EPL Matchweek 2: 5 Talking Points

The second round of matches in the English Premier League has come to an end. There was victories for Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Leicester, whilst Newcastle, Arsenal, West Ham and were beaten. Here are the 5 key issues that shaped the week’s actions.

Marcos Alonso inflicts more Wembley woes unto Spurs: the Spaniard has had to live through the summer with speculations of the signing of Juventus ace, Alex Sandro to unseat him. But on the day that Chelsea were missing several of their stars, Alonso came big for his side. His sweet free kick in the first half and a good finish at the depth of the game lifted the Blues to a London derby win over Spurs in Wembley (a makeshift home side that Spurs has lost 9 out of its previous 10 fixtures at)

Arsenal not good enough: the Gunners picked 3 points from their first game of the season with late winner against Leicester City, but at the Britannia Stadium, there was no salvation for Wenger and his charges. They were beaten by debutant, Jese Rodriguez’s lone goal. All Wenger has to show for the night was the avalanche possession (77.3%) they won on the night

Chicharito’s heroics overshadowed: Javier Hernandez opened his scoring account for the Hammers at the St. Mary’s on Saturday, but West Ham could not hold on for a point, as Charlie Austin stole all 3points for the Saints in injury time. Slaven Bilic’s men had to fight from a man and 2 goals down, after Marko Arnautovic earned himself a reckless red card. Chicharito pulled his side back into the game with a double, only for his efforts to be wasted in the last minute.

Mourinho and his troops continues to march: a breath-taking second half display left Swansea decimated by a rampant Manchester United side. It took a while for Mourinho’s men to break down the Welsh side, but when Bailly broke the deadline, there was no turning back. Lukaku, Pogba, and Martial added a goal apiece as United won in style. Mourinho means business

Sterling stands up to Rooney: Wayne Rooney scored his 200^th EPL goal at the Etihad on Monday Night Football. The night looked set to go in Everton’s favour after Kyle Walker was dismissed in the first half. But City fought back in the second half, and finally got an equalizer through a classy volley by Raheem Sterling.