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BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE 17/18: GAMEWEEK 5 REVIEW

 
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   Another weekend of blitzing Barclays Premier League football served itself up this gameweek. Mancunia leads the pack, Arsène wasn't beat. And hey, it turned out Spurs' midweek win was in fact a drill.
 
    First off, we head to Mancunia. The blue side of Mancunia. Manchester City headed to a Watford side, who were in fourth place. They've played pretty well to be there too. But, against the big boys, you've hardly got a chance. The favorites hit the hosts for 6. Bouncing Kun Agüero scored a hat-trick too. Gab Jesus, Nic Otamendi, And Raheem Sterling also got on the scoresheet. Deadly, ruthless. How about their city neighbors? Well, they were reunions at Old Trafford. Wayne back in Manchester, Romelu against his old teammates. Manchester United thumped the visitors 4-0, with Rom Lukaku finding the back of the net (Antonio Valencia hit a scorcher). And oh, he did celebrate. Wonder what happened to allegiances. On the other hand, Gary Lineker saw a funny side to the game via his Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/909459429606731777
   
     Next stop's at the Bridge. Toni and his Chelsea charges welcomed an Arsenal side who since 2005 haven't kept a clean sheet. In fact, their last win was in 11/12 (thanks to favorite foe RVP). Game was a dead rubber really, not living up to its billing. Legends still say that Arsenal who came on to celebrate with Mustafi, is in fact still celebrating. The German was correctly ruled off for offside. Good news for Arsenal as they weren't beat.
Well, guess who's taken the 4th berth. Es Rafa. Sí!!! Newcastle United got past Stoke, thanks to Jamaal Lascelles rising high to head home Matt Ritchie's corner. There were draws between Liverpool and Burnley, West Brom and West Ham (Pedro Obiang so close), Spurs and Swansea, and between Huddersfield and Leicester. Bournemouth were nicked in front at home by the ever-present Jermaine Defoe past Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß set up Solly March for the visitors equaliser.
    Right, a Manchester spree again? Certainly looks like it. Who's stopping them?
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