The first weekend of the Premier League lived up to its reputation of producing some great games and the Big Four produced some intrigue and kept the speculations alive. The most startling outcome of the weekend was a 6-1 thrashing received by Everton at the hands of Arsenal at Goodison park. The Arsenal team played beautifully and at no point seemed to be troubled by the Everton side that had finished at fifth position in the last season of the Premier League. Although Arsenal is known to face problems later in the season, they could not have hoped for a better start.

Manchester United beat Birmingham 1-0 with the help of Wayne Rooney’s goal. However, it would be interesting to see how they fare up in the season without their star players like Ronaldo and Tevez. Chelsea also managed to oust Hull 2-1 although they had to play well into the stoppage time to achieve the result and left people wondering about their fate in the tournament. The question for Chelsea who otherwise look a promising team, is how long their new manager, Carlo Ancelotti would take to get accustomed to the Premier League.

The most shocking result of the Premier League this weekend was the 2-1 defeat of Liverpool against Tottenham. Liverpool who offloaded Xabi Alonso must pull up their socks as the season promises to be highly competitive at the top.

The weekend also saw Wigan get the better of Aston Villa as they defeated Aston Villa 2-0. The action over the last weekend has really set up the Premier League and the fans can expect to see some more startling performances by their favorite teams.