EPL Table: 2016 Premier League Standings After Sunday's Week 5 Matches

The walls are already closing in on Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho.

OK, that's a bit of hyperbole, but the Red Devils capped off a disappointing week with a 3-1 Premier League defeat to Watford on Sunday. The result comes after United fell 1-0 away to Feyenoord in the Europa League, and their last league match was a 2-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Manchester derby.

Watford's win kicked off a surprising Sunday to cap off Matchday 5.

Below is a look at the updated league table and a brief overview of the day's action.

Matchday 5 Results

Date	Home	Result	Away
Friday, Sept. 16	Chelsea	1-2	Liverpool
Saturday, Sept. 17	Hull City	1-4	Arsenal
Saturday, Sept. 17	Leicester City	3-0	Burnley
Saturday, Sept. 17	Manchester City	4-0	Bournemouth
Saturday, Sept. 17	West Brom	4-2	West Ham
Saturday, Sept. 17	Everton	3-1	Middlesbrough
Sunday, Sept. 18	Watford	3-1	Manchester United
Sunday, Sept. 18	Crystal Palace	4-1	Stoke City
Sunday, Sept. 18	Southampton	1-0	Swansea City
Sunday, Sept. 18	Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Sunderland

Premier League Table

Pos.	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	5	5	0	0	+11	15
2	Everton	5	4	1	0	+7	13
3	Tottenham Hotspur	5	3	2	0	+6	11
4	Arsenal	5	3	1	1	+5	10
5	Chelsea	5	3	1	1	+4	10
6	Liverpool	5	3	1	1	+3	10
7	Manchester United	5	3	0	2	+2	9
8	Crystal Palace	5	2	1	2	+2	7
9	Watford	5	2	1	2	+1	7
10	West Brom	5	2	1	2	+1	7
11	Leicester City	5	2	1	2	0	7
12	Hull City	5	2	1	2	-1	7
13	Middlesbrough	5	1	2	2	-2	5
14	Southampton	5	1	2	2	-2	5
15	Swansea City	5	1	1	3	-3	4
16	Burnley	5	1	1	3	-5	4
17	Bournemouth	5	1	1	3	-6	4
18	West Ham	5	1	0	4	-6	3
19	Sunderland	5	0	1	4	-6	1
20	Stoke City	5	0	1	4	-11	1

Sunday Recap

Against Manchester City, Manchester United were down 2-0 by the 36th minute. An early goal again had the Red Devils playing from behind early.

Etienne Capoue had Watford ahead 1-0 in the 34th minute. Marcus Rashford equalized in the 62nd minute, but goals from Juan Zuniga and Troy Deeney secured three points for the Hornets. NBC Sports Soccer shared a replay of Zuniga's winner:

In an interview with the club, courtesy of United's Twitter account, Mourinho put the onus on his players to turn things around:

The match created further doubt as to whether Mourinho can continue to play Wayne Rooney in an attacking-midfield position, in addition to Paul Pogba in central midfield alongside Marouane Fellaini. ESPN's Alex Shaw believes United's biggest issues are tactical:

An EFL Cup fixture with Northampton Town on Wednesday will give Mourinho a chance to experiment with his squad. United have Leicester City in the Premier League during the next matchday, though, and a third straight league defeat would heap even more pressure on the manager.

Speaking of under-fire managers, Mark Hughes may be leading the sack race following Stoke City's 4-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Sunday. The Potters sit last in the table, with one point through five matches and a minus-11 goal difference.

Stoke produced some entertaining football last season, and Hughes has brought a slightly more attacking style, which is a nice contrast to the defence-first tactics of former manager Tony Pulis.

The Telegraph's Jonathan Liew wondered if the bloom is coming off the rose:

Stoke's poor first half effectively doomed them to defeat. They were down 2-0 at halftime, and OptaJoe provided how ineffective they were in the final third:

Palace manager Alan Pardew was on shaky ground not long ago, but Sunday's win further strengthened his job security. The Eagles are eighth in the league table, which is about right for a club that isn't quite good enough to compete for Europe but good enough to avoid a relegation fight.

Sunderland, on the other hand, will likely be fighting for their Premier League lives for much of the 2016/17 campaign. They had 26 percent possession and got two shots on target in a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, per ESPN FC.

Were it not for a great performance by Jordan Pickford in goal, the Black Cats would've lost by a heavier margin. Copa90 tweeted out an approximation of the 22-year-old's stellar work:

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Pickford in this game... pic.twitter.com/QyxJGT0iTH

— Copa90 (@Copa90) September 18, 2016"

Sunderland will need more than strong goalkeeping to get out of the relegation zone. They're only ahead of last-place Stoke on goal difference, and the fact they're tied for the fewest goals (three) through Matchday 5 is a worrying sign.

David Moyes' Everton teams tended to have slow starts in the Premier League before getting stronger as the season progressed. Sunderland still have a lot of matches to turn things around, but the early returns offer little hope that their form will massively improve in the months ahead.