Are Arsenal and Man City the Teams to Catch? Major Talking Points After EPL Matchday 3
by Devesh Jaganath | by Devesh Jaganath
Arsenal and Man City Off to Perfect Starts to the Season
Three weeks into the Premier League season, and only two teams remain flawless, with Arsenal and Manchester City yet to drop a point in the top flight this term.
Arsenal ended the weekend with a stunning comeback victory in their first major London Derby of the season against Chelsea, which confirmed our Premier League predictions and showed that Mikel Arteta’s side has the type of resilience needed to muster up a title defence.
Despite conceding a goal inside the first two minutes at the Emirates on Sunday, the Gunners’ defence once again looks like their greatest strength this season, having conceded only once so far, and their set-piece tactics continue to leave opponents bamboozled.
Man City’s rebuild is gaining momentum under Enzo Maresca!
After a very underwhelming display in the Community Shield, which they lost 3-0 to the Gunners, Manchester City have made a positive start to the league season, notching up consecutive wins over Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, and Coventry City.
Indeed, the Citizens are nowhere close to the level they were a couple of seasons ago under Pep Guardiola, but following a major rebuild over the summer, there are certainly positive signs for new boss Enzo Maresca to build on over the coming weeks.
Both Arsenal and Man City are in action tonight in the Champions League, with the Gunners taking a trip to Italy to face Napoli, while the Citizens travel to Estádio do Dragão to lock horns with Porto on Matchday 1 in Europe’s premier cup competition.
Chelsea and Newcastle Showing Plenty of Promise After Busy Summer
The Xabi Alonso era at Stamford Bridge has kicked off in free-scoring fashion, with the Blues netting nine goals in their first three matches across all competitions, before their momentum was halted at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
However, the addition of Morgan Rogers over another busy summer in West London has proven a good piece of business so far, and on paper, Chelsea look like genuine UCL contenders, especially if they can tighten up in defence, where they have already conceded six times in their three EPL games.
Newcastle still unbeaten after first three matches of EPL season!
Following the departures of Eddie Howe, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes, and Anthony Gordon, there were serious concerns over how Newcastle United would fare this season, but so far, Matthias Jaissle can be well-pleased with how his side have got on.
The Magpies ground out a 2-2 draw against Liverpool on opening weekend, then notched up their first win under the German tactician against Tottenham Hotspur before producing a stunning comeback from two goals down to salvage a point against Bournemouth last weekend.
Yoane Wissa is showing the type of form that justifies why the Toons splashed the cash to sign him from Brentford a couple of seasons ago, and Anthony Elanga looks like a player reborn. If the Geordies can go into the international break unbeaten, they will quickly return to talks about European qualification.
