#ManchesterUnited looked a lot like the star-studded team of the #SirAlexFerguson era (not the one he had in his last few years but the one with #Ronaldo and #Tevez and #Scholes and #Giggs) as they played away at #Hull, dominated much of the game, had 28 chances and finally won late late in injury time, thanks to a #Rashford winner. It’s still hard to understand why #JoseMourinho isn’t starting #Mhikitaryan (for #Mata) and eventually #Rashford for #Rooney (or atleast bringing him on with more time to spare) because both of them turned United up about 5 levels once they were on the field late in the 2nd half. While the Tigers defended brilliantly, it’s hard to imagine this wouldn’t have been a 3 or 4 goal game for the #RedDevils if both of them were in the starting 11. Still, Mourinho will be a happy man – his team looks well oiled all over the pitch, with #Bailly looking like the CB they’ve missed (since #Vidic and #Rio) and #LukeShaw returning from his broken leg with some gumption – he might well be the best left back in the #EPL already. It’s been a long time since #DavidDeGea has NOT been the MoM for United and that’s a good thing for the United faithful.
#Chelsea look every bit like a team that’s going to be in the mix for the top4 at the very least, with another spirited performance in their 3-0 win over #Burnley at the #Bridge. #Conte has been able to bring his tactical and player management skills to full result at the Blues and watching #Hazard come back to life the way he has, means this Chelsea side are going to keep getting results week after week.
#Spurs and #Liverpool played out a 1-1 draw with #Rose canceling out #Milner’s penalty. Ordinarily both these teams would have had a guaranteed chance at the top 4, but with United, #City and #Chelsea playing the way they are, it’s going to be a very hard battle to that 3rd/4th spot alongside the likes of #Arsenal, who came away with an excellent 1-3 away win at #Watford, thanks to goals by #Sanchez #Özil and a penalty from #Cazorla. They’ll need to beef up defense for certain and it seems like #Wenger has finally splashed the cash on #Mustafi, the CB from #Valencia. Champions #Leicester got their season started with a 2-1 win at home to a battling #Swansea thanks to goals from #Vardy and #Morgan, while #Everton beat #Stoke 1-0 at Goodison.
Over in the #Bundesliga, the #Ancelotti reign continues to impress with a 6-0 thrashing of a piss poor #Bremen side, with yet another #Lewa hat-trick and even though #Dortmund won 2-1 at home against #Mainz, it’s hard to see the Bavarian giants being remotely challenged on their way to a 4th consecutive title. Ho-hum! #Juventus continued their winning ways as they won away at #Lazio 0-1 thanks to a #Khedira goal – they haven’t missed #Pogba so far in the #SerieA but #ChampionsLeague might be a whole other story.