LIVERPOOL ON TOP AFTER ARSENAL DRAWS
Sunday's English Premier League action opened with the match of the weekend, Tottenham's short trip to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal in the North London Derby. The match didn't feature all the fireworks we've come to expect from a NLD and ended in a 1-1 draw, a fair result for two evenly-matched teams.
Tottenham looked like the better team and up for the challenge of getting three points on the road through the first 40 minutes, but Arsenal went ahead in the blink of an eye thanks to a Spurs own goal. Mesut Ozil delivered a wonderful free kick about square with goal in the 42nd, and Tottenham's Kevin Wimmer misplaced his clearance, sending into the back of the net instead of out for a corner kick.
The opener offered Arsenal the opportunity to come out swinging in the second half and put the match out of reach before Spurs had a chance to apply much pressure. However, the Gunners capitulated thanks to a mistake of their own. Laurent Koscielny stepped in to tackle Mousa Dembele, but took out his legs instead.
Harry Kane, in his first action for Spurs since a win over Sunderland in late September, stepped to the spot and finished cooly to give Tottenham the equalizer, and keep the club unbeaten in the Premier League this season.
The draw will be seen as a wasted opportunity for Arsenal. Manchester City drew and Chelsea won on Saturday to put Arsenal in third coming into the match. The Gunners would have gone top with a win. Instead, Liverpool now leads the pack after a might victory on Sunday,
Liverpool leads the league
Liverpool's high-flying attack was full of gusto and verve once again on Sunday, supplying the Reds with six goals en route to a 6-1 beatdown of Watford at Anfield to go top of the table.
The first two scores came just outside the first 25 minutes of the match via Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho. Mane applied a clinical glancing header off a cross to open the scoring, then, minutes later, Coutinho found a yard of space at the top of the box and fired past the keeper for a 2-0 lead.
The match was over from that moment, and Liverpool continued to expand it lead throughout the afternoon, with goals from Emre Can, Roberto Firmino, Georginio Wijnaldum and another from Mane. There might not be an attack in the Premier League better than Liverpool's this season. And now the Reds have first place in the table to go along with it.
Manchester United rebounds from midweek disappointment
Manchester United has gone through a mighty slump in recent weeks, culminating with a 2-1 loss to Fenerbache on Thursday. But the Red Devils appear to have righted the ship, momentarily at least, by beating Swansea City 3-1 on Sunday.
One player who experienced a lot of criticism during United's skid was the most-expensive player in the world, Paul Pogba. People expect you to score goal, and spectacular ones at that, when you command the kind of fee Pogba did. Against Swansea, he started producing that kind of quality once again with a stunner in the 15th minute to put United up 1-0.
But Pogba wasn't the only United player to respond after weeks of poor play. Zlatan Ibrahimovic began the season on a tear, scoring five goals in his first five matches. He's cooled off considerably since then, scoring just once more coming into Sunday. However, Ibrahimovic scored a first half brace to put the match well out of Swansea's reach.
With the win, Manchester United advances to sixth in the EPL table. Swansea, meanwhile, keeps it place in 19th with just five points. American manager Bob Bradley is still winless since joining the club, with three losses in his four matches at Swansea.
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