And - for this fleeting moment, at least - Arsenal are now top of the table this evening, though, with Liverpool travelling to Chelsea to play them later on, the gods alone know how long this may last.
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United actually turned up today against an in-form Sunderland, who is nonetheless still a newly-promoted team. Good debut for Senne Lammens in goal — surely having a non-liability between the posts will help. A tougher test to follow at Anfield next.
A good victory for United, as Sunderland are no longer the clowns of old, but, instead, are a well put together, and intelligently recruited, and seriously focussed team.
Thats 3 defeats in a row for Liverpool against a weakened Chelsea side (although Liverpool also have their own injuries).
2 of the 3 defeats happening in injury time.
Perhaps 'Pool are missing a Wijnaldum and Henderson to protect the back four. Slot brought on Endo but didn't matter
Kerkez has been a mixed bag. And arguably not an uprade on Robertson so far.
I'd also argue Isak hasn't moved the needle for 'Pool. Although its very early days and he technically assisted for the Gakpo goal. But to me Ekitike has actually hit the ground running and made a difference.
2 of the 3 defeats happening in injury time.
Perhaps 'Pool are missing a Wijnaldum and Henderson to protect the back four. Slot brought on Endo but didn't matter
Kerkez has been a mixed bag. And arguably not an uprade on Robertson so far.
I'd also argue Isak hasn't moved the needle for 'Pool. Although its very early days and he technically assisted for the Gakpo goal. But to me Ekitike has actually hit the ground running and made a difference.
All of what you say is true, but I would go further; Liverpool miss TAA, who was a steady and reliable source of ball supply (in the form of elegant, excellent, exceptionally precise passes) to Salah, who looks a lot less lethal in his absence.
I knew when I saw him play in the Club World Cup that Estevao would be a success at a big European club…
Regression to the mean. I’m happy for Arsenal to be in the media spotlight at the top for now. All the title challengers look flawed this season, so we’ll hopefully have a closer, more exciting campaign.
Alisson is a significant loss, even if Mamardashvili seems to be an able deputy. we’ll miss him for the matches against the Manchester clubs and Real Madrid in Europe.
You never know what you’ll get with Chelsea. They seem to be run so poorly, yet they always have a gigantic, talented squad that can beat anyone on the day. Leaking two goals or more a game is still a problem for Liverpool.
Alisson is a significant loss, even if Mamardashvili seems to be an able deputy. we’ll miss him for the matches against the Manchester clubs and Real Madrid in Europe.
You never know what you’ll get with Chelsea. They seem to be run so poorly, yet they always have a gigantic, talented squad that can beat anyone on the day. Leaking two goals or more a game is still a problem for Liverpool.