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After a brief break for some FA Cup action, the Premier League was back with a bang over the weekend which saw one of the games of the season. No, I\u2019m not talking about Newcastle vs Swansea \u2013 one of the goalkeepers on show at Anfield features on this shortlist but which one is it? One manager seems to be seeing everything unravel in front of him with no one to blame but himself and one referee decided not to follow the rules of FOOTball. Here is the Wally of the Week shortlist.<\/p>\n

3. Ederson<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You could argue that Lorus Karius could hold this spot but I\u2019ve gone for his opposite number who conceded more goals and made one hell of a mistake. Manchester City have been unbeaten in the Premier League all season and there have been murmurs of an invincible season but that all fell through on Sunday at Anfield with Ederson, in particular, coming unstuck against a frightening Liverpool defence. Mainly because they\u2019ve got Salah and Mane Mane as well as Bobby Firmino but they sold Coutinho the week before. The three I\u2019ve just mentioned all netted in a thrilling 4-3 win over City.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian goalkeeper was beaten by Alex Oxlade Chamberlain from long range before being chipped by Firmino and was left with no chance by Mane\u2019s accurate and powerful strike. Ederson won\u2019t want to look back on what happened after when he came out of his goal to clear the ball. Instead of firing out of play or into the opposition\u2019s half, he managed to give it straight to one of the best players in the league at the moment who then proceeded to lob him from way out. A humiliating moment and match all round for City\u2019s summer signing.<\/p>\n

2. Roger East<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you haven\u2019t heard this guy\u2019s name before, don\u2019t worry, I doubt you\u2019ll hear it again in the near future. This is the referee who took charge of Watford\u2019s game with Southampton on Saturday and, with the score at 2-1 to the away side in stoppage time, he allowed a rather controversial Watford equaliser. Abdoulaye Doucoure met a cross at the back post and converted it past Alex McCarthy in the Saints\u2019 goal and that sparked mass protests from Southampton players because Doucoure broke the first rule of football. He may as well have been a professional volleyball player as he smashed the ball in with his arm and wheeled away in celebration and I bet even he couldn\u2019t believe that Roger East hadn\u2019t spotted the fact that he\u2019d used his hand to score. Not quite the hand of God, more like the hand of Rodge.<\/p>\n

1. Arsene Wenger<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Football fans have said over the past week that they\u2019d started to feel sorry for Arsenal fans and that\u2019s when you know something is fundamentally wrong. Wenger\u2019s stubborn nature has led to a decline in the quality of his team, an exit from Champions League football, his star players running out their contracts and leaving to a rival, no leaders in his dressing room and a very successful YouTube channel. His misery was compiled this week when his Arsenal side went down 2-1 at Bournemouth and it seems like Alexis Sanchez is on his way up to Manchester United to join up with Jose Mourinho. Could it get any worse for Wenger? It has as he picks up the prestigious Wally of the Week title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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