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Premier League: Five Things To Learn From This Weekend’s Game by Rafwealth: 10:38pm On Oct 01, 2017
It is a known fact that Manchester clubs have been distinguishing themselves in the premier league, Man City and Manchester United both had a wonderful victory this weekend, while Tottenham has been ahead by outsmarting Huddersfield and Liverpool lost ground with a draw with Newcastle.



However, with the unfolding of different unpredictable events in premier league this weekend, these are five things we learned from the experience;

Man City now look like a Guardiola team
Many English football fans struggled to suppress their glee last season when Pep Guardiola’s hugely anticipated first campaign as Manchester City manager ended with the damp squib of a third-place finish after heavy defeats against such relative underdogs as Everton and Leicester City. But the dominant nature of City’s 1-0 win at reigning champions Chelsea this weekend showed the Guardiola approach is now bearing fruit. The margin of victory was misleading, with City having pinned Chelsea inside their own half –- in classic Guardiola style –- and restricted them to a handful of half-chances. Guardiola spoke after the game about wanting to see his team impose their style at grounds like Old Trafford and the Emirates Stadium and on Saturday’s evidence, they will not approach any away ground with trepidation.

Kane a joy and a worry for Spurs
England’s Harry Kane is scoring goals for fun for Tottenham Hotspur at the moment, with his double in a 4-0 win against Huddersfield taking his tally to 13 for September for club and country. However, Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino must be terrified that injury will strike and leave him in desperate need of a replacement as his reserves are sparse, with Dutch signing Vincent Janssen having failed to sparkle last term. As Ronald Koeman is finding at Everton in the absence of Romelu Lukaku, a failure to replace a proven goalscorer can prove costly and Spurs will hope they can find a solid back-up for Kane in the January transfer window.

Magical Sanchez back in favour
With just hours left before the transfer deadline, it appeared certain Alexis Sanchez had played his last game for Arsenal. Sanchez was desperate to join Manchester City and, after refusing to sign a new contract, the Chile forward had finally forced Gunners boss Arsene Wenger to consider selling him. But the deal fell through, putting Sanchez in the difficult position of having to return to Arsenal. A section of Arsenal’s fans responded with boos for their star and Wenger initially left him on the bench. But Sanchez is too talented to stay in the dog-house for long, as he proved with a sublime back-heeled assist for Alex Iwobi’s goal in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Brighton. No wonder the jeers quickly turned to cheers.

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