00:00As the Premier League prepares to restart, attention turns to how London's heavyweights, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea, have opened their campaigns and what they'll be looking to build on.
00:14Arsenal set the tone with real authority, beginning with a gritty 1-0 victory at Old Trafford, sealed by Riccardo Calafuri's header, before sweeping aside Leeds United 5-0 at the Emirates.
00:26In a display that underlined the firepower of new signing Victor Jokerez.
00:31Yet just before the break, momentum slipped away at Anfield, where Dominic Shabozlai's late free kick denied them a point.
00:39Even so, Mikel Arteta's side have shown resilience and attacking threats, suggesting they'll be a strong contender once again.
00:47Martino Degar was injured, Kai cannot play. Merino is a player that is incredible arriving from there.
00:54We played with three attacking players, two attacking full-backs. After the game, I think it's too easy to say that.
01:00Because this is Anfield, and at some point it's going to change. You cannot dominate Anfield for 95 minutes.
01:06And it changed from various ways, especially because we had made the right decision when our keeper got the ball in their hands.
01:11So we started to rush it. The turnovers, we didn't manage them so well, so we could never glide as a team.
01:18And they're going to create those moments without really creating any situations of danger.
01:25Tottenham's start under Thomas Frank has been more uneven.
01:28A confident 3-0 win over Burnley gave supporters reason to be optimistic.
01:32But a disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Bournemouth quickly exposed the need for greater consistency.
01:39Frank himself admitted the performance merited the fans' frustration,
01:42making it clear there's still work to be done if Spurs aren't to settle into a rhythm after the restart.
01:49Well, we knew exactly what they came with.
01:53We just, and we trained for it, we just didn't handle it well enough in terms of the balls behind,
01:58the second ball game and the jewels in the middle of the park.
02:01And then I think that's the defensive side of them.
02:04On the offensive side, we struggled to find good enough solution to get through phase one and two
02:16so we could get up there and then put a bit of pressure on them.
02:19We only did that in the last 15, where we put good pressure and we could have equalized,
02:24but I think over the game it was fair that Bournemouth won.
02:29And all kinds of footballers you need to be able to perform against.
02:34And today we struggled with it.
02:36I prefer them not to boo, but I understand it was not a good performance today
02:41and they have high expectations, which is absolutely fair.
02:45And I think, let's say we performed even better and you can still lose a football match today.
02:51I don't think we hit the level we should.
02:53I think the players gave everything and then that's the foundation and put the heart out there.
02:59But football-wise, we didn't hit a top level today.
03:03Chelsea, meanwhile, are beginning to click under Enzo Mareska.
03:06A frustrating goalless draw with Crystal Palace on the opening day was soon forgotten
03:10thanks to a rampant 5-1 victory over West Ham,
03:14which showcased both attacking depth and growing belief in the manager's methods.
03:20Unbeaten so far, the Blues look like a side slowly gathering momentum,
03:23with Mareska's optimistic about their direction.
03:27One of them is injury for different weeks.
03:30Probably it's not enough.
03:31Today, we play more than one hour with Tyrik, that he did brilliant.
03:38The last game he played as a nine was Man United at home last year.
03:43And again, we try to use a different solution.
03:46If you remember last year, we used Pedro in some games as a nine.
03:50It's because we are always looking for solution.
03:53But for sure, when you have two proper nine, it's enough.
03:56Today, I was not happy after the first half.
04:00The reason why is because we didn't play on the ball in the way we prepared the game.
04:05And we were not good enough in second ball in duels.
04:10While second half, I think we were very good on the ball.
04:13And we were very, very good in second ball in duels.
04:16And I think we deserve to win the game.
04:19We dominated second half.
04:21And against this team, if you are not strong enough, you struggle.
04:25So as the league gets back underway, Arsenal appear sharp despite the setbacks.
04:31Tottenham are searching for consistency.
04:33And Chelsea are steadily growing in confidence.
04:37Three clubs, three different stories, each with something to prove.
04:40As the season kicks back into gear.
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