Manchester United sit backside of the Premier League for the primary time in 30 years after the second weekend of the season noticed tempers flare and temperatures soar.
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United couldn’t stand the warmth as they conceded 4 instances inside 35 minutes in a 4-0 humiliation at Brentford.
The different aspect of Manchester is once more sitting fairly on the prime of the desk as Manchester City cruised to a 4-0 win over Bournemouth.
The points have been shared within the recreation of the weekend as Chelsea and Tottenham drew 2-2 in a feisty conflict that might be remembered for 2 altercations between managers Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte.
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Below, a have a look at three talking points from the Premier League weekend.
Tuchel wins battle however not battle with Conte
Tuchel gained the tactical battle on Conte’s return to Stamford Bridge, however his staff did not land the knockout blow as Chelsea let two points escape within the first conflict of the season between the normal prime six.
Spurs headed into the marketing campaign with larger optimism on the again of a robust finish to final season and 6 new signings to again Conte in his first full season.
After a gruelling pre-season tour of the USA and a sluggish begin within the switch market, Chelsea have been by Tuchel’s personal admission have been “not ready” for the brand new marketing campaign.
But with new chairman Todd Boehly within the stands for the beginning of a new period at Stamford Bridge, it was the Blues who made an early case to be the most definitely challengers to City and Liverpool for the title.
Tuchel’s shock number of Ruben Loftus-Cheek forward of captain Cesar Azpilicueta gave Chelsea the flexibility to modify simply between a again 5 and 4 as they swarmed over their London rivals.
“It was a good plan, but the execution was brilliant,” stated Tuchel.
“I loved the commitment, intensity and concentration level.”
Tuchel in the end blamed two controversial calls to permit each Spurs targets to face for not profitable the sport.
Tottenham, although, confirmed as a lot battle as their supervisor on the touchline to bounce again twice and snatch a level via Harry Kane’s 96th minute header.
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Manchester United sink to new depths
A brand new daybreak for Manchester United has solely introduced new lows.
One week on from Brighton’s first ever victory at Old Trafford, the Red Devils have been blown away at Brentford as Erik ten Hag turned the primary United supervisor since John Chapman in 1921 to lose his opening two video games in cost.
The Dutchman is simply the newest supervisor within the firing line as the general public face of a failing establishment.
More protests in opposition to the Glazer household’s possession of the membership are deliberate forward of United’s subsequent recreation at dwelling to Liverpool on August 22.
Ten Hag’s predecessor Ralf Rangnick signed off from his depressing caretaker spell final season by stating the United squad wanted “open heart surgery” and as much as 10 new gamers after labouring to a sixth-placed end.
Two video games into the brand new season, solely three new faces have arrived within the type of Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia and Christian Eriksen.
More enterprise is predicted within the last three weeks of the window, however United once more discover themselves losing their enormous industrial sources on panic shopping for gamers not wished by the Premier League elite.
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Jesus raises Arsenal’s requirements
A behind-the-scenes documentary on Arsenal final season has lifted the lid on the small print behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s acrimonious departure from the Emirates final season that left the Gunners with out a pure goalscorer for the second half of the season.
Mikel Arteta’s determination to freeze out the membership captain for breaches of self-discipline was questioned as Arsenal faltered within the last months of the season to simply miss out on the Champions League.
On his dwelling debut, Gabriel Jesus confirmed what Arteta’s males have been lacking because the Brazilian scored twice, arrange two extra targets and missed a variety of different probabilities for his hat-trick in a 4-2 win over Leicester.
“He is feeling disappointed in that dressing room because he said he could have scored four,” stated Arteta.
“That’s the standard, that’s the mentality you want. To go to a different level, you need that mentality.”
Arsenal already look a class above the place they have been final season once they received off to their worst begin in 67 years.
This time they sit stage with City on the prime of the Premier League desk after two video games.
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
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