Another big club with big ambitions is Liverpool.
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He admitted that Arsenal could win the PL title this season as he brushed off questions about Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger never beating him in 13 previous encounters in the dugout.
It well for the home side who took the lead when a whipped cross from Oscar missed everyone in the area to find the net. With Thibaut Courtois suspended, summer signing Begovic is therefore in line for a real test of whether he is a suitable replacement for Petr Cech.
The France worldwide has happy memories from the fixture and was confident of a similar strong showing against City at the Etihad Stadium this weekend.
Those looking to unseat Chelsea the amounts being spent to “buy the title” as Jose Mourinho would say look set to eclipse all that has come before.
The season stretches from August to May, and the team with the most points at the end is declared champion.
The 2015-16 English Premier League season kicked off on Saturday as Manchester United edged Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at the Theatre of Dreams in a game that was not as exciting as it sounds on paper.
It wasn’t dramatic. It wasn’t spectacular.
However, Mourinho himself will be bitterly disappointed that Chelsea were unable to start the season with a win. They won. By hook or by crook.
“No, we have three centre-backs, we have [Paddy] McNair, Jones and [Chris] Smalling, but if he is much better than them then it is possible”, he said. Redmond scored for Norwich city in their return to the Barclays Premier League.
They tied premier league newcomers Watford.
85′ – GOAL! Man City 3-0 Chelsea: Fernandinho seals it with a piledriver from the edge of the box.
31′ – GOAL! Man City 1-0 Chelsea: It has been coming and who else but Sergio Aguero, this time turning Gary Cahill before slotting into the far corner. How about kid of the match?
Oxford makes the grade at West Ham!
The Portuguese also commented on an incident between the duo last season, when Wenger had pushed Mourinho on the touchline during a match at Stamford Bridge. At the same time, it could be a blessing in disguise for us – a wake-up call.
Yaya and Vincent are back. This season their form returned.
The weekend of Premier League matches is not completely over with Manchester City still to host West Brom. Kompany claimed the third goal as the Sky Blues underlined their title challenge this season.
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Not very dissimilar to the abject performance they put in against Monaco in the home leg of the Champions League last year, Arsenal were poor across the park in their first loss to West Ham in over eight seasons.
