[ad_1]
Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League with a spectacular 2-1 win over Tottenham at Anfield after rivals Manchester City won 2-0 at Fulham.
Manchester United regained its top four spot with a 2-1 win over Watford and Chelsea grabbed a controversial 2-1 victory in Cardiff.
Huddersfield was relegated with a 2-0 defeat at Crystal Palace but Southampton boosted their hopes of survival with a 1-0 win at Brighton.
Burnley recorded a 2-0 win against the Wolves, Leicester won 2-0 against Bournemouth and Everton recorded a 2-0 win at West Ham.
This is my team of the week – read it and choose yours below.
Goalkeeper – Kasper Schmeichel
A point-blank rescue from Callum Wilson of Bournemouth not only transformed Saturday's game for Leicester, he set the tone for their victory.
There is no doubt about it, the arrival of Brendan Rodgers has had a considerable effect on the performance of senior Foxes players – and you do not become more senior in Leicester than Kasper Schmeichel.
It was a good blank sheet. Conversely, how many points will Hugo Lloris cost Tottenham?
Did you know? Since the start of the 2015-16 season, only Lukasz Fabianski (495) has made more Premier League saves than Kasper Schmeichel (378).
Defenders – Wes Morgan (Leicester City), Ben Mee (Burnley), Kurt Zouma (Everton)
Wes Morgan: Where does Wes Morgan get his appetite for goals? The captain of Leicester, Asmir Begovic, guardian of Bournemouth, was reminiscent of Denis Law.
Morgan has scored two goals in two games and looks rock solid in defense. Aside from Morgan who looks impressive in both penalty areas, the entire team looks very happy under the guidance of his new manager.
What a great way to celebrate the sixtieth birthday of their owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
Did you know? Wes Morgan of Leicester scored for the first time in his Premier League career. He has also scored three goals in his last four games.
Ben Mee: It's James Tarkowski who made my team of the week after Burnley's last win over Tottenham. Well, this week it's Ben Mee.
I thought the two defenders were outstanding against the Wolves, but Mee was right. Congratulations should also go to manager Sean Dyche, who has been responsible for Burnley for 300 games. Not bad.
Did you know? Only James Tarkowski (42) made more blocks than Ben Mee (38) in the Premier League this season.
Kurt Zouma: What was it all about? Manuel Pellegrini said it was a bad day at the office? I will say. West Ham was shocking. I criticized Everton for his poor defense this season, but I found myself applauding his clean sheet at London's Saturday Stadium.
The Hammers could have scored two goals after 20 minutes and were lucky that it was not over. Meanwhile, Kurt Zouma is starting to look like a defender who can be trusted.
Did you know? Kurt Zouma has won 68% of his air duels in the Premier League this season. it's the highest percentage of central defenders of Everton.
Midfielders – Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), Bernardo Silva (Man City), Harry Arter (Cardiff), Dwight McNeil (Burnley), Luke Shaw (Man Utd)
Patrick van Aanholt: Despite all Wilfried Zaha's skillful cunning and ball abilities, he would score 20 goals per season for Crystal Palace if he could hit the ball cleanly.
Fortunately for Palace, this is what Dutch players do particularly well – no matter what position they are in.
Patrick van Aanholt put Saturday's game past Huddersfield – and indeed sent it – with a nice finish.
The ball was moving away at a pace of knots, but the Dutch international still had the ability to hit cleanly and score. Especially impressive for a full back.
Did you know? Patrick van Aanholt has created more chances than any other Crystal Palace defenseman in the Premier League this season (34).
Bernardo Silva: You talk about an upgraded team. Fulham is in the bad league and this could be confirmed as early as Tuesday. Bernardo Silva scored for the third consecutive game and, like the match, it was a draw.
I do not think I have seen a Premier League team commit so many mistakes, have a lack of self-confidence and be as terrified at the thought of playing the ball as Fulham. They have improved under Scott Parker but is he a manager?
Did you know? Bernardo Silva scored for the first time three consecutive appearances in all competitions for Manchester City.
Harry Arter: After 79 minutes of play against Chelsea on Sunday, Harry Arter seemed to have done his job. The Cardiff man had broken, crackled and made his way through the Chelsea midfielder.
Neil Warnock replaced his player in order to prevent him from being evicted after the reservation. What a bad decision. Managers must let players handle the situation, especially when they have such an impact on the game.
That said, Warnock could not do anything against an undetected offside equalizer for Chelsea and referee Craig Pawson's decision to let Antonio Rudiger stay on the pitch while other referees might have returned the German international for overthrowing Kenneth Zohore. Warnock will climb the walls tonight!
Did you know? Only Sol Bamba (42) has won more tackles than Harry Arter (38) among Cardiff players in the Premier League this season.
Dwight McNeil: This boy has already caught my attention. But when Burnley striker Jon Walters, who had just retired, told Football Focus that Dwight McNeil could score goals while helping, he was right.
McNeil did both against a Wolves team that seemed to have more of an eye on its FA Cup semifinal next week against Watford. It was a great win for the Claret – but if we rely on their arrival, they need five more points.
Did you know? Dwight McNeil has been directly involved in seven goals in the Premier League this season (three goals, four badists) – the highest total of all teenagers (at Ryan Sessegnon's level in Fulham).
Luke Shaw: Luke Shaw's ball for Marcus Rashford to open Manchester United against Watford was sublime.
Dion Dublin, the BBC's final score specialist, summed it up perfectly, saying: "Shaw did not play the ball at Rashford – he played the ball FOR him."
The pbad was so well placed that she dissected the Watford defense and at the same time allowed Rashford to destroy them at his own pace. Brilliant.
Did you know? Luke Shaw made three pbades in the Premier League this season; as much as he had in his previous six campaigns combined.
Forwards – Marcus Rashford (Man Utd, Sergio Aguero (Man City)
Marcus Rashford: Regular readers of my team's column of the week will have seen that José Mourinho was in danger of destroying the prodigious talent of Marcus Rashford.
Well, I would like to say for the record that the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with the support of Mike Phelan, will be the catalyst that will make Rashford a world-clbad striker instead of the world's best. a first clbad player.
The big question is: can they keep it? If I were the director of Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, I would pay a ransom for him.
Did you know? Since his club debut for Manchester United in February 2016, Marcus Rashford has scored 45 goals for the club in all competitions. It's more than any other United player in the same period.
Sergio Aguero: If Marcus Rashford is of the upper clbad – and he is – what makes Sergio Aguero world clbad? Without going into a thorough badysis, if you evaluate the goal scored by Aguero against Fulham and you do it every time he scores, then you get the answer.
Check out what Pep Guardiola and others have to say about the leading players of The Crooks of the Matter below.
Did you know? Since the start of the 2011-12 season, Sergio Aguero has been involved in more Premier League goals against newly promoted teams than any other player (36 – 29 goals, seven badists).
Now it's your turn
You saw my selections this week. But who would you go to?
The crooks of the material
Kick It Out attacked this week insisting that black players should "walk" if officials refused to initiate the three-step protocol of UEFA in games.
I always wondered what managers thought when they saw their players being abused by race, now we know it. They love no more than us and would drag their players off the court if the officials suddenly find themselves with a hearing problem.
The fact that Jurgen Klopp, Maurizio Sarri, Pep Guadiola, Mauricio Pochettino and Neil Warnock have joined forces with Napoli director Carlo Ancelotti to threaten to take things in hand is a wake-up call for the Premier League, Football Association and the Uefa. . He put them all in default.
Kick It Out warns leading authorities of the threat of such action since Samuel Eto's was asked not to leave the field against Real Zaragoza from his teammates in Barcelona in 2006.
Since Kick It Out, Fare and others have been campaigning for a protocol that would make it easier for officials to stop abuses, followed by a period of reflection and ultimately abandoning games, if fans refuse to follow the warnings.
Now, football is left with two options. Implement the protocol where black players will walk. We warned you.
Source link
