Premier League fans' verdict: Liverpool dazzle in 4-0 win against Arsenal... while Tottenham continue to struggle at Wembley
- Liverpool beat Arsenal 4-0 on Sunday, a loss Arsene Wenger called 'shocking'
- Tottenham's Wembley woes continued, while Crystal Palace were beaten again
- Sportsmail gets the fans' verdict following an entertaining weekend of action
Arsenal's indifferent start to the season continued as they suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat by Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
The Wembley woes of their North London rivals continued, too, as Chris Wood rescued a point for Burnley at the death. Meanwhile, Frank de Boer's nightmare start at Crystal Palace carried on as they were beaten by Swansea at Selhurst Park.
Here, Sportsmail gets the fans' verdict following an entertaining weekend of action...
New signing Mohamed Salah scored for Liverpool as they battered Arsenal 4-0 at Anfield
LIVERPOOL
Dave Usher, The Liverpool Way
Had Arsenal had never seen Liverpool play? Setting up with a back three with wing backs pushed up high was asking for trouble, and trouble was what they got as Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah ran riot.
The front men were electric but it was Liverpool’s dominant midfield that laid the platform for this brilliant performance.
All three were fantastic. It might be Gini Wijnaldum’s best game for the club and Emre Can was a beast, too.
The driving force behind it all was the skipper though, take a bow 'Hendo' lad.
Star man: Jordan Henderson
Liverpool's Jordan Henderson led his side to a devastating 4-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday
ARSENAL
Peter Wood, Le Grove
We’re three games into the season and it’s clear the worst bit of business of the summer was the 2 year deal Arsenal gave to Arsene Wenger.
The 4-0 loss against Liverpool was entirely predictable. The feeble performance was littered with so many horrendous individual mistakes it would take a day to log them all.
Arsene Wenger is dead as an elite manager, he’s the worst leading man of the top seven and judging by the way Arsenal played at Anfield, it would be a good season if we finished seventh.
The team has downed tools in August. The players no longer respect the manager. It’s #WengerOut and the sad thing is, it’d be tough to find a fan who doesn’t agree.
Star man: Petr Cech (who kept the game to just merely terrible, versus apocalyptically bad)
TOTTENHAM
Barnaby Slater, The Football Republic
Oh Tottenham. Why do you do this to us? 1-0 up with just injury time to see out and we concede an equaliser which allows the Wembley hoodoo brigade to thrive on stories of our (in their eyes) inevitably terrible season at the national stadium.
We should have been four up by the time they scored but in the end it felt like it was coming. Disappointing.
Star Man: Nobody.
Chris Wood rescued a point for Burnley in the dying moments of their clash with Tottenham
BURNLEY
Tony Scholes, Up the Clarets
What a day to be a Burnley fan. It's one thing winning at Chelsea but now we've only gone and got ourselves a point at Wembley against Spurs.
It was an uphill battle at times but we defended well when we had to and, despite going behind, we kept it to 1-0 and stayed in the game.
We were superb defensively with man of the match James Tarkowski having his best ever Burnley game.
And what a Premier League debut for Chris Wood scoring the point-winning goal at Wembley.
Star man: James Tarkowski
CHELSEA
Andy Seaby, Chelsea Daft
A dominant performance from the Blues with the outstanding Cesc Fabregas making a triumphant return to first team action.
Chelsea denied Everton space and time on the ball with their high press, as a result the visitors posed little threat until late on which was dealt with comfortably.
Chelsea took full advantage of a poor Everton first half performance with goals from Cesc Fabregas and another for Alvaro Morata. The only disappointment for me was that we did not add more goals in the second half.
Make no mistake, Chelsea made the big-spending visitors look ordinary with a solid, professional performance. It's just a shame we head into the international break now with our momentum building once again.
An excellent performance.
Star man: Cesc Fabregas.
Cesc Fabregas was instrumental in Chelsea's 2-0 victory over Everton at Stamford Bridge
Everton
Joel Parker, Toffee Analysis
Death, taxes and Everton rolling over at Stamford Bridge!
There were a number of factors that went against us in all honesty: the fact we've had 3 away games in 6 days, and the amount of injuries, too.
However there are no excuses for the way we played. Long balls smashed from Pickford is a good Plan B option, but not a good Plan A.
Our build-up play was non-existent and there is a huge disconnect between our midfield and attack.
Simply not good enough.
Star man: Dominic Calvert-Lewin
MANCHESTER UNITED
Sam Peoples, The Peoples Person
Three games, 10 goals, 0 goals conceded, top of the Premier League. Manchester United turned another potentially frustrating draw into a win and confidence is continuing to be built.
Our substitutes changed the game and our whole team looks balanced. Eric Bailly and the supreme Phil Jones are building a brilliant partnership. Man United are on the march.
Star man: Phil Jones.
Phil Jones was part of a Manchester United backline that kept a clean sheet against Leicester
LEICESTER
Phil Simms, LCFC World
Leicester City came away from the 'Theatre of Dreams' without any points after a resolute 70 minutes where they left Manchester United frustrated.
United showed intent with 70 per cent possession for most of the game. The defending from Leicester wasn't pretty, but very effective, for the first 60 mins.
This was epitomised by a superb performance by Kasper Schmeichel including a great save from Romelu Lukaku from a penalty.
The home dominance finally converted into goals as the depth and strength of their bench showed its value. Rashford scoring the first, with subs - Lingard and Fellaini - combining for the second.
Star man: Kasper Schmeichel
NEWCASTLE
Tom Bore, Read Newcastle
A win to settle the nerves after the atmosphere surrounding the club had turned from optimism in May to uncertainty by August.
Mikel Merino dictated the tempo, running the show alongside Isaac Hayden at the centre. Christian Atsu and Matt Ritchie were a constant threat on the flanks, Joselu's hold-up play was superb and Ayoze Perez played off him well, too.
The jury is still out on whether Newcastle could cope defensively against an opposition with greater attacking threat, but the performance was encouraging and much improved upon the defeat to Huddersfield last weekend.
Star man: Mikel Merino
Mikel Merino (right) celebrates with Joselu after the forward scored Newcastle's opening goal
WEST HAM
Michael Oliver, Read West Ham
Well, what can you say? Another shambolic away performance.
West Ham have become an error-prone mess that can't get a grip on any game and lack any enthusiasm or drive from midfield.
No hope, no direction, no clue in all facets of the game and it derives from the coaching staff.
There comes a point where you need to start addressing the manager. I think we've reached that point.
Star man: Aaron Cresswell
BOURNEMOUTH
Peter Bell, Cherry Chimes
What a cruel game football can be. Bournemouth bossed this game for 20 minutes and scored an amazing goal with Charlie Daniels’ left-side rocket.
But as soon as Man City equalised, it was a toe-to-toe battle ultimately decided by a 97th minute goal in a game that was only assigned five minutes of added time. It’s a shame Mike Dean isn’t allowed to explain, but sending off Raheem Sterling was no consolation.
The home support is tremendous and certainly lifted the players. Eddie Howe will be relieved that he got a performance from his team and that by playing three at the back it made them more competitive further up the pitch. The points will come.
I could have picked Charlie Daniels as man of the match for his great goal, but overall the most pleasing play came from Tyrone Mings. Mings came into the side after his midweek heroics, and he didn’t put a foot wrong in this game. The way he is playing could well give Eddie Howe the solidity he needs at the back.
Star man: Tyrone Mings
Gabriel Jesus netted Manchester City's first in their 2-1 victory over Bournemouth on Satuday
MANCHESTER CITY
Steven Allweis, View from a Blue
A nice, relaxing start to Bank Holiday weekend...
There aren't many better ways to win a game than with a last-minute goal in front of your travelling fans to send them ecstatic, so the scenes at the final whistle were brilliantly wild. Not even Mike Dean's lack of common sense could spoil that moment.
It was painfully tense in the end, but we deserved to win. Some of the one-touch, pass-and-move football we played in the first half was just sublime and we will have some fun watching the two Silvas and De Bruyne this season.
We haven't fully clicked yet, but other sides will be scared when we do. Hopefully it won't always be as tense as this!
Star man: Gabriel Jesus
HUDDERSFIELD
Harry Greenwood, Better Than Klopp
Another point towards safety, and another clean sheet. Worth less than £5million, Town's defence continues to amaze and was solid again, for the third game in a row.
Town started strongly, with Ince, Mounié, and Kachunga all looking lively. Aaron Mooy was yet again allowed to control the play and looked dangerous.
In the second period Town's legs were stretched and Saints tested Lössl once or twice, however a point was the fair result in the end.
A two-week break will he welcomed in the Town camp, however the Terriers don't look out of place in the Premier League.
Star man: Chris Lowe
New Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino is still undefeated since taking charge
SOUTHAMPTON
Aidan Small, Fresh Saints
Mauricio Pellegrino remains undefeated in the Premier League, yet the cracks of last season are still there to be seen.
The defence held on to keep a clean sheet, while the midfield pairing of Lemina and Romeu battled endlessly. Unsurprisingly, however, we crumbled in the final third.
Tadic was once again ineffective, Redmond has too many responsibilities, and Gabbiadini is being starved of service.
Our goalscoring problems run far deeper than the manager. Regardless of who’s in charge, we need signings to turn this around.
Huddersfield had the better of the game, but Southampton had the game's best chances - a share of the spoils is certainly a fair result.
Star man: Oriol Romeu
CRYSTAL PALACE
Jay Crame, The Eagles Beak
Still plenty for Frank de Boer to prove as his new style and formation continues to misfire.
Questions must be asked of the players’ ability to adapt to the new philosophy the Dutchman is trying to implement.
Palace looked much better after the introduction of Cabaye and Lee by reverting to a more comfortable flat back four.
Benteke has to start taking the chances that come his way.
Star man: Andros Townsend
Tammy Abraham celebrates with travelling Swansea fans following their win at Crystal Palace
SWANSEA
Declan Terry, Read Swansea
First win on the board - lovely! The Swans dispatched a pretty lacklustre Palace side and were definitely deserved victors on the day after a solid away performance.
Sam Clucas impressed on his debut in midfield and the two scorers Jordan Ayew and Tammy Abraham also enjoying 90 minutes in the Selhurst sun. Can we play Palace every week?
Star man: Tammy Abraham
WATFORD
David Anderson, Golden Pages Fanzine
With a moment of outright lunacy, Miguel Britos turned a game we should have been looking to win into one we were lucky to scrape a point from. He should hang his head in shame.
Brighton fans cheekily jeered 'he's just too good for you' about Knockaert after the red card but, thankfully, the hour that followed proved that wasn't the case as we dealt with him well.
That said, the Seagulls had the best scoring chances and we were fortunate not to concede. As an outlet, Richarlison was a different class. How on earth is he playing for us?
Star man: Richarlison
Richarlison, here in action against Brighton, has impressed since joining Watford this summer
BRIGHTON
Simon Cox, Brighton Fans
Quite simply, we battered them 0-0. They settled for a draw after the red card but we were the better side when they had 11 men, and in total control when they had 10.
However, after having a nailed-on penalty turned down by a weak referee, and hitting the post twice, the goal our performance so richly deserved proved elusive.
New lad, Jose Izquierdo, didn't have enough time to shine, but he won our hearts with his tracking back. An away point is OK, but 2 more went begging.
Star man: Lewis Dunk
WEST BROM
Alex Newton, Read West Brom
Three 1-0’s always seemed too good to be true. A rare defensive mistake at the back from the usually excellent Hegazi gifted Crouch a goal.
On a positive note we looked much better going forward and on another day could have had two or three. Nyom and Rodriguez worked their socks off and Gareth Barry rolled back the years in midfield.
Seven points from nine is a great start and Berahino is still yet to score for Stoke...
Star man: Allan Nyom
Allan Nyom impressed for West Brom but was unable to drive his side to victory against Stoke
STOKE
Martin Smith, The Oatcake Fanzine
Stoke have a dreadful record in games against sides managed by Tony Pulis, so a draw here is very welcome. I'd have taken it before kick-off and I didn't expect it when we went 1-0 behind just after the hour mark so it was a real bonus.
There's a lot to admire in what Mark Hughes is trying to put together this season but goal scoring and creativity remains a massive problem. In the end it took old warhorse Peter Crouch to snaffle up an equaliser.
We're happy with a point on the day but aware of the forward problems which clearly need to be sorted out by our manager.
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