Return of the Kings?

Liverpool maintained their unbeaten start to the season by earning a deserved victory over Bolton, 3-1 at Anfield which sent them to the top of the Premier League for the first time in two years.

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North London in mourning

First was the absolute slaughter of Arsenal. To say I was shocked was an understatement and I’m no Gooner. The 8-2 thrashing of Arsenal was very telling. The 2-5 drubbing if Tottenham even more so. A quick glance of the Premier league table shows Manchester Utd occupying first spot, Manchester City in second and Liverpool and Chelsea occupying third and fourth respectively. The top two have a combined goal difference of 19.

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City, the real deal?

“Manchester City have a multi million pound squad, but can they challenge for top honours?” a question that everyone in football has grown accustomed to since the City Sheikh up in recent years.

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Pre Man Utd

I think it’s fair to say that being an Arsenal fan over the past week alone has seen every single emotion pour out of the Emirates Stadium; Anger at the poor start to the Premier League campaign, relief after making it into the group stages of the Champions League and the familiar feeling of pure frustration with Wenger not getting his wallet out once more.

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Reds maintain expectations

There’s an expression in football for a certain type of team. A team with, maybe three or four good players and the rest are all pretty ordinary. If you happen to be one of the “ordinary” players, then the team is said to be carrying you. Carrying you in the sense that you can’t contribute anything to the game.

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Ameobi's latest recruit

The last name of Ameobi may not be a Hollywood headline that is spotted in the limelight of the football world but its family name stand proud of their achievements, with three brothers on the football stage. Okay two Ameobi’s that we have actually heard of and that are representing their names on the back of premier league shirts. The youngest of the three brothers has recently stormed onto the stage with a whirlwind impact in Newcastle’s 2-1 victory over Scunthorpe in the Carling Cup.

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Power Rangers are go

So after a slow start to the campaign, things look like they might be starting to work out for Queens Park Rangers.

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Is there any way back for Serie A?

Whilst many leagues around the world have evolved and greatly changed, serie A is still dogged by the stillness which has seen the player’s union calling for nationwide strikes. But with a league that has allowed great Milan teams conquer the world, would it be fair to say Serie A is in complete disarray?

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Whatever happened to…centre forwards playing at centre half

Tactical innovation happens all the time without one even noticing it as it is all about organic growth; refinement and tinkering to come up with the optimum set-up for a team.

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Quick: which are the top three leagues in Europe?

I think we can take it as read that you'll have said the English Premier League and Spain's La Liga, and if you keep up with Uefa coefficients, there's a very good chance you've said the German Bundesliga as well.

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Thursday Round Up @ Nasri delighted with Arsenal result, Levy calls for Modric saga to end, Nani admits Utd is buzzing

The 20-year-old had a successful season for his hometown side Atletico Madrid but had only just cemented his place in their side. That is why it came as a surprise that Sir Alex Ferguson and his goalkeeping coach – Eric Steele – chose De Gea to replace the retired Edwin Van der Sar.

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Nasri happy to see Arsenal prevail

Former Arsenal maestro Samir Nasri has passed on his congratulations to his former team-mates after they secure their spot in the Champions League group stages.

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Should De Go Or Should De Stay

On 29 June this summer a young Spanish goalkeeper by the name of David De Gea was signed by Manchester United for £18m.

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Double signing could complete the AVB jigsaw

As Chelsea look set to complete the signing of Valencia playmaker, Juan Mata and continue in their pursuit of Tottenham Hotspur’s Luka Modric, The Blues’ long-awaited summer rebuild finally looks underway. With further investment in youth seeing Oriol Romeu join from Barcelona and Anderlecht’s Romelu Lukaku making his long-awaited move to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas will be looking to usher in a new era at the club.

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City start ominously but United also hit early rhythm

The latest twist to the early stages of what is shaping up to be the most exciting title race in recent memory is that Manchester City have ended their long running pursuit of Samir Nasri by finally managing to land the Frenchman for a fee of £22 million. The midfielder will add to the attacking guile and fluidity that has been on display in the opening two games of the season that has yielded two convincing wins, seven goals and an immediate return from the marquee signing of Sergio Aguero. The shackles finally appear to have been taken off by Roberto Mancini and the impending addition of the mercurial Nasri to such flair is ill-boding for the rest of the league.

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