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English Premier League – Week 2 Results, Table, Goals & Highlights
A weekend that started with a dull win for Manchester United at Villa Park, and was followed with plenty of goals, including three for Everton in Southampton, two of them by Romelu Lukaku; three also for Norwich on the road against Sunderland and four overall in a home draw for Tottenham against Stoke, while Leicester remain on top of the table with an away win against West Ham.
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Manchester United – Adnan Januzaj Provides a Single Park in the Dark
If there’s one word to describe Manchester United in the Louis van Gaal era, it’s probably “boring”. Luckily for him, one brief moment of stepping out of those rigid boundaries resulted in a flashy Adnan Januzaj goal.
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Match Highlights – Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona (Supercopa de España)
Even if it’s just the Spanish Super Cup, Athletic Bilbao made history with a 4-0 win over Barcelona in the first leg, getting one wonder goal from Mikel San Jose and a hat trick in the second half by Aritz Aduriz.
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Match Highlights – Aston Villa vs Manchester United (Premier League)
A poor, event-less and boring match. Sounds familiar? Manchester United aren’t thrilling or anything close to that, but they keep on winning, beating Aston Villa 1-0 through a slick Adnan Januzaj goal.
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Match Highlights – Barcelona vs Sevilla (UEFA Super Cup)
Who would have guessed that the match opening the 2015-2016 European season would yield nine goals and a massive comeback, culminating in a Pedro winning goal in extra time, giving Barcelona a 5-4 win over Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup, preceded by a brace from Lionel Messi in the first half.
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Liverpool FC – Philippe Coutinho Provided a Light in the Darkness
Entering something of a do-or-die season for Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool, through a beautiful Philippe Coutinho strike, managed to rise above the dreadfulness of their season opener to pick up a win in a stadium they usually don’t leave with smiles on their faces over the last few years.
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Arsenal FC – Arsene Wenger Didn’t Expect Petr Cech to Fail Him
An opening day loss for Arsenal isn’t something new, but Arsene Wenger thought the last person who’d fail him in yet another season that sets off in the wrong way will be Petr Cech, having a miserable debut for the Gunners.
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English Premier League – Newly Promoted Clubs Don’t Receive a Warm Welcome
Between the three new clubs to the Premier League this season (Bournemouth, Norwich and Watford), only one point from the possible nine was earned.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Looks a Little Bit Lonely
If there are two things that can’t be ignored from Manchester United opening the season with a narrow win, is that Wayne Rooney seems a bit lonely up front without too much scoring ability around him, and Louis van Gaal has a better defense than last season.
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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho is Lucky not to Start Season With a Loss
Considering how poorly Chelsea played; how ill prepared the defense seemed to be; how lucky the goals from Oscar and William (or was it an own goal) were; and Thibaut Courtois making a foolish mistake that resulted in a goal and red card; Jose Mourinho has nothing to complain about, and actually feel lucky that his team didn’t lose in the season’s opening match.