are beatable
West Ham fans have been living in dreamland this season but the Hammers have finally faltered.
The Irons have been riding the crest of the wave under David Moyes both domestically and in Europe.
And it is testament to the Scot's excellent work that a 1-0 defeat away to Wolves was viewed as a surprise result.
Moyes' men relinquished their eight-game unbeaten run and were deservedly beaten by a rejuvenated Wolves side at Molineux.
Michail Antonio couldn't replicate his magic from the international break and Declan Rice is seldom outclassed in midfield but the relentless Ruben Neves had his number on Saturday.
Arteta reminded of Arsenal task
If Mikel Arteta's ill-tempered touchline rumble with Jurgen Klopp was an attempt at creating a siege-mentality, it backfired quite dramatically.
The Gunners had kept Liverpool and a quite Anfield crowd at bay midway through the first half when both bosses clashed after an aerial duel involving Sadio Mane and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
It was that incident that sparked Reds supporters into life, and with them, the team.
Arsenal are making strides under Arteta but surrendered once again on Merseyside in a 4-0 rout.
The 10-game unbeaten run ended and Arteta had his superb young goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to thank for mitigating such a destructive defeat.
Liverpool are simply levels above the Spaniard's side right now and were devastating in the second period.
Foxes struggles continue
If Brendan Rodgers was looking to put his hat in the ring for the Manchester United job, this season has hardly been a smooth audition.
It was just last month that Leicester thrashed United 4-2 but that was more of an indictment of the Old Trafford malaise.
The Foxes have amassed just 15 points from 12 games after failing to kick on from last season's FA Cup success.
The 3-0 home defeat to Chelsea was worrying predictable for a team so used to competing against the country's elite sides.
Leicester have conceded more set-piece goals than any other Premier League side this season, while their attacking play is slow, predictable and lacking intent.
Rodgers has to start finding the solutions.
Conte off the mark
Tottenham were booed off at half-time against Leeds as familiar concerns reared their ugly head.
Spurs had seemingly forgotten how to attack, even with the appointment of their serial-winning Italian and frustrations were vented at the pause.
But a man of the intensity and drive of Conte was not about to settle for a bleak end to his honeymoon period.
His side turned the game on it's head in the second half with goals from Pierre Hojberg and Sergio Reguillon lifting Spurs into seventh, just four points off the top four.
Conte's energy is infectious and he looked the most thrilled man in the stadium as the full-time whistle blew for his first league win.
Turf Moor thriller
Nobody arriving at Turf Moor could have expected such drama in a fixture between Burnley and Crystal Palace.
In a normal Premier League weekend, this would have been the standout result as the shares were spoiled in a six-goal thriller.
All the goals came inside a frenzied first 49 minutes in Lancashire but Burnley failed to find the winner that would lift them out of the relegation zone.
Despite Saturday's defensive lapse, Crystal Palace have found a promising project under Patrick Vieira amid the manager-changing mania.
