We take a look at five things we learnt from this weekend’s games.
The third round of Premier League fixtures has now been played (excluding Liverpool and Arsenal, who play each other on Monday night) and so it’s time to look at what we have learned from this weekend’s performances and results.
There was another win for Man City, while Chelsea finally picked up their first three points of the season, as did Bournemouth. Several teams – including Tottenham and Southampton – are also still chasing their first victory.
1. Man United need another attacking threat
As the Red Devils played out a 0-0 draw against Newcastle, it was clear that they need another forward. Yes, they do have Wayne Rooney but he has now gone ten games without a goal – not a good stat for an attacker. They also have Depay but he isn’t played as an out-and-out striker and therefore he is more likely to set a goal up then score one (although he can find the back of the net, as he did in midweek for United last week).
They also have Hernandez but it isn’t likely that he will be making many starts, as he now spends most of his time occupying the bench at Old Trafford.
Credit to Newcastle though – their defence was pretty solid to keep out Man United, with Krul and Coloccini in particular having superb games for the Toon. However, in Louis Van Gaal wants to take the Red Devils to the title, he can’t be going without scoring like this each week and he can’t be relying on Rooney every week either.
