| Table summary after third round of games for the | | | | summer. His rift with Wayne Rooney was propelled to |
| 2006/2007 English Premiership season:1 Man Utd | | | | exponential proportions by the media. Yet, Ronaldo |
| Games: 3 Wins : 3 Draws : 0 Losses: 0 Points : 9 | | | | stayed, as Sir Alex Ferguson claimed he would. |
| 5 Chelsea Games : 3 Wins : 2 Draws : 0 Losses : 1 | | | | What's more, United have flourished, scoring at will, and |
| Points : 6 | | | | winning all three of their games, while more importantly, |
| 7 Liverpool Games : 2 Wins : 1 Draws : 1 Losess : 0 | | | | playing beautiful football. They strengthened over the |
| Points : 4 | | | | summer with the high profile capture of Michael Carrick |
| 17 Arsenal Games : 2 Wins : 0 Draws : 1 Losses : 1 | | | | from Totenham, while they seem poised to snap up |
| Points : 1Another exciting Premiership season is under | | | | David Trezeguet from Juventus on transfer deadline |
| way. Three rounds have already gone by, and the | | | | day, as a direct replacement for the departed Ruud |
| transfer deadline is nearing. A lot of teams have | | | | Van Nistelrooy. Their only blip, is the apparent failure to |
| strengthened yet some have not made a very good | | | | land Owen Hargreaves from Bayern |
| start.We can safely say that the clubs that finished in | | | | Munich.Elsewhere, Rafa Benitez has been working |
| the top four last season, are the top four clubs in | | | | hard to bring about his "Rafalution" at Anfield. His |
| England at the moment. Chelsea, Manchester United, | | | | captures of Craig Bellamy and Jermaine Pennant might |
| Liverpool and Arsenal have proved over the past | | | | be frowned upon by the media at large, but might just |
| decade especially, that they represent the cream of | | | | turn out to be buys of the season. He has also |
| English football. They have however had different | | | | strengthened in defence bringing in Fabio Aurelio. His |
| starts to this season.Chelsea, the champions two | | | | recent buy of Dirk Kuyt speaks for itself. Liverpool |
| years in a row, have bought big. Andrei Shevchenko | | | | have had a stuttering start to the season, but in all |
| has left the lights of Milan for the lure of Stamford | | | | fairness, they have been concentrating on their |
| Bridge. He is joined by Michael Ballack, the German | | | | qualification to the Champions League. Things can only |
| captain from Bayern Munich who joined on a free | | | | get better from here.The team that made the worst |
| transfer. Then there is Solomon Kalou, Jon Obi Mikel | | | | start of the top four, are the Gunners. They are in their |
| and Khalid Boulahrouz all signed up. Jose Mourinho has | | | | maiden season at their new home - Ashburton Grove |
| decided this season to ditch his "two players for one | | | | ( Emirates stadium ), after leaving Highbury at the end |
| position policy" and opted for his new "utility players | | | | of last season. Incidentally, this is a reason why they |
| that can play in various positions" policy. He let go of | | | | haven't strengthened so far, most funds being funneled |
| Damian Duff, Glen Johnson, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Carlton | | | | into covering the loans and debts of the new ground. |
| Cole, ( William Gallas probably) and others are bound | | | | Arsenal have however kept their talisman, Thiery |
| to follow. He has also gone away from his tried and | | | | Henry, and a new and youthful Arsenal is emerging. |
| trusted 4-5-1 formation, to the more conventional 4-4-2 | | | | Players like Cesc Fabregas and Methew Flamini are |
| diamond, in order to incorporate Ballack and Lampard | | | | showing that Arsenal have a safe future. A long going |
| in his team, while keeping Makelele and Essien happy. | | | | saga is also about to end. Their out of favour left back, |
| So far, his team seem not to have found their rythm, | | | | Ashley Cole seems destined to join London rivals |
| which is reflected by their loss to Midlesborough on | | | | Chelsea before the end of the transfer period.Judging |
| Wednesday. We should expect improvement as the | | | | from the start to the season, we can probably say |
| season progresses though.Christiano Ronaldo has | | | | that an exciting race is unfolding. From a neutral's point |
| probably been the most talked about player of the | | | | of view, that can only be a good thing.When not writing |
| World Cup and post World Cup football news world. | | | | about football, Rob Suozo spends his time at the |
| His stay at the Red Devils seemed destined to end, as | | | | friendly football forum where he talks up a storm. |
| talk of him joining Real Madrid intensified over the | | | | |