Winners:
Sergio Aguero:
The Argentinian forward had clearly been watching the bundesliga and was inspired by Robert Lewandowski’s 5 goals in 9 minutes and thought “anything you can do I can do almost as quickly.” He looked back to his clinical best against an admittedly weak Newcastle defence; quick, sharp and popping up in all the right places. Aguero had only scored 1 goal in 7 appearances up to the Newcastle game and everyone around the Etihad will be hoping that this isn't an oasis in the middle of a barren season.
Claudio Ranieri:
After an absolute thumping at home against Arsenal, Ranieri might have been afraid that the bubble was about to burst against a Norwich side who were unbeaten in 3. Not the case, as a surprise bit of tinkering, perhaps not so surprisingly, paid off. Star performer Riyad Mahrez was left on the bench, to much derision, but wasn't really missed. The tinkerer is working his magic, for now…
Alexis Sanchez:
Hitting his stride now, Sanchez has scored 6 in the last 3. He's really starting to look like the player he was last season after a less than prolific start to the season. His performance against Leicester was excellent but not unexpected, however his performance against United was dominant. If Arsenal are going to make their first serious title challenge in a long time then they are going to need Alexis to keep this form up.
Losers:
Chelsea:
Not just Mourinho but the whole club, top to bottom, are losers this week. It's starting to become a valid question when you ponder whether Chelsea are going to finish in the top four or not. An abysmal performance, especially after going 1-0 up, the blues never looked particularly assured and, with John terry back in defence and playing at Stamford Bridge, that is a particular worry. There is nothing positive to take from this game at all.
Tim Sherwood:
Not Tim’s first time in the losers column, he should genuinely start getting worried now. Four points from 8 games, Villa are keeping company with the laughably bad northeast, already four points behind 17th. Sherwood’s only saving grace is that he has a decent squad at his disposal, and a reasonable amount of depth, something which can't be said for some of the teams around them.
Sergio Aguero:
The Argentinian forward had clearly been watching the bundesliga and was inspired by Robert Lewandowski’s 5 goals in 9 minutes and thought “anything you can do I can do almost as quickly.” He looked back to his clinical best against an admittedly weak Newcastle defence; quick, sharp and popping up in all the right places. Aguero had only scored 1 goal in 7 appearances up to the Newcastle game and everyone around the Etihad will be hoping that this isn't an oasis in the middle of a barren season.
Claudio Ranieri:
After an absolute thumping at home against Arsenal, Ranieri might have been afraid that the bubble was about to burst against a Norwich side who were unbeaten in 3. Not the case, as a surprise bit of tinkering, perhaps not so surprisingly, paid off. Star performer Riyad Mahrez was left on the bench, to much derision, but wasn't really missed. The tinkerer is working his magic, for now…
Alexis Sanchez:
Hitting his stride now, Sanchez has scored 6 in the last 3. He's really starting to look like the player he was last season after a less than prolific start to the season. His performance against Leicester was excellent but not unexpected, however his performance against United was dominant. If Arsenal are going to make their first serious title challenge in a long time then they are going to need Alexis to keep this form up.
Losers:
Chelsea:
Not just Mourinho but the whole club, top to bottom, are losers this week. It's starting to become a valid question when you ponder whether Chelsea are going to finish in the top four or not. An abysmal performance, especially after going 1-0 up, the blues never looked particularly assured and, with John terry back in defence and playing at Stamford Bridge, that is a particular worry. There is nothing positive to take from this game at all.
Tim Sherwood:
Not Tim’s first time in the losers column, he should genuinely start getting worried now. Four points from 8 games, Villa are keeping company with the laughably bad northeast, already four points behind 17th. Sherwood’s only saving grace is that he has a decent squad at his disposal, and a reasonable amount of depth, something which can't be said for some of the teams around them.
Brendan Rodgers and Dick Advocaat:
Of course. They had both been coming. The Liverpool owners’ patience with Rodgers had been growing thin since last season’s 6-1 defeat against Stoke on the last day, and probably before that. Liverpool are unlikely to be losers as they look like they'll be getting Jurgen Klopp. In equal and opposite measure Advocaat’s patience with Sunderland football club had been growing thin. He continued in the job on a wave of hysteria after last season’s relegation escape, that hysteria has now disappeared and what's left is the realisation that the squad wasn't really good enough to stay up last year and hasn't really got any better.
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