After a long FIFA date, club football is back. In the Premier League, however, the trend at the bottom of the table continued. Tottenham Hotspur, who arrived at this matchday as the bottom side, remained stuck at the bottom of the English competition after only managing a late 1-1 draw in their visit to Manchester United.
The Spurs, who had barely two points from five matches, needed to get a positive result at Old Trafford if they wanted to escape the crisis they are going through. As for the Red Devils, meanwhile, the picture was not so different, as they have also failed to take off despite the expectations placed on Michael Carrick: they showed up with five points out of a possible 15.
With so much at stake, the match became a tense, hard-fought affair. In fact, it was only in the second half that both teams managed to break the deadlock after several stretches of scrappy play and nerves. Thus, at the 73rd minute, the first breakthrough came: the Cameroonian Bryan Mbeumo scored the goal that gave the Mancunians hope.
At that point the result seemed to be on course, even more so with the sending-off of Uruguayan Rodrigo Bentancur (79′), which left the Spurs with 10 men just minutes from the end. However, as a sign of the lack of focus Carrick's men often have, the worst came at the close: Dominic Solanke, with a soft header, managed to get ahead of Lisandro Martíne…
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After a long FIFA international break, club football is back. In the Premier League, however, the trend at the bottom of the table remained the same. Tottenham Hotspur, who arrived at this matchday in last place, remained stuck at the bottom of the English competition after managing only a late 1-1 draw in their visit to Manchester United. The Spurs, who had just two points from five matches, needed to get a positive result at Old Trafford if they wanted to escape the crisis they are going through. As for the Red Devils, meanwhile, the picture was not so different, as they have also failed to take off despite the expectations placed on Michael Carrick: they arrived with five points out of a possible 15. With so much at stake, the match became a tense, hard-fought affair. In fact, it was only in the second half that both teams managed to break the deadlock after several stretches of struggle and nervousness. Thus, past the 73rd minute, came the first breakthrough: the Cameroonian Bryan Mbeumo scored the goal that gave hope to the Mancunians. At that point the result seemed to be on course, even more so with the sending-off of Uruguayan Rodrigo Bentancur (79′), which left the Spurs with 10 men just minutes from the end. However, as a demonstration of the disconnect that Carrick's players often have, the worst came at the close: Dominic Solanke, with a soft header, managed to get in front of Lisandro Martínez and sealed the definitive 1-1. With this share of the points — which does little for either team — the table is already starting to show a trend: Manchester United is far from contending for the title, with six points and sitting in 12th place; while Tottenham still has not won all season, with a poor tally of three points and a meager 18th place. Arsenal and Chelsea deliverUnlike these clubs, there are other Big Six teams that delivered this Saturday. Arsenal, for example, returned to the top of the table (pending what Manchester City does) after beating Leeds United 2-1, complete with a comeback. The Gunners started off falling behind in the 55th minute with a goal from James Justin, but they reacted in an eight-minute burst with the goals from Riccardo Calafiori and Bruno Guimaraes, in the 62nd and 70th minutes, respectively. Chelsea, for its part, steamrolled Bournemouth in a 5-1 rout marked by the offensive festival of Jordan Henderson and Joao Pedro, who each scored a brace. The remaining goal came from Morgan Rogers, while the Cherries' consolation was scored by Evanilson. NEWSLETTEREl DeportivoMonday, 8:45 AMA special selection with coverage and analysis of the most important sporting events of the weekend, by the La Tercera Sports team. By subscribing you are accepting the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies of La Tercera.