The fixtures are coming thick and fast at the start of the new season, with the focus returning to the league this weekend following a week of Champions League, Europa League and Carling Cup matches. All the Premier League teams are in action on either Saturday or Sunday and will be looking to seize the initiative ahead of the international break. Here is The Football Blog’s look at some of the more intriguing match ups of the weekend.
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Liverpool’s inglorious 3-0 defeat to noveau riche Manchester City on Monday night is perhaps just a taste of things to come.
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Any spectator at Eastlands this evening unaware as to which team had spent £130 million this summer and which had spent less than £10 million, wouldn’t have had too many problems guessing by the end of the ninety minutes. In front of owner Sheikh Mansour, Manchester City outmuscled and outplayed Liverpool far too easily for the liking of the Roy Hodgson and the travelling support. Is this indicative of the way things are likely to go for the two teams this season?
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With just one set of Barclays Premier League fixtures completed, there’s nothing like indulging in a bit of hyperbole when describing the fortunes of the protagonists in England’s sensationalised top flight.
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If you look across to the left (do it now before the weekend!), you’ll see my name sitting proudly in second place in The Football Blog’s prediction league on SportGuru.
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