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5 things we learnt from matchday 6

 
 
On this weekly column, we highlights five of the biggest lessons we learnt from Matchday six of the English Premier League
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1. Chelsea 2 Vs Arsenal 0: Arsenal and Arsene Wenger keep failing

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Chelsea as usual came top over Arsenal again in Saturday, September 19  tea time fixture at Stamford Bridge.

The major talking point especially for Arsenal fans is the red card to Gabriel Paulista after an altercation with Diego Costa who was however lucky not have been sent off by the referee Mike Dean.

Wenger and Arsenal fans are blaming their loss to Dean's failure to send off Costa but we have been here before.

Arsenal always seem to have an excuse everytime.

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Losers never run out of excuses

Arsenal have Chelsea in the league since 2011 while Jose Mourinho has never lost to Wenger in the league

10 men or nor not, Arsenal were never going  to win that game, so let's all move on from the Costa excuse.

Costa is not going to be banned and that's life for you.  Nobody cares  really. Arsenal can continue crying foul or pick themselves up and face the challenge. The invincibles of 2003/2004 never cried foul for anything

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There  were efficient,  good,  dirty and had their negative antics too.  But there were WINNERS.

Many Arsenal fans know this but won't admit it, Arsene Wenger has failed them again.

2. Chelsea 2 Vs Arsenal 0: Jose Mourinho wants to win at all cost

For Jose Mourinho, it all about winning. He doesn't care what line he crosses or what morals he goes against, he just wants to win.

The Chelsea manager just like his striker Costa is someone that is much loathed by the opposition but loved by his club fans.

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After the game, Mourinho angered many b suggesting that Costa was his man of the match.

"He did what he was supposed to do,"  Mourinho said.

And what did Costa do, he was responsible for the turning point in the game which handed Chelsea all the three points.

Love him or hate him, you would love Mourinho to be the manager of your club.

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He is often unbearable, but he does his job which is to win.

3. Manchester City 1 Vs West Ham 2: Manchester City are beatable

Manchester City were beaten by giants killers West Ham at home on Saturday, September 19.

After their game away at Crystal Palace last week which they won in the last minute, I opined that Manchester City will struggle without David Silva and with an out of form Sergio Aguero.

That is exactly what happened against West Ham.

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Silva pulled out after suffering an injury during warm-up while Aguero was below par.

This loss does not spell doom for City, but it shows that they won't be allowed to run away with the title.

4. Southampton 2 Vs Manchester United 3: Anthony Martial will boss the EPL

Though it is till early to predict, Anthony Martial looks like that kind of player that will boss the EPL for years to come.

"What a waste of money" was the popular maxim by pundits to describe the  £36million United paid for Martial on deadline day (with the fee rising to a potential £58m).

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But with everything we have seen so far he was worth it.

After his super solo goal against Liverpool, this 19-year-old was thrown in to the starting 11 against Southampton and scored a brace.

The boy is fearless and has all the element to trouble EPL defenders for years to come.

Apart from his pace, his composure in front of goal is trait ahead of his age. That last minute look at the goalkeeper before his finish is stuff of champions.

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Watch out EPL, a menace is here.

5. Liverpool 1 Vs Norwich 1: Brendan Rodgers to get the sack before December

The only thing that save Brendan Rodgers from getting a sack before December is if his players start bailing him out on a consistent basis.

Rodgers as a manager has no effect on Liverpool and never had. His best season as a Liverpool manager was the 2013/2014 season but all that was as a result of the wizardry of a certain Luis Suarez and the brilliance of Daniel Sturridge.

He needs that kind of performance from the likes of Phillipe Countino and Daniel Sturridge to save himself this season.

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Against  Norwich at home on Sunday, Liverpool were clueless. Long balls from the back to Christian Benteke or Coutinho and Sturridge trying to fashion things out for themselves was all Liverpool were doing to find a way past Norwich.

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