PREMIER LEAGUE WEEK 5 TALKING POINTS;

LIVERPOOL UNDERLINE TITLE STATUS,

MANCITY TEARING AWAY AT THE TOP,

LEICESTER GIVING RESPONSE,

ARSENAL GET ACT TOGETHER,

WESTHAM FLOUNDERING.

The Premier league action returned this weekend after the commencement of the Uefa Champions League in mid week. We were treated to plenty of action as always as Liverpool travelled down to London to halt Chelsea’s unbeaten start to the season, while Mancity added Bournemouth’s scalp to their growing list of casualties this term and  Leicester came back with a commanding win over Burnley at home. Arsenal were victors over 10 man Hull, while Manchester United recorded their third straight loss in the past week and second in the Premeier league as they were dispatched 3-1 at Vicarage Road.

What were we exposed to this week and what can we

pick?

LIVERPOOL UNDERLINE TITLE STATUS

 

On their day, the best description is ruthless. The  reds have begun their first full campaign under the tutelage of Jurgen Klopp with such brilliance and command that only points in one direction. Yes, there is a niggling 2-0 loss at Burnley in between but Liverpool are out for something special, especially when those little issues are sorted out. The Merseyside outfit has faced the toughest start having already come into contact with champions Leicester, Tottenham, Arsenal and lately Chelsea but have not been fazed, kicking off with a 4-3 win at the Emirates and then, Leicester have been pummeled 4-1 , a draw at Tottenham and then a 2-1 win over Chelsea and in dominant fashion. The Reds dominated the host in the first have and punished the blues lethargy as Dejan Lovren drilled home from a freekick  to capitalize on poor organization from the blues, while captain, Jordan Henderson, plagued by injuries last term, added an  unstoppable effort that sailed into the top corner.

It is largely expected that the title race is difficult. We know what league we are talking about. However, the whole buzz at the moment is all about Pep at City and

Mourinho at Manchester United. Liverpool are however

throwing themselves in the picture. They have

impressed from such a start but would need consistency as their 2-0 loss at Burnley suggests.

They have a very lethal and pacy attack and the

midfield is versatile and full of energy. They would

cause massive damage on their day.

MANCITY TEARING AWAY AT THE TOP

Pep Guardiola could not have asked for a much better 

start to life in England as his 100% record continues.

The Citizens threw mercy out of the window as they

duly disciplined Bournemouth with a 4-0 drubbing at

the Etihad on Saturday. It was even more impressive

as they replicated the midweek score in the

Champions league without Sergio Aguero’s hatrick as he continues his ban. Kevin Debryne , Kelechi

Iheanacho, Sterling and Gundogan all did the job in

another impressive rendition. Everyone is looking at

them and they have to be big favourites as the title

race is in its infancy. Pep has revolutionized the

Citizens and they only threaten to be more ruthless,

rampant and dominant. City and Pep are adjusting

just fine.

ARSENAL FINALLY GET ACT TOGETHER

The Premier league seemed to have arrived too early for the gunners but they showed their class with a

typical display as they dispatched Hull , 4-1 at the

KCOM Stadium on Saturday. Having just escaped

from France with a point in the Champions league ,

Wenger was out for his team to put their title

challenge in motion and he got such a response with

a dominant display. Alexis Sanchez got a brace and

missed a penalty while Theo Walcott got one and

Granit Xhaka got the fourth and his first for the

gunners with a blinder. The gunners produced a top

performance that would boost them going forward.

Wenger continued with Sanchez up front and they

look to be settling in as Wenger takes one last shot at

the title.

LEICESTER GIVING RESPONSE

The Foxes have been brought back down to earth by

their not too good start to their title defence. They

were on the wrong end of a 4-1 drubbing at Anfield

last week but received the perfect boost with a

comfortable 3-0 win in their maiden Champions league

match away at Brugge and carried on with a

commanding win of the same scoreline over Burnley

on Saturday, with new recruit, Islam Slimani recording

a well taken brace at the King Power Stadium. Claudio

Ranieri has continued to stress calm and the

champions were dominant on Saturday. Of course,

everyone knows how hard it will be for them but they

are ready to challenge and continue to improve.

WESTHAM FLOUNDERING

It is difficult to imagine and understand what has come upon the Hammers of recent. Last season was a

very blissful one by their standards but their start here

has been shocking. The East londonders threw away a

two goal lead at home to Watford to lose 4-2  last

week and despite having over 70% of the ball at the

Hawthorns, they went down with the same scorlineand even needing to battle from 4-0. The Hammers have now lost their last three matches and sit in the relegation mire. They can claim to be very unlucky at Westbrom but they were painfully ludicrous

defensively and quite wasteful up front. They need to

get sorted as soon as possible.