Opinion

Liverpool and England midfielder Jordan Henderson seems to split opinion amongst fans of English football. Some believe that he adds very little to the team, while others believe he provides a decent range of passing and energy.

Cardiff City football club are a team who are on the slide this season. After finishing eighth and just outside of playoff qualification in the league last term, they currently sit second from bottom, in the relegation zone of the Championship. After a bad start, in which the Welsh side have managed only two wins from eleven league games, Cardiff owner Vincent Tan has sacked manager Paul Trollope.

As the dust settles on the weekend’s Premier League action and we head into the international break there is time to reflect on the recent goings on in the English top-flight.

Manchester City’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham on Sunday was the Citizens first defeat under Pep Guardiola. The loss followed on from the 3-3 draw at Celtic in the Champions League.

Chelsea were back to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday, as the Blues won 2-0 at Hull. It was a much-needed win after successive top-flight defeats.

Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid both failed to win their weekend games. It was not the first time this has happened this season, as both Spanish giants have already uncharacteristically dropped lots of points so far in the current campaign.

SPL champions Celtic produced a very good performance to record a 3-3 draw with Premier League leaders Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Atletico Madrid have become one of the most accomplished teams in the Champions League in recent seasons. Los Rojiblancos produced another strong display in the group stages of the competition with a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.

In the German Bundesliga a new name has arrived in the form of newly promoted RB Leipzig. The side achieved promotion to the top flight last season, completing a remarkable rise for a very young club.

Manchester United face Premier League champions Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday and Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho could face a selection headache.

In-form Everton suffered a shock 2-0 defeat by Championship Norwich at Goodison Park on Tuesday night, as Ronald Koeman decided to make six changes from the weekend win over Bournemouth.

Premier League champions Leicester City host Chelsea at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night in the League Cup.

South Korean international Son Heung-Min has endured mixed fortunes during his Tottenham career so far. The 24-year-old joined the north London side from German club Bayer Leverkusen last summer for a fee of around £22million.

Manchester City lead the Premier League table this season having won five out of their five league games under new boss Pep Guardiola. The Catalan boss was brought in to help the Citizens achieve supremacy in the English top-flight and has made a bright start to life in Manchester.

Leicester was no doubt one of the most talked about football teams and clubs last season in world football. They shocked everybody with their Premier League title triumph that earned them a place in the Champions League.

Tottenham headed into their Champions League opener against Monaco on Wednesday night in high spirits having produced their best performance of the season in a 4-0 win at Stoke at the weekend.

Arsenal came away from their clash with PSG in the Champions League with what could be a crucial 1-1 draw. In truth, though the Gunners were slightly lucky to get away with a lukewarm performance against a PSG team that is still adjusting to new boss Unai Emery’s ideas.

Manchester City headed to arch and title rivals Manchester United for a massive derby on Saturday lunchtime and duly produced a superb display to win 2-1 at their rivals.

In season 2014/15 Chelsea won the Premier League title under Jose Mourinho and two players were the key to that title triumph for the Blues. Those two players were Belgian playmaker Eden Hazard and Spanish striker Diego Costa.

Last season Crystal Palace started the Premier League campaign in good fashion, but the player’s attention was taken off their league campaign by a run to the FA Cup final. The Eagles lost that final 2-1 to Manchester United.