London (AFP)
The big clubs are seeking to build on their victories last weekend, and get points again in the fifth stage of the English Football League, which starts on Tuesday, amid anticipation of the arrival of new faces and the departure of others in the last days of the transfer market.
The top teams managed to get away with victories from their final games of the weekend, albeit in a tough fashion, with the exception of a landslide win for Liverpool.
In the final days and hours of the summer transfer market, which closes on Thursday, clubs are in a race against time to conclude deals amid anticipation of the fate of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo with Manchester United.
Arsenal leads the standings after being the only one to score the full mark this season, after a difficult 2-1 victory over Fulham with the goal of Brazilian Gabriel Magalich four minutes before the end of the match.
This is the first time that the London team has won its first four league matches since the 2004-2005 season under the supervision of French coach Arsene Wenger.
The “Gunners” receive Aston Villa on Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium, looking forward to deepening the wounds of coach Steven Gerrard’s team, which has suffered three defeats, two of them in the last two stages, compared to one win this season.
Despite the brilliance of Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus, who arrived this summer from Manchester City, the Norwegian playmaker Martin Odegaard emerged, who became the team’s top scorer with three goals in the league.
This, and the defending champions Manchester City had to return from a two-goal deficit at home against Crystal Palace to a wonderful 4-2 victory, thanks to the hat-trick of their new Norwegian star Erling Haaland, who was the top scorer in the league with six goals.
And he became the second player alongside Argentine Sergio Aguero to reach this number of goals in his first four matches with City in the league.
And he will try to increase his yield and move away from the lead when the team of Spanish coach Pep Guadiola, who is in second place with ten points, welcomes his counterpart Nottingham Forest on Wednesday, who fell victim to Tottenham’s third 2-0 on Sunday.
Liverpool achieved its biggest win in the history of its participation in the “Premier League” after it crushed Bournemouth 9-0, equaling the largest victories in the Premier League (started in 1993), after Manchester United achieved that twice and once Leicester City.
But in a strange incident, if it is true, none of the nine goals carried the signature of the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah or even a decisive pass, as Firmino and Colombian Luis Dias scored twice, in addition to three assists for the Brazilian.
Liverpool hopes that this big win will spark a spark in the league after a bad start in which they drew in the first two matches before falling against rivals Manchester United in the third stage.
And he knows that the task will not be easy against his guest, Newcastle, who imposed a 3-3 draw on Manchester City in the pre-last stage, before he came out with a fatal draw against Wolverhampton on Sunday with an amazing goal by Frenchman Alain Saint-Maximan.
As for Manchester United, who compensated for his disastrous start to the league after two defeats, with successive victories over Liverpool and Southampton, the movement in the transfer market overshadowed its match against Leicester City at the end of the stage on Thursday.
Reports indicated that he had reached an agreement to sign Brazilian winger Anthony from Ajax Amsterdam for 85 million pounds ($99 million).
On the other hand, there is great anticipation for the future of Ronaldo, who wants to move to a team that competes in the Champions League, despite Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag repeating his desire for the Portuguese to stay.
As for Leicester City, it suffers from one of its worst beginnings, as it is bottom of the standings with three defeats, the last of which was against Chelsea, and a draw in the first stage.
Chelsea will defeat Southampton in the opening stage on Tuesday, after achieving a remarkable victory over Leicester, despite completing the meeting with ten players since the 28th minute after Conor Gallagher was sent off, to compensate for his sudden loss with three clean goals in the previous stage against Leeds United.
“The Blues” is expected to sign French defender Wesley Fofana from Leicester City for 70 million pounds, after the “The Athletic” website indicated that the player traveled to the United States to undergo a medical examination, at the request of the new American owner, Todd Boehle, to reassure, after He missed the majority of last season due to a broken foot.
Tottenham will also play the third on Wednesday with its host West Ham, looking to maintain its unbeaten record.
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