Kevin De Bruyne still a class act – 5 things we learned from Premier League
It was another dramatic weekend of top-flight action.
Manchester City won without Erling Haaland while Marcus Rashford and Callum Wilson boosted hopes of an England World Cup call.
But Graham Potter made a miserable return to former club Brighton as he lost his first game as Chelsea manager.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what we learned from the latest round of top-flight fixtures.
Class act
No Haaland, no party? No chance when Kevin De Bruyne is around for Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s champions were without their Norwegian goal machine against stubborn Leicester opponents. But De Bruyne made a mockery of Guardiola questioning his form this season by producing an unstoppable match-winning free-kick – his 25th Premier League goal from outside the penalty area since September 2015.
Marcus milestone
Marcus Rashford delivered a perfect present for Manchester United on the eve of his 25th birthday. Rashford’s winner against West Ham – a thumping far-post header – was his 100th United goal, the first player to reach the milestone for the club since Wayne Rooney in 2009. It was the reborn Rashford’s seventh goal of the season and seemingly another big step to making England’s World Cup squad in Qatar next month.
Potterball snookered
Wonderful Wilson
Newcastle striker Callum Wilson could not have chosen a better day to push his case for World Cup selection. Wilson struck twice in a 4-0 thrashing of Aston Villa – a coolly-taken penalty and a terrific header – as Newcastle moved into the top four with a fifth win in six games. And all before watching England boss Gareth Southgate, who must have been impressed with the powerful Wilson before naming his World Cup squad.
Costa calamity
