Thoughts:
We ended up being comfortable winners, but the margin between that and what happened at Man City is tiny. Adebayor should have scored when one on one but didn't, on such incidents games swing.
Moreno looks like a real find. He's lightening quick, looks a real competitor and has a great engine. My one reservation is that he can occasionally be a bit rash in the tackle when people run at him.
Lovren is the best centre half we've had for many a year. Like Moreno I was unsure about his signing, but also like the fullback he was a shrewd addition.
Sakho is an accident waiting to happen when on the ball, but is a committed, astute and powerful defender. We should minimise the times when we give it to him as much as we can and let him concentrate on what he's good at.
Manquillo is a tidy right back. Nowhere near so dynamic as Moreno, but a good defender who won't let anyone down.
The midfield worked well as a unit and Gerrard's defensive duties were performed much better. Unfortunately his passing wasn't up to its usual standard, but thankfully the other three were very good. Henderson was excellent, but Sterling in particular shone like a beacon, he really is turning into a very special player.
Sturridge and Balotelli looked like they might make a pairing. The Italian was very good but should have socred at least once, he'll improve. His attitude looked good too and he worked hard. That said, I did get the impression the mist was beginning to decend a bit before he was given the tug, and Brendan is going to need to get inside his head still further. It all seemed to stem from him feeling he didn't get the decision when challenged strongly in the air. He's going to need to get used to referees making mistakes, particularly when he plays for Liverpool. It was a good time to fetch him off.
Markovic was nowhere near so effective on the right as he was on the left in the previous match.
Can looks decent, but I've a hunch he is as unsure as I am about what type of midfield player he actually wants to be.
In the league so far, I think we've had the equal best start of all the teams who would expect to finish in the top six or seven. Us and Chelsea lead the way IMHO, Man City closely follow (although they lost their easiest game) while I think Arsenal, Spurs and Man Utd have had significantly easier games than us. Everton have had a tricky start the same as us, but are a long way off. If you'd offered me this league table after three matches before the season started, I'd have bitten your hand off.
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