Many people have tried to stop Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring goals for fun over the years and it looks as though someone has finally been successful. \u00a0That\u2019s right, Jose Mourinho seems to have cracked to code to make Zlatan less than mortal. \u00a0Yet another game at Old Trafford passed by with the opposition goalkeeper putting in a super human performance to keep a clean sheet. \u00a0Or that is the narrative that Jose will have you believe. \u00a0Sure, United created 30 or so shots and Heaton saved many of them, but really? \u00a0You can\u2019t score one of them? \u00a0Jose was sent to see it from the fan\u2019s point of view after giving Clattenburg an extra special piece of his mind, and Herrera couldn\u2019t stand it anymore either. \u00a0You may think I am always giving United a hard time, but I like Herrera. \u00a0He has some fight in him. \u00a0To give Jose some credit however, he managed to coax a clean sheet out of a defence that had Marcus Rojo in it.<\/p>\n
A couple of weeks ago the usually smug Alan Pardew was headlined with \u201cpeople talk about England, but why would I leave Palace?\u201d \u00a0How about because you have only won 5 games in 31, Alan? \u00a0That kind of form, with the money you have spent, tends to make you a favourite for the chippity-chop come the January transfer window. \u00a0Kloppo led his team to Croydon and entertained the pants off the evening TV crowd with a 4-2 win. \u00a0They even managed it with Moreno who probably needs to learn that you cannot block a cross when you are standing ten metres away from the winger. \u00a0It wasn\u2019t a free kick, there is no excuse. \u00a0Mind you, he did get closer to his man than any of the Palace players got to Matip. \u00a0There is a buzz around Liverpool at the moment, one of the few teams managing to avoid any criticism at this early stage in the season.<\/p>\n
Softest penalty of the season goes to Spurs. \u00a0It allowed Janssen to recall the feeling of putting the ball in the back of the net, but it was never a penalty. \u00a0Leicester looked like Leicester, and battled back to a very good point at the Lane.<\/p>\n
Ronald Koeman flexed his man-management muscles once again, coaxing match-winning performances out of Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley in Everton\u2019s 2-0 over West Ham. \u00a0Lukaku wishes he could play West Ham every week. \u00a0Mind you, quite a few people feel like that at the moment.<\/p>\n
Each week that goes by makes it more and more unlikely that Sunderland will attract a decent manager by the time they sack Moyes. \u00a0Ten games in and the Mackems have two points. \u00a0Moyes though, well he is refusing to panic. \u00a0If you are not going to panic now David, when are you? \u00a0Your side just managed to make Giroud look like the most predatory striker in the land, I\u2019d panic. \u00a0Arsenal capitalised on Sunderland collapsing like a badly baked cake on GBBO with twenty minutes left.<\/p>\n
That Manchester City crisis lasted almost as long as the gap between Liverpool fans cursing Lovren and then loving Lovren. \u00a0Pep is clearly using Aguero in the less important games now, and the Argentine was at the centre of most things good for City in their 4-0 win. \u00a0Gundogan also got a brace and it is worth recalling that he cost less than the fee United paid Pogba\u2019s agent for signing him. \u00a0West Brom\u2019s finest performance came from their fans who were singing \u201cwe\u2019ve got the ball\u201d in the rare occasion that they got the ball from their opponents, changing instantly to \u201cwe\u2019ve lost the ball\u201d each time they immediately gave it back.<\/p>\n
As I said on FANTVuk on Friday night, Bournemouth would play some pretty stuff and Middlesbrough would be pretty tough to break down. \u00a0Both sides played their part and Boro ran out 2-0 winners in a win that eases a little pressure on Karanka.<\/p>\n
I might have suggested in the week that Hull captain Michael Dawson returning from injury might just be the fillip that Phelan\u2019s men needed to stabilise their season. \u00a0Dawson managed to turn into his own net as Hull lost 1-0 to Watford. \u00a0Sorry Daws. \u00a0Watford, incredibly, are 7th in the table. \u00a0If they can avoid their second half to the season crumble, they might be the surprise package.<\/p>\n
Antonio Conte headed into the match with Southampton working out the best way to make Sir Alex eat his words. \u00a0Fergie had suggested he did not see Chelsea as title contenders this season. \u00a0The pundits seem to know little about Chelsea as Jamie Redknapp was talking up the \u201cyoung English talent\u201d that is Victor Moses. \u00a0Moses is a 26-year-old Nigerian international. \u00a0The Robbie Savage award very much goes to Redknapp junior this week. \u00a0Still, that young English talent played a big part in Hazard opening the scoring for the Blues. \u00a0The big grump that is Costa doubled the lead to move Chelsea into a slightly congested top four.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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