Premier League team of the week: Romero, Richards, Oxford and Kane impress

Arsenal fans will hope that 33-year-old Cech – who made only six Premier League starts at Chelsea last season – is just a victim of rust, rather than the subject of any long-term decline.

The final game of the day saw Chelsea draw 2-2 at home to Swansea City in a highly charged game, which left the Blues with ten men…

The ballooning hype surrounding Arsenal’s title credentials was suddenly burst yesterday after an impressive West Ham came away from the Emirates with a 2-0 win in Slaven Bilic’s debut in the dugout.

Manchester City and West Brom are still to play, but more than enough has happened for us to sink our teeth into. Players aren’t ready to start matches, preseason tours have been rushed through and signings are yet to settle. Another top team that may still be looking to add more to their squad in the transfer window, especially after their opening weekend performance, is Arsenal.

Manchester United has strengthened well over the summer but there is still a sense that the club is caught in a whirlwind.

United expects to finalize a deal for Pedro this week but it still needs a striker, a central defender and a goalkeeper if De Gea completes his move to Real Madrid.

The Hornets notched 91 goals in 46 Championship games last season.

Arsenal are in second place, valued at £1.12 billion, with Manchester City in third place at £907 million. With the sun shining over Old Trafford for an early kick-off, Manchester’s new-look squad disposed of their London rivals in a agree in that started with high intensity, still leveled off after the Spurs’ gift within the 22nd minute – the results of Walker tracking back to cover an open Wayne Rooney. There had been suggestions that they might go a bit more defensive following there promotion, but not a bit of it. The Premier League new boys attacked Everton from the off, rattling the Toffees and registering 11 shots in an entertaining 2-2 draw.

“There will be more times when the non-title contenders win matches against the title contenders”, Mourinho said.

Swansea manager Garry Monk suggested his team had hit their ceiling last season after recording a best Premier League finish of eighth with a record points total.

It will make for an exciting and unpredictable season – but it will be a few weeks yet before we can start to draw any firm conclusions.