Is there an English Big Six that’s betting well right now?It’s hard for a Premier League season that’s been so dubious as we get closer to the clock change. Let’s move on to this week’s main scenarios.
Firmino, Mane saves Liverpool
A week after the tragic rupture of Virgil van Dijk’s anterior cruciate ligament in the Merseyside Derby, Liverpool are still adapting to the defeat. For now, Jurgen Klopp’s reaction in defence is to use midfielder Fabinho in the quarter-finals with Joel Matip in recovery. That plan was a week. Good luck, the Champions League win at Ajax, however, began a little slowly at home in the face of Sheffield United’s anemia, even with Alisson returning from intentional injury.
But just 10 minutes later, Fabinho made a foul on Blades number nine Oliver McBurnie on the edge of the area, which was improved as a penalty after the VAR proved it.
The Reds were tied in the 41st minute after a glorious Jordan Henderson ball in the area directly to Sadio Mane’s head stored through Aaron Ramsdale, however, the rebound went straight to Roberto Firmino, who scored his first goal of the season.
But then Liverpool would save themselves and the three problems in ’64, when Mane’s best centre in the area brought the house through Wolves Diogo Jota’s move for a winner whose wish was great.
Was it nice? Not particularly, however, no one is doing so well on the board as to make it count right now. And since Liverpool take the time to survive, it will be fine for the champions.
Manchester United and Chelsea for a goalless draw
He expected many offensive targets and fireworks on Saturday when Chelsea visited Old Trafford for a two-team war with young attacking stars.
This. . . Happened.
United were to build on their momentum after a big home win at Paris Saint Germain, while Chelsea were going to change course after disappointing draws against Valencia at THE CL and Southampton at home.
Possession was uniform, but Man United had more shots and framed shots, winning the lead over Chelsea in the middle of the moment. Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has been tested several times, especially through Marcus Rashford, but also through veteran newcomer Edinson Cavani.
United will be disappointed to have secured all three problems here, and has yet to win a game at Old Trafford this season in three games, an astonishing statistic.
And in a year when Chelsea intended to fight Liverpool for the title, it has been a failure to start like this after six matches.
Aguero amplifies the slow start of the city
Manchester City are enjoying their worst Premier League start in six years after a 1–1 draw at West Ham, which beat Leicester and Wolves impressively before a draw against City and Spurs in their last four games.
Despite nearly 70% ownership and seven shots, the Hammers hit first. Vladimiar Coufal connected a center in the air on the surface, where the city’s defenders were everywhere. With the young acquisition of Ruden Dias, Michail Antonio controlled. to defeat Dias and throw a magnificent kick over Ederson in the 18th minute.
It happened a week after Manuel Lanzini’s miraculous purpose injury time won the Spurs draw, but Sergio Aguero got rid of City’s half-time lineup and Pep Guardiola said after the match that it was due to a hamr tendon injury.
He had just returned from a knee injury in last week’s 1-0 win over Arsenal, and City does not have the intensity of the striker with Gabriel Jesús within a week or two of returning from a thigh injury. Aguero’s replacement, Phil Foden, scored the tie in the 51st minute, reclaiming a point for a City team that deserves to do much more.
The intensity of the city is all the more evident given the difficulty of his schedule: a Champions League match on Tuesday against Olympique de Marseille is not like after a win in the first week against Porto, but Saturday’s away match at Sheffield United is almost a must-see before the fites start against Liverpool , Olympiacos and Spurs in November.
More time
-In the most sensible on the board, Everton and Aston Villa lost convincingly this weekend. Danny Ings, Southampton’s most sensible scorer, scored two assists and Lucas Digne received a red card in the 72nd minute in Everton’s 2-0 loss. At St. Mary’s Stadium, Et Patrick Bamford scored a hat-trick on the road in Leeds’ shocking 3-0 win at Villa. No one seems to need to lead this image right now.
-When the Leeds plays at an accelerated pace, loose and loose, it’s a laugh to watch. This resulted in a hat trick for Bamford, 27, the first Premier League hat trick for the team since Mark Viduka on 5 April 2003 against Charlton. Athletic.
-Wilfried Zaha continued his torrid start to the season with a purpose and a hand in Crystal Palace’s 2-1 win at the London Derby in Fulham without a win. Zaha now has five purposes in six Premier League games to date. the most productive start in the career of the 27-year-old.
– And the last one not yet the lease, to link the issue of the six big clubs in distress, we have Arsenal. A week after falling 1-0 to City, the Gunners had the biggest Leicester in the Emirates, but they were down to Jamie Vardy intended to go back 1-0. At the end of Sunday’s action, Arsenal are 10th in the draw with the Spurs to avoid them at Burnley on Monday.
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Shlomo Sprung is senior editor of Forbes SportsMoney, feature film editor at Awful Announcing and writes on FanSided, SI Knicks, YES Network and
Shlomo Sprung is senior editor of Forbes SportsMoney. He is also a feature film editor for Awful Announcing and writes for FanSided, SI Knicks, YES Network and other publications. He graduated in 2011 from Columbia University School of Journalism and has worked for the New York Knicks, Business Insider, Sporting News and Major League Baseball in the past. Don’t miss out on Twitter.