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In-form Calvert-Lewin causes a \u2018ruckus\u2019<\/p>\n
Dominic Calvert-Lewin\u2019s physicality overpowering Bryan Mbeumo in Manchester United\u2019s area at a corner grabbed him a fifth goal in 10 outings for Leeds: a pretty respectable ratio. \u201cI just tried to cause a ruckus,\u201d said Leeds\u2019 No 9. \u201cI make it difficult for the defender. I read the flight of the ball and was quickest to react. I feel really comfortable [here]. I feel the support from the club and the fans and it is a great feeling stepping on to the pitch, particularly at Elland Road.\u201d Of the contenders to be understudy to Harry Kane as England\u2019s centre-forward, Calvert-Lewin may be the lead act \u2013 if he can stay injury-free, which has been a difficulty throughout his career. Jamie Jackson<\/p>\n
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Baleba adds fresh energy to United<\/p>\n
After the defeat to Atl\u00e9tico Madrid<\/a> last Tuesday, Manchester United\u2019s director of football, Jason Wilcox, could at least sit a bit more comfortably watching Michael Carrick\u2019s side battle to a draw at Elland Road. Lisandro Mart\u00ednez bemoaned, among other things, the lack of squad depth at United in his post-match comments in Madrid, but one area Wilcox did strengthen over the summer was United\u2019s midfield. Carlos Baleba, a \u00a365m arrival from Brighton, started his first game for the club alongside Andrey Santos, a \u00a350m signing from Chelsea, and the pair held their own against Leeds\u2019 combative midfield three. \u201cThey\u2019re both young players adapting to life at this football club and I thought both of them were terrific today,\u201d Carrick said. \u201cThat\u2019s a massive positive for us.\u201d As for Mart\u00ednez, he was taken off at half-time with a tight thigh. Billy Munday<\/p>\n Carlos Baleba made his mark for Manchester United in midfield. Photograph: Ash Donelon\/Manchester United\/Getty Images<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Wirtz grows into role of Liverpool creator<\/p>\n Florian Wirtz created nine chances during Liverpool\u2019s comeback win against Brentford<\/a>. The German\u2019s effectiveness grew when Brentford were reduced to 10 men but it was still one of Wirtz\u2019s better games in a Liverpool shirt. The playmaker took on responsibility in the second half. Andoni Iraola was happy and perhaps sees a connection growing between Wirtz and V\u00edctor Mu\u00f1oz. Both of Wirtz\u2019s assists in the league this season have been for Mu\u00f1oz, a \u00a334.5m summer signing from Osasuna who hugs the touchline and stretches the play with speed and directness. Iraola plays positive, vertical football. Wirtz could be more dangerous if his passes are hitting speedy wingers such as Mu\u00f1oz and Bradley Barcola. Jacob Steinberg<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Bouaddi belies his years in assured display<\/p>\n Ayyoub Bouaddi made his first league start for Manchester City in the win against Ipswich but anyone watching would have thought he was an old hand. The teenager belied his years<\/a> with a mature performance at the base of midfield, controlling the tempo while keeping things simple in possession and spotting danger when required. The Moroccan cost \u00a385m in the summer from Lille to battle for a place in Enzo Maresca\u2019s revamped side, fighting Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez and Elliot Anderson for a spot in the team \u2013 and he is looking their equal. \u201cNot bad, yeah?\u201d Maresca joked about Bouaddi\u2019s performance. \u201cI think that the manager is always looking to find minutes and space for good players. Ayyoub is very good. He is very young, coming from France, so we need to help him, not put him under pressure every game. I think he is doing well.\u201d Will Unwin<\/p>\n Ayyoub Bouaddi has made a promising start in England. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson\/EPA<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Arbeloa claims \u2018sky is the limit\u2019 for King<\/p>\n If you were at Craven Cottage on Saturday and didn\u2019t know which three players \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa had brought with him from the Real Madrid setup, you would have assumed one of them was Josh King. The 19-year-old has started every league game this season ahead of Emile Smith Rowe in the No 10 position and has already taken on the role of chief creator. King has been in Fulham\u2019s academy since under-nine level and became a regular in the first team under Marco Silva last season. Arbeloa has spoken of wanting to help the youngster raise his level, to help him kick on. \u201cHe\u2019s a top talent,\u201d said Arbeloa after King\u2019s all-action performance against Hull that helped Fulham<\/a> to their first league win of the campaign. \u201cThe sky is his limit. He has the talent, the mentality, the character \u2013 he has everything to become a top, top player.\u201d BM<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Moyes aggrieved after Rogers escapes red<\/p>\n David Moyes claimed Chelsea got the rub of the green with the two goals that condemned Everton<\/a> to a first defeat of the season but there was no question it was deserved on the basis of their respective second-half performances. Everton\u2019s response to Pedro Neto\u2019s opener was nonexistent, with Moyes\u2019s decision to introduce a seemingly unfit Christian N\u00f8rgaard instead of Hayden Hackney a contributory factor, but they could feel aggrieved about Morgan Rogers avoiding a second yellow card in the 44th minute for leaping into James Garner. With Harrison Armstrong booked for what the referee, Paul Tierney, deemed a reckless challenge on Josh Acheampong earlier in the game, his inconsistency on the Chelsea forward\u2019s tackle was a key moment. \u201cI would love to speak on the referees but I would probably get fined,\u201d said Garner. \u201cAll this camera stuff on their heads, you need to keep out of the game. Just let referees ref it and stop making it about them. That\u2019s all I\u2019ve got to say.\u201d Andy Hunter<\/p>\n Morgan Rogers (centre) was not the most popular man on Merseyside at the weekend. Photograph: Mike Egerton\/PA<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n Time for Jaissle to switch up defence?<\/p>\n Sven Botman was extremely fortunate not to be sent off for a nasty tackle on Nicolas Jackson as Newcastle lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa, with the excellent Johan Manzambi heading the first-half winner. The rash, high way Botman lunged in on Jackson seemed emblematic of the centre-back\u2019s decline since he suffered a serious knee injury three years ago. The moment has surely arrived for the now under pressure Matthias Jaissle to drop Botman and recall not merely Dan Burn but Fabian Sch\u00e4r, too, in a switch to a more stabilising back three. Newcastle\u2019s failure to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 Premier League<\/a> games at home \u2013 a run stretching back into last season under Eddie Howe \u2013 emphasises the need for defensive fortification. Moreover Sch\u00e4r\u2019s ball-playing ability, and particularly his dangerous long diagonal passes, would enhance Newcastle\u2019s pretty dismal threat as an attacking force. Tellingly, Jaissle\u2019s team registered only one shot on target on Saturday, paving the way for Unai Emery\u2019s 100th Premier League win as a manager. Louise Taylor<\/p>\n 8<\/p>\n Madueke upstages struggling Eze<\/p>\n When Arsenal signed Eberechi Eze, it was hard not to be a little suspicious. Though he started his top-level career relatively late, it is rare a player steps up levels at 27 \u2013 all the more so given Mikel Arteta is not exactly in love with mavericks and risk. Ultimately, Eze looks better suited to being the main man in a mid-ranking team rather than a cog in a top one which prioritises shape and system above all else. He was anonymous against Nottingham Forest prior to his removal at half-time. Though Arsenal did not explode thereafter<\/a>, Noni Madueke did offer greater threat, his speed challenging defenders inside and out before scoring a winning goal that, though fortuitous, also reflected the difference he made. There is surely little chance Eze is picked to start Arsenal\u2019s next game, at Bayern Munich, and he is running out of time to establish himself at the club. Daniel Harris<\/p>\n Eberechi Eze (right) made little impact against Nottingham Forest. Photograph: David Price\/Arsenal FC\/Getty Images<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n Sage on thin ice after grim trip to seaside<\/p>\n Pierre Sage is treading on very thin ice at Crystal Palace<\/a> after another disastrous defensive display allowed Brighton to equal their biggest win against their arch rivals. A poor start to the season has been marked by Palace conceding 17 goals in seven league matches \u2013 the worst in the division. The chair, Steve Parish, admitted during the international break that the Frenchman\u2019s position remains on \u201chigh alert\u201d and, judging by the angry reaction of some Palace fans to the 5-0 thrashing at the Amex Stadium, Sage could be in big trouble. But there must be some sympathy given the failure to adequately replace the influential Maxence Lacroix in central defence after he was sold to Chelsea. That is believed to have led to disagreements with Parish, who has shown a tendency to act quickly if things aren\u2019t going his way. It could be a nerve-racking few days for Sage before Thursday\u2019s trip to face Besiktas in the Europa League. Ed Aarons<\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n Sunderland\u2019s squad buckles under strain<\/p>\n Sunderland\u2019s problems are stacking up. Brian Brobbey\u2019s continued absence with an injury sustained while playing for the Netherlands is beyond R\u00e9gis Le Bris\u2019 control but defeat at Bournemouth was self-inflicted. The swift journey from the Championship to the Europa League has become a stumble. Kevin Danso\u2019s red card was by no means the only error committed during a performance where cross words were exchanged between befuddled defenders. Granit Xhaka found himself incapable of exerting anything like the influence he showed last season. Instead, Tyler Adams and Lewis Cook dominated midfield. Trips to Poznan, Milan and Anderlecht await for Sunderland but Le Bris\u2019 squad is struggling to straddle two fronts. A horrible performance at the Vitality Stadium came despite five purported first-team players being rested against Torreense<\/a>. Play like they did on Sunday and a struggle in the bottom half surely awaits. Just about everything that went right last season has taken a turn for the worse. 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