Man U's Revenge: 8/22

Did Kenwyne have to do a double-flip after his second goal?

Arsenal 4-1 Portsmouth

Arsenal got plenty of attention from their 6-1 drubbing of Everton in the opening weekend. This result was, frankly, about what should have been expected- Pompey are an embarrasment. I would like to thank them for sending Glen Johnson the way of my boys, though! The win propelled the Gunners past their hated London rivals Spurs and into first place.

Birmingham City 0-0 Stoke City

This one had all the appeal of watching paint dry. And probably some failed long throw-ins.

Hull City 1-0 Bolton

Jozy may not have scored on his Premier League debut, but he did set up Hull's winner very shortly after coming on as a sub, and all accounts make it seem that he had a strong all-around first effort. Then again, it was only Bolton...

Manchester City 1-0 Wolverhampton

Adebayor continued to show his worth to his new club with the winning strike in the 17th minute, and, with a little assistance tomorrow, City could find themselves with one of those Top 4 spot their owners are targeting.

Sunderland 2-1 Blackburn

Kenwyne Jones fought the Black Cats back from an early deficit with a double. Not to try to cheapen Mr. Jones's accomplishments, but Blackburn gainfully employs Paul Robinson to keep their goal, so someone was bound to score eventually...

Wigan 0-5 Manchester United

Call this one Manchester United's revenge for their midweek loss to Burnley. Though Wigan looked solid in the first half, SAF lit a fire under his team while they were eating the orange slices their moms brought, and once Wayne Rooney broke through in the 56th minute, the floodgates opened. A mild congrats are also due to Mr. Rooney for his 100th and 101st goals with the Red Devils, and to Michael Owen on his first goal with the club. Good that he got that out of the way before his first injury.

Italy:

Beckhambeckhambeckham's once and future club, AC Milan, took the early Serie A lead with a 2-1 victory over Siena, because only two games were played on the opening day, and the other was a draw between Bologna (delicious) and Fiorentina (a team whose nickname is "The Lilies", which certainly passes for threatening by Italian soccer standards). Both of Milan's goals were scored by Pato, and I'll make a huge leap and just assume that The Gooch played and kicked ass. I don't know where to look to find reports on Italian soccer, and frankly I wouldn't want to know where to look anyways.

Germany:

A road draw on Friday temporarily put Schalke 04 in first place in the Bundesliga, but they were surpassed on goal differential Saturday, when Bayer Leverkusen put up a 5-0 road victory at newly promoted SC Freiburg to take over at the top. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich are now winless in their first three games, following a 2-1 loss at Bundesliga noob FSV Mainz. They stand in 12th place.