Salah & Son continue to dazzle, Nketiah takes his chance & Szoboszlai delivers
The top five in the Premier League continued their strong starts to the season at the weekend, with Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa steaming away from the rest of the pack early doors having all picked up three more points.
Tottenham kicked off the weekend’s action with what was ultimately a tight win over Crystal Palace, while Arsenal put five past Sheffield United and Liverpool and Villa steamed passed Nottingham Forest and Luton respectively.
City put the icing on the cake for the division’s front runners on Sunday evening, dominating local rivals Manchester United to win 3-0 at Old Trafford, with Erling Haaland shining with two goals and an assist in the game.
Elsewhere, Brentford got the better of Chelsea, Bournemouth won a relegation-zone clash against Burnley, Wolves held Newcastle to a 2-2 draw and Everton beat West Ham before Brighton and Fulham saw their game end all-square at 1-1.
Mohamed Salah topped Mail Sport’s Power Rankings following the first week back after the latest international break, but was his late goal against Forest enough for him to retain top spot after strong performances elsewhere in the league?
What a signing the Hungarian has been for Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
The Reds needed a serious revamp in midfield and they got just that, with Szoboszlai arriving alongside Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Wataru Endo and the likes of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho leaving.
Szoboszlai has led the new-look middle of the park area of Liverpool, becoming a fan favourite and he picked up two assists in Liverpool’s win on Sunday, setting up Darwin Nunez and then Salah for the second and third goals.
Aged just 23, he promises to be key to Liverpool’s play for a number of
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