And the bookies seem as puzzled as everyone else at the moment if their latest odds for the title are anything to go by.

Manchester City are still 5/2 favourites despite veering from brilliance to bewildering defeats against Cardiff and Aston Villa.

Chelsea are next up at a general 3/1 mainly because everyone thinks they must get better when Mourinho finally gets round to regularly playing Juan Mata.

Third in the bookies’ list are the biggest movers Arsenal who are now as short as 4/1.

What a fickle world football is.

The North London faithful were baying for Arsene Wenger’s head after the opening day defeat by Villa.

But now he’s a hero again after five league wins on the spin and an outstanding bit of transfer business in bagging Mesut Ozil.

The current holders Man Utd are now out to 7/1 as the red half of Manchester surveys the wreckage of David Moyes first months in charge.

Getting out at the right time may have been the last great managerial move by Sir Alex Ferguson.

Tottenham and Liverpool are both around the 9/1 mark and can now legitimately talk about the “Big Four” becoming the “Super Six”

Betting Spy went with Man City at the start of the season and I still think their strength in depth and the return of Yaya Toure to his imperious best should see them through.

Down among the dead men and life is getting more uncomfortable by the week for us unfortunate West Ham fans.

The goal-scoring void left by Andy Carroll is proving impossible to fill with a collection of substandard/unfit/previously unwanted replacements.

Big Andy has been layed low with a dodgy heel.

The parallels with Achilles are uncanny – a great leader of men who’s only weakness was the back of his foot.

Now Andy may have other weaknesses – I’ve seen the videos from Vegas – but we need the big man to get back on his scoring chariot as soon as possible or life is going to get tough for the goal-shy Hammers.

But enough Greek mythology – who can win us a few quid this week after Fulham blew our treble last time by capitulating at home to Cardiff?

We’ve mentioned Villa a few times in this column and they’ve already taken three points off Arsenal and Man City.

On Saturday they play Hull and look to be set up perfectly for a smash-and-grab raid at the KC Stadium.

A win for Villa pays a generous 2/1 so let’s keep it simple this week and lump on the away side.

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Running Total for all bets this season to a £10 stake: £-26.00