Premier League Best: 10 Talking Points When Terrible Man Utd Fails On Goal-Filled Weekend

Eight matches in the Premier League on Saturday and Sunday produced many goals.

Saturday’s early start at Goodison produced seven goals at Everton that beat West Brom 5-2, and things didn’t look back from there.

Leeds United claimed their first top flight win, winning 4-3 against their new teammates Fulham, before Manchester United fell in a 3-1 home loss to Crystal Palace, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men producing a mediocre display and being suitably punished. .

Both north London clubs were victorious, as Arsenal beat West Ham 2-1 before Spurs scored five at Southampton, and Son Heung-min scoring four.

Brighton scored three in their victory at Newcastle, while champion Liverpool had Sadio Mane to thank, as he scored twice in a 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea.

Leicester closed things out with a 4-2 win over Burnley on Sunday night before Monday night’s double. Before that, here are 10 talking points from the weekend.

1. Life statistics

Dominic Calvert-Lewin stole the headlines as Everton beat West Brom in hopes of England scoring a hat-trick.

Calvert-Lewin is enjoying a great start to the season and his training from Toffee legend Duncan Ferguson.

But it was James Rodríguez, the Colombian playmaker, who once again caught the eye at Goodison.

James, now 29, is giving Everton a real creative edge and is enjoying working with Carlo Ancelotti once again.

And one statistic, as shown on Match of the Day, really jumped from his last performance: He didn’t do a high-intensity sprint on Saturday.

There were 47 passes and 68 touches, but not a single sprint. Remarkable.

2. Manchester United defense must improve

If Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire are going to be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first-choice couple and they stay there, then they need to improve fast.

Because this was horrible. Absolutely shocking. From both.

Forget the penalty they gave Lindelof. Just ignore him.

The rest of the game, the two of them were all over the place.

Positioning was terrible on several points from both: Maguire was lazy by not covering space on the first goal, they battled for speed against Jordan Ayew and Zaha, but continued to get into foot races with the two Palace forwards.

His fainting from behind was largely neglected, and he was not particularly dominant in the air or on the tackle, as Lindelof demonstrates in the third goal.

United has every right to hope for better.

3. Zaha finally makes his mark at Old Trafford

Wilfried Zaha made just four appearances for Manchester United and failed to make his mark at Old Trafford.

This time, on their return, they both went to the front and wore the Eagles captain’s armband.

And he had a winning performance.

His penalty was taken with poise, his second was shot hard and low and into the bottom corner, but more than his goals it was outstanding.

Unrestricted to the left side, he worked along the line, used his skill and speed to terrify the United defense, but also showed intelligence to bring others into play and strength to maintain possession and put his side on the field. .

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4. Leeds Klich on the go

One thing is for sure this season: Leeds United is going to be fun.

Two games less and two 4-3 thrillers for Marcelo Bielsa’s team, which this week was on the right side of the scoreboard against Fulham.

At the heart of the action was Polish midfielder Mateusz Klich.

After a marvelous blow at Anfield in the first week, he followed it up with a well-executed penalty at Elland Road, before an outstanding pivot and direct pass attacked Patrick Bamford.

Hard-working and creative, he personifies the style on Bielsa’s side.

5. Lacazette reaches 50

Alexandre Lacazette has been linked to a departure from the Emirates in this transfer window, but he reaffirmed his courage by scoring the opening goal for the second game in a row.

The header effort was also a personal milestone for the 29-year-old, who scored his 50th goal in his 129th game for Arsenal.

Although Arteta is forced to play Aubameyang in a wide position if he lines up Lacazette, the pair, who are great friends off the pitch, have a telepathic connection when they line up together.

After finding the back of the net only 12 times in 39 games last season, Lacazette insisted he is “happy” in North London after the win over Fulham.

Given the way the season has started, the Frenchman certainly seems to have a spring in his wake.

6. Clinical Son takes Alli’s absence lightly

Before the game, Dele Alli’s absence from the Spurs party in Southampton made headlines.

At halftime, after a first half in which they had lagged behind, and perhaps a bit lucky to be tied 1-1, José Mourinho could well have anticipated many questions on the subject.

But a second-half blitz, led by Son Heung-min, ably assisted by Harry Kane, put an end to that.

Son is a superstar in South Korea, which doesn’t quite suit him, since he prefers to let his feet do the talking.

And he did it precisely at St Mary’s, with his superb move and clinical finish just too much for Southampton’s high defensive line.

After two dubious opening games, losing to Everton, coming from behind to win in Bulgaria, Son’s tour de force was precisely what José Mourinho needed.

7. White shines

It’s easy to see precisely why Brighton turned Leeds down over and over again over the summer while chasing Ben White.

After shining on loan at Elland Road last season, he’s now back on the South Shore and part of Graham Potter’s first-team plans.

After the 3-0 win over Newcastle, much of the attention will rightly be focused on Brighton’s creative attacking play, which really put their hosts to shame in their lackluster attacking efforts.

But White deserves credit after an immaculate display, where he faced physical threats from Andy Carroll and Callum Wilson, while also displaying his ability to play ball.

8. How much time is left for Dyche?

Burnley kicked off his Premier League campaign with a 4-2 loss at Leicester.

Another good win for the Foxes, who are now two wins out of two next season.

Burnley worked bravely throughout and played some decent stuff at times, but you get the feeling that Sean Dyche’s tenure is heading towards an end.

Relations between Dyche and President Mike Garlick are strained, and Dyche hasn’t been happy with the lack of backing all summer – only third-choice goalkeeper Will Norris has arrived.

The Clarets launched into Leicester with a reduced team minus a number of regulars, including James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Jack Cork and Ashley Barnes.

“I am not aware that we are on the cusp of anything, so we work with what we have.”

Garlick needs to give her something before the window closes.

9. Improved Mane

Since joining Liverpool from Southampton in 2016, Mane has continued to improve season after season after season.

His work pace is unmeasured, and he just never fails to figure out how he can / what he can do to give Liverpool an advantage.

Sunday’s game was monotonous in the first half with Liverpool, which is not as intense as it was last season, feeling this new image of Chelsea.

And it was Mane who gave the machine a much-needed shot of adrenaline, forcing Christensen to ultimately make the wrong decision.

After his deception saw Chelsea reduced to 10 men, Mane led the game to the Blues in the second half with two big goals.

The first, a powerful header after he cleverly found a space in the area, and the second the result of his, as mentioned, an inordinate work rate.

10. Kepa fastens … again

He is the most expensive goalkeeper in the world in the history of the sport, but put plainly, Kepa is not good enough.

The Chelsea defense seems well aware that the stopper has a mistake on his locker every game, and there is a noticeable nervousness at the back.

On Sunday, the goalkeeper was put under some pressure and doubled over.

He was out of position when Christensen was sent off, and his attempt to pass out – intercepted by Mane for the second goal – showed just how lacking in confidence he is; the idea was not terrible, however the execution showed a man struggling a lot right now.

Comparing him to Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, who kept out a penalty at the other end, is like chalk and cheese.

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