Arsenal and Madrid wins, Man Utd leapfrogged.

Arsenal’s win against Wolves was a bit of a mixed bag, while Manchester United were leapfrogged by a superior Newcastle United.

In La Liga, Toni Kroos put on a splendid turn-back-the-clock performance for Real Madrid while Girona -- the surprise No. 2 on the league table -- staged a thrilling comeback win. The Bundesliga got partially snowed in and, in Serie A, Christian Pulisic scored as AC Milan tallied a comfortable win.

In London Arsenal started  but still allowed nerves in the win over the Wolves

There has been a lot of talk around Arsenal this week about "game states" -- and that will continue despite Arsenal's 2-1 win over Wolves on Saturday at Emirates Stadium.

Manager Mikel Arteta has explained a lack of fluency in some of the Gunners' play this season by a failure to score early and to change the state of a match in their favour, creating tension they could otherwise avoid.

To underline the point Arteta has been making, Saturday was the first time this season they had scored in the opening 15 minutes of a Premier League match -- and some of the football Arsenal played was sublime. Bukayo Saka continued his influential form by forcing his way through the Wolves defence to score in six minutes. A wonderful team goal featured Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus combining for a pullback, which Martin Odegaard converted with aplomb.

Yet, despite Wolves offering little threat, Arsenal managed to inject some jeopardy into a game that was long there for the taking. Zinchenko lost the ball cheaply in his box, allowing Matheus Cunha to fire in four minutes from time to set up a needlessly nervy finale. Substitute Eddie Nketiah wasted a glorious chance to finish Wolves off two minutes later, hitting the post when clean through.

Although no damage was done, Arteta will know there is still work to be done to turn Arsenal into the same ruthless machine Manchester City have long been in matches like this.

Injuries mean that Real Madrid are currently without Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga and Luka Modric in midfield -- but as long as Toni Kroos is at the heart of the team, they don't have too much to worry about.

Yes, the German's legs aren't getting any quicker at 33 -- coach Carlo Ancelotti compensates for Kroos' lack of pace by playing perpetual motion machine Fede Valverde alongside him -- but his speed of thought remains unmatched.

At the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, Kroos provided the moment of outstanding quality in Madrid's 2-0 La Liga win over Granada with a contribution that showcased his ability to execute quicker, and more accurately, than just about anybody else. In the 26th minute, Kroos met Brahim Díaz's pass infield with a cushioned, first-time through ball which split the Granada defence and put Diaz one-on-one with substitute goalkeeper André Ferreira.

Diaz's finish was composed and precise, but the fact that so many teammates -- David Alaba, Antonio Rüdiger, and Jude Bellingham among them -- ran to congratulate Kroos first before turning to celebrate with Diaz spoke volumes. This was as much Kroos' goal as Diaz's. And it was a demonstration of why, whenever he can, Ancelotti still finds a place for Kroos in the midfield.

It wasn't just the assist. Kroos had more touches (148) and completed more passes (124 of 132 attempted) than any other player on the Bernabeu pitch.

There were notable roles too for Bellingham -- who will have been disappointed not to score -- and Rodrygo Goes, too, who followed up when the Englishman's second-half shot was saved to grab his seventh goal in five games.

But the star was Kroos. Let's enjoy him while we still can.