Premier League: 10 talking points from this weekend’s action

Loïc Rémy is about to receive his reward, Francis Coquelin continues to impress for Arsenal and Tottenham’s defence remains a concern for Mauricio Pochettino

Even as low key, understated midfield janitorial performances go, it was a low key understated showing from Michael Carrick at Anfield. Carrick rarely broke into a run, made no tackles, blocked no shots, completed a routinely excellent 86% of his passes and was robbed by a hard-pressing Liverpool midfield in the buildup to Daniel Sturridge’s goal. And yet Carrick was still a crucial part of United’s win against a quicker, younger fluid Liverpool team that played with great spirt but found itself picked off by opponents who won the big points and who had, in Carrick, still the most effective deep-lying English playmaker of his generation and a slow-burn craftsman who simply makes his teams work.

Continue reading...

















via Football | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1FsWWCZ