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Manchester United – Alex Ferguson Shifts Focus From Problems
Instead of talking about how bad Manchester United were in the first half, Ferguson just praised his lads for their second half in a 2-3 losing effort against Tottenham. Rather than focusing on the problems his team had encountering speed against a super Spurs counter attack, he talked about how Paul Scholes did a masterful job in the second half.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez is the Best Striker in the Premier League
Give Luis Suarez a fixture at Carrow Road every weekend, and he’ll break a few scoring records when it’s all said and done. For the second consecutive time, Suarez tormented Norwich with a sublime hat trick and simply put a perfect match, leading Liverpool to a 5-2 victory, their first of the season.
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Arsenal FC – Blaming it all on Laurent Koscielny
Instead of trying to find positives from their game (not much), Arsene Wenger stabbed the problem right at the heart. Soft, sub-par defending. He didn’t mention any names, but it was obvious who he was referring to – Laurent Koscielny.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Finds Scoring Touch
There were many things to be happy about for Chelsea after their 2-1 win, as slight underdogs, at the Emirates against Arsenal, but having Fernando Torres finally back on the score-sheet in another so-so performance from him and his team was the best news they could have asked for.
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Martin Jiranek Scores Goal of the Season (So Far)
Czech centre back Martin Jiranek hasn’t played for the national team in quite some time, and at 33 his best is way behind him, but his absolute missile of a goal on Saturday against Kuban Krasnodar, which didn’t help him and Terek Grozny avoid a 2-1 loss, is probably the best we’ve seen this season so far.
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Tottenham Beat Manchester United at Old Trafford For the First Time Since 1989
When you talk about statement wins, this is it. Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie came very close to scoring during 30 minutes of huge pressure on Brad Friedel’s goal, but in the end, Tottenham’s brilliant counter attacking and goals from Gareth Bale, Jan Vertonghen and Clint Dempsey were too much for Manchester United, beating the red devils at home 2-3.
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How is Edin Dzeko not a Starter
Manchester City grabbed a deserved win at Craven Cottage against Fulham after trailing 1-0 but evetually earning the 3 points after another important cameo appearence from Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko.
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Luis Suarez Scores His First Hat Trick This Season (Norwich vs Liverpool)
The referees are still against him, but it really didn’t matter to Luis Suarez, who scored a fantastic hat trick and added an assist as Liverpool won their first Premier League match of the season in a highly entertaining encounter at Carrow Road, beating Norwich 5-2.
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Juan Mata Wins Big London Derby (Arsenal vs Chelsea)
Arsenal came in as the favorites to this match, but Chelsea, with an efficient, patient an intelligent display gave Arsene Wenger’s men their first loss of the season, as Fernando Torres found his scoring touch once again, Juan Mata scored the winner, both aided by the help of a terrible Laurent Koscielny.
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College Football – Week 5 Predictions
The national champions and number 1 team in the nation, Alabama, should continue their perfect start hosting a worse than their record team in Ole Miss, while Oregon have a tricky visit to Seattle against Washington State and LSU play another FCS team. West Virginia make their Big 12 debut hosting Baylor, while Ohio State facing Michigan State is another interesting ranked teams matchup.