Did it slam shut? Did it close? Whatever your preference, the is history.

All 20 clubs in the were active, some more than others. We had , players seeking out journalists to , managers sacked and much more drama right until .

With the ink still drying on , we want to know which club had the best window and which had the worst? Who got what they needed and who was left wanting?

We asked the Mirror Football team for their verdicts.

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Best: Aston Villa

Worst: Manchester United

just edge out as the big winners. has got the talent and potential, if focused, to prove a lot of people wrong. The last time Rashford was really good, he was chasing a contract - and earned it. That is not a cynical remark. He was just focused on getting a deal. This time, he has got something to focus on again - getting back to his best which is being a top-class forward.

A fit is a top player. He has been plagued by injuries. But if he can get back to near his best, he will really catch the eye. Axel Disasi is also a decent signing. And to get £70million for an unsettled Jhon Duran is great business.

Tottenham did really well - a new 'keeper, centre-half and they beat off and to get Mathys Tel. Manchester City's five deals and £180m spent might come good but we don't know yet. Omar Marmoush looks top. So Villa are my winners.

United just edge out Arsenal as the big losers of the window. To finish the window weaker than you started takes some doing. United, by loaning Rashford and not bringing anyone in to replace him, achieved it.

There is a flaw in make-up. He is too inflexible. He is too welded to his 3-4-3 system. He has not got the players to play it. And this window did not solve it. United look a bit of a mess, especially after losing to injury.

Arsenal just drew a blank. Their problems date back to last summer when they had a really poor window. Arsenal had four left-backs (or left-sided defenders) on the bench on Sunday - Jakub Kiwior, , and Riccardo Calafiori - and not one striker. Unbelievable.

Which Premier League clubs had the best and worst transfer window? Give us your picks in the .

Best: Wolves

Worst: Leicester City

As much as I am fundamentally against a system that allows Premier League clubs to loan players to each other, Marcus Rashford could be - as he suggested - a game-changer for Aston Villa, a club that has made several good-looking signings in the window, as well as getting in a lot of money for a striker who was not an automatic starter.

Marco Asensio, on loan from , is a shrewd operator and, overall, it looks like Villa did some excellent business. The same can be said of several clubs, including Spurs, whose late acquisition of the loan services of Mathys Tel from was a nice spot of work. He is a real talent. But, sometimes, the significance of a club's window can be judged by what they did not do.

And Wolverhampton Wanderers - in addition to spending in excess of £40m - did not sell Matheus Cunha. That is the best piece of non-business in the window and that is keeping in the Premier League. If anything, the mid-season transfer window is most crucial for clubs, such as Wolves, battling to stay in the Premier League.

And while are surely resigned to their fate, you cannot fault for a lack of boardroom effort. Jaden Philogene, from Villa, and Julio Enciso, on loan from , should both make a decent impact. But - perhaps hamstrung by their inefficiencies in previous windows - did very little in the window and that will contribute to their relegation.

Best: Liverpool

Worst: Manchester United

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. best medicine, when he took over from , was to leave well alone - and when they are six points clear in the title race, and topped the table, why would you upset the applecart? This summer will be a different story, when the Kop may have to replace , and , but the Slot machine is working fine so no major service was needed in January.

Full marks to United for refusing to resort to panic buys. But this is the club who paid £100m for and - how are they going to score the goals to win a trophy? What harm could loaning have possibly done?

Best: Manchester City

Worst: Manchester United

The transfer window is all about making sure you are stronger at the end of it and by that metric, Manchester United are my biggest losers. They needed a goalscorer, not necessarily an out-and-out striker, and they failed miserably.

I know their refusal to pay Bayern Munich's £5m loan fee for Mathys Tel can be seen as good housekeeping, but they desperately needed to boost their feeble attack. Couple that with Marcus Rashford and leaving on loan and United are paying them to play elsewhere.

have done what they needed to do, spending £180m on the likes of Omar Marmoush and Nico Gonzalez, and they have pipped Tottenham, who got Tel, Antonin Kinsky and Kevin Danso, for having the best transfer window.

Best: Man City

Worst: Man Utd

Manchester City's transfer window was a case of needs must in order to salvage their season, with working against the backdrop of injuries to key players.

City rarely buy in January, preferring to sell, so their £180m splurge on four players – Vitor Reis, Abdukodir Kuhsanov, Omar Marmoush and Nico Gonzalez – represents a huge statement of intent from the soon-to-be-deposed Premier League champions.

Whether the additions are enough to save City's season, only time will tell, but their impressive net spend in recent years has enabled them to splash the cash, while local rivals Manchester United were able to spend as they would have liked, due to profit and sustainability regulations.

The United hierarchy let Marcus Rashford and Antony go out on loan, and although neither will be a major loss in terms of their dismal form this season, United's failure to recruit a striker, given Ruben Amorim's side are struggling to score, was hugely negligent, even accounting for the financial restrictions they are working under.

You don't win trophies for financial prudence, although there is an element of the current regime suffering from the mistakes of the past, in gross over-spending on average players, leaving little money to invest in the squad.

Yet signing two young defenders, in Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven, for a combined £30m, when United needed a striker, was tantamount to an admission from Old Trafford's football executives that they are writing off this season, with anything taken from it - be that or success - regarded as a bonus, before getting to work on properly overhauling the squad this summer.

Best: Wolves

Worst: Leicester City

Had Matheus Cunha left Molineux in January, you could have safely popped the 'R' next to their name in the league table. He is that important. Instead, Wolves managed to convince their most prized asset to stick around, at least until the summer. They also bulked up their defensive options, with Emmanuel Agbadou showing glimpses he could be the steal of the entire window.

In contrast, did anyone have a poorer month than and the Foxes? Selling Tom Cannon for good money was the right thing to do, but only investing a portion of that is a major concern. While their relegation rivals all strengthened, Leicester stood still. That could yet prove to be the wise move, but from the outside looking in, that appears unlikely.

Best: Wolves

Worst: Leicester City

In the long-run, Man City's £180m spree looks the most likely to reap benefits. However, in terms of immediate investment, and dealing with urgent issues, Wolves get the nod for me. side hanging onto Matheus Cunha may well be more important than any signing elsewhere in the window, helping provide the difference between survival and relegation.

This rings true even if they end up cashing in over the summer - it looked for all the that he'd leave in January, and an immediate and adequate replacement would have been tough to find.

Pereira’s side also moved quickly to shore up a defence that was the leakiest in the league on January 1 but no longer holds that dubious honour. Emmanuel Agbadou looks like a real steal, while deadline day signings Nasser Djiga and Marshall Munetsi could help steady the ship even more.

As for the worst window, it's hard to look past Leicester. While Wolves have put themselves in prime position to survive, it's the opposite for Ruud van Nistelrooy's side. Few would look at the Foxes' squad and consider them well-equipped to beat the drop.

With that in mind, a sole January signing - Woyo Coulibaly from Parma - doesn't look like being nearly enough. Leicester spent over the summer, only to find themselves lacking all over the pitch. Their January business has the air of a team resigned to their fate, which ought to worry fans who will look at the table and feel survival should be within reach.

Best: Ipswich Town

Worst: Leicester City

A transfer window can only truly be judged months after it is finished. Whether the means justify the end. Aston Villa and Manchester City have certainly proven busy, with the latter attempting to swiftly fill the gaps in their side. team have spent lavishly and even in just Omar Marmoush, have signed a potential superstar.

But at the opposite end of the table, Ipswich Town have been busy and may prove more successful to their aims. Ex-Villa winger Jadon Philogene has bags of potential, while Ben Godfrey brings in some Premier League experience to their backline and Julio Enciso is capable of producing special moments.

Signing goalkeeper Alex Palmer could be pivotal for the Tractor Boys and the window could prove a strong one for them. Their window is only strengthened by other teams' business, too.

Leicester City and Southampton approaches were very different to that of their relegation rivals. Neither side did much in the way of improving, with the Foxes only signing a full-back in a bid to improve the chances of survival. Saints fared little better despite being rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's struggles have not been eased with new players, and their business sees Leicester with probably the worst window. It seems unlikely to be good enough.

Best: Aston Villa

Worst: Arsenal

The list of players signed by Villa is impressive and sets them up well for the rest of the season. Donyell Malen caught the eye at and was decent enough at , even if he did not live up to expectations.

Crucially, he has Champions League experience, a theme running throughout Villa's signings. If anyone can resurrect Marcus Rashford's career, it'll be and the attacker has a prime chance to get himself back on track.

Marco Asensio proved himself to be a key player at and though things did not work out at , he is a player of real pedigree. Emery has also successfully improved his defence, with Axel Disasi a solid signing from .

They may have beaten Man City 5-1, but Arsenal are crying out for a striker. It was the sole piece of the puzzle that was missing and with City enduring an awful season, this is the best chance the Gunners have of winning the Premier League.

will now be relying on , who is far from the top-level striker every title-winning side possesses. I'm expecting the gamble to wait until the summer to come back to bite Arsenal's transfer chiefs.

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