RESULTS:
Southampton 2-3 Manchester United
Chelsea 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
A game of two halves really.... first half Southampton 2-0 Manchester United and in the second half it was Southampton 0-3 Manchester United. Southampton failed to cause any real problems to Manchester United in the second half. They defended well and they tried to pass their way through the midfield but they kept losing the ball. Adams was fighting for everything and was playing excellent for Southampton, it was a pity for them they could not hold on to the lead or at least gained a point in a draw because to lose a two goal lead for a draw is bad enough but to concede three goals after leading by two goals in just disastrous. I feel sorry for Southampton.
In the second half Fernandes stepped up in the second half with a goal and he control the game in the middle of the park. Alongside him having Cavani as a striker who chased every single ball down and scored two even though he is just a few months away from being 34 years old. Manchester United now are just 5 points behind Liverpool who are top of the EPL table but they have a game in hand. If they win that game they will be just 2 points behind Liverpool. This season might be the closest one on record with Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham all fighting to become EPL champions and things will become clearer by the time 30 or so games have been played but this season will not be a two horse race between Liverpool and Manchester City.
The match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur was really boring. what on earth was going on. Both teams should have been playing attacking football but it was just boring to watch, nothing exciting at all.
As for Arsenal and Wolves, got to give credit to Nuno Espirito Santo for making a team on a limited budget such a strong force in the premier league. They are regularly challenging for a Europa League position and they are a strong attacking force.
The thing with Arsenal is that Arteta clearly is not the right person for the job of manager. Mesut Özil is theier highest earning player getting £350,000 per week (so that is around $450,000 a week) and Arteta dropped him from the squad therefore he definitely will not be playing for Arsenal again this season. His contract with Arsenal expires at the end of the 2020/21 season and he will get his full salary. How could Arteta drop him from the squad, was it related to the political comments Özil made recently in which the club distanced themselves from? Either way, it was Arteta that made a public statement saying he was responsible for ending the Arsenal career of Özil so we can take his word for it.
Just after Arsenal beat Manchester United on 1st November 2020 (28 days ago), so many people were praising Arteta and saying he was the right man for the job and were criticising Ole Gunnar Solskjær saying he will be sacked but after that match look at what happened to Arsenal they lost 2 and had a draw but Manchester United had three straight wins. I think Arteta should be replaced before the Christmas fixtures so that the next manager can start arranging his team and working with them and any players he purchases with a view to making an impact next season. Arsenal now have their worst start to a season in 39 years taking just 13 points from a possible 30 points.
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