It was a very eventful first weekend of Premier League action. The sub-plots, transfer speculation, managerial changes and other activities eventually gave way to the much-awaited action on the pitch. The teams involved did not disappoint as a total of 25 goals were scored in the 10 matches. Most of the members of the Big Six mini-league got opening day victories; Manchester United scraped a 2-1 win over Leicester City, Chelsea ran away comfortable 3-0 winners away at Huddersfield, Tottenham Hotspur beat Rafa Benitez's Newcastle by 2-1 and Liverpool absolutely hammered West Ham by 4-0. It was also the first Premier League weekend in 22 years that Arsene Wenger was absent from and his...
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