As much as I hate to say this, but the rule of Premier league soccer is definitely held in Manchester, with the Red Devil's and Man City proving this weekend that any chanlenger MUST be prepared to play defense. Right now, only Chelsea and Liverpool have a remote chance of rivaling the Manchester clubs in the race for the title. But that's not all that happened this weekend. A Midlands derby, Tim Howard and Wigan featured this weekend.
In the Midlands derby which featured last year Wolves winning for the first time in 31 years, the story was missed chances for Aston Villa. 6 or 7 times the Lions tested goalkepper Wayne Hennessey. Alex McLeish cannot be satisfied with that draw, but Wolves certainetly will be. They have not lost a game out of 4 possible opportunities.
Back to Manchester. To start off Sunday, Man City pounded Tottenham 5-1. Dzeko scored 2, with Nasri providing an assist on one. The large sums of money Man City have spent prove well worth the financial setback. With Aguero, Dzeko, and Nasri all leading the movement of newbies, Man City have assured their place in the title race.
On the other side of town, Man U have also proved wise in the transfer markert, buying youngster Danny Welbeck, and Ashley Young, both of whom have scored. Man U too have bought cheap talent.
Although it is still early, a few canidates are knocked out of the title run. Arsenal and Tottenham are both definetly out, with the new "Big 4" being the real contenders. Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City and Man U are the largest contenders for this year's trophy, at least in my eyes.
Tim Howard had an amazing game, saving a penalty and forcing another miss. This was easily his best game in a long time.
Wigan beat QPR 2 nil, bringing QPR down to 12th in the table, and they will definetly be lower than that. If the pieces come together for Neil Warnock's men, then they could finish mid-table.
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