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The Premier League was well and truly and back this weekend Manchester City and Manchester United both won, Lukaku scored again and Tottenham's winning run came to a sudden halt against Crystal Palace. Manchester City picked up their third straight win after battling to win against Leicester City Bernardo Silva scored for City in the 62nd minute. Jamie Vardy had previously had a goal ruled out through VAR. Manchester City battle to win against Leicester City (greatermanchesterfootball.blogspot.com) The Manchester City manager was clearly happy with the win and performance. He has said that the wider range of goalscorers at City is very impressive and gives them a platform to have another successful season.  He added on City's social media accounts: "Yeah, excellent performance. After an international break you always have doubts, but the mentality from the players from the first minute to the end was excellent."   Cristiano Ronaldo played his first game in ...

The transfer window is closed until January 1st.  Who had the best window though? Were there any major losers? Manchester United United strengthened their defence with the signing of Varane and brought some extra quality with the signings of Jadon Sancho and the returning hero Cristiano Ronaldo. Critics would argue that they are still a world class defensive midfielder away from leading the charge in domestic and European competitions. Click here for more news on Manchester United Manchester City The signing of Jack Grealish was great but many would argue that their lack of proven goalscorer could prove costly. Although others would point out that they have just scored ten in two matches so who needs a centre forward? Chelsea The European champions are now many people's favourite to win the Premier League after their additions. They proved their attacking quality against Arsenal but proved they can defend well after they earned a point at Anfield despite spending more than h...

Transfer deadline day happens twice a season and is always a crazy day.  Who can forget Dimitar Berbatov moving to Manchester United in August 2008? Or how about Mesut Özil moving to Arsenal in 2013? Dimitar Berbatov - Tottenham to Manchester United in 2008 Earlier on this dramatic deadline day, it had appeared that Manchester City were going to shatter United's hopes after they had a bid of more than 20 million pounds accepted by Tottenham. United ultimately got their man and the Bulgarian would go onto win two Premier League titles and a League Cup whilst at Old Trafford.  At the time of the transfer, one Manchester United fan said: "Rooney, Ronaldo, Tevez, Berbatov - Is there a better attacking outfit? Now we are really ready to attack European football like we have done domestically." There is constant debate about the overall effectiveness of 'Berba' during his time at Old Trafford. Some United believed he was the world class addition needed at the time, o...

It was another thrilling day of Premier League action, let's take a look a closer look at the action. West Ham United finished the day on top of the Premier League. How many people would bet on them staying there? Manchester City thrash woeful Arsenal Manchester City outplayed ten-man Arsenal on a sunny afternoon at the Etihad Stadium. Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres scored in the first 12 minutes. Any hope Arsenal had of a comeback was ended when midfielder Granit Xhaka was sent off for lunging into a challenge on Joao Cancelo Greater Manchester Football: Manchester City score five against woeful Arsenal https://t.co/StWkcpCUgw — News Ball (@UKNewsBall) August 28, 2021 Ten-man Chelsea hold Liverpool Chelsea frustrated Liverpool in a fast and furious Premier League encounter to earn a hard-fought point. They were reduced to 10 men after Reece James' first-half sending-off. You can see some of the highlights in the tweet below. Give it a watch! A strong and resilient perfo...

The Premier League season starts on August 14th 2021.  Will it be the start of a successful title for Manchester City or will another team triumph in May 2022. Will Manchester City prioritise Champions League success? An interesting aspect of the next season could be Manchester City's quest for the Champions League. Will they prioritise Champions League success as the expense of a successful defence of their Premier League. More Manchester City stories from Greater Manchester Football Chelsea's confidence boost from Champions League win Chelsea will have taken great confidence from their Champions League win over Manchester City. They will have to be more consistent in the league if Thomas Tuchel wants to add the Premier League title to his growing list of honours.  The impact of Manchester United signing Jadon Sancho It's looking more likely that Manchester United will announce the signing of Jadon Sancho soon. Could the English winger/forward add a bit of quality that...