Manchester Left in Shock

Week Six Highlights in the Premier League

By Chris Battiloro

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There must be something bad in the air this weekend in Manchester, because it is extremely rare that both Manchester teams ever lose in the same weekend.

More significantly, Man. United rarely ever loses two matches in a row! West Brom has not won at Old Trafford in over three decades. West Brom scored in the fifth minute when Amalfitano threaded three of the Man U defenders and then chipped De Gea on the one-on-one. Wayne Rooney would come through again for the Red Devils scoring in the 57th off a free kick from the corner of the box. West Brom displayed excellent ball movement throughout the game. Great ball movement in the 67th set up Berahino who slotted a ball past De Gea from beyond the 18-yard mark. 

This loss places Man. U in an unfamiliar spot: in the bottom half of the table. Just saying that doesn’t sound right! Safe to say new coach David Moyes has all eyes on him as the fans look for adjustments next week against lowly Sunderland.

The blue half of Manchester is just as frustrated this weekend after losing earlier this year to newcomers Cardiff City. Man. City lost to Aston Villa after appearing to have the game secured early on. However, they seemed to get too complacent and relaxed on an Aston Villa team that wants to prove something. They have had their moments of brilliance thus far, beating Arsenal, and their disappoints, such as losing 4-0 to Tottenham. This game was something special to watch!

 Aston Villa turned the some heads when El Ahmadi scored the equalizer in the 50th, but order seemed to have been restored when Dzecko scored in the 56th. Villa stunned again when Bacuna converted a perfect free kick from about 25 yards. A staggered Man City couldn’t regain their form. Two minutes later, Adreas Weimann would split both Man City center backs off of a punt, and placed a slow roller past a charging Joe Hart to give Villa the lead. This was an excellent win for Aston Villa, but a harder loss for Man City who now sit in fifth place in the table.

The early Chelsea vs Tottenham London derby game proved to be the battle it was expected to be. Gylfi Sigurdsson put the Spurs up early by powering through John Terry in the box and sliding the ball past check in the 19th minute. John Terry would equalize things later in the 65th when he went unmarked on a free kick and put a header past a helpless Hugo Lloris. Fernando Torres’ received a brutal red card with ten minutes left for a weak 50/50 tussle with a Tottenham defender. The send off killed Chelsea’s offensive momentum.