Premier League: Talking points from Matchday 3

The third round of the Barclays Premier League ended with Liverpool maintaining their 100 % start to the season after beating Manchester United and big spending Tottenham Spur losing 1-0 away at Arsenal. So let us look at the five major talking points from the weekend.

Manchester United in sore need of boost in midfield - Liverpool v Manchester United

After two failed bids for Daniele De Rossi of AS Roma and Ander Herrera of Athletic Bilbao before their game against Liverpool on Sunday to go along with their failed pursuit of Marouane Fellaini, David Moyes was left, no doubt, frustrated as he looked for his first win at Anfield. And it only got worse from there, as Michael Carrick and Tom Cleverley could do nothing against a Liverpool side looking livelier than ever with every passing weekend.

How Moyes must have wished that at least one of the above transfer targets was already on the bench, as his midfield duo were pinned back and forced to cede possession carelessly on innumerable occasions in the first half. With Wayne Rooney injured and Paul Scholes retired, Anderson was the only central midfielder in reserve and that is hardly an advert of the reigning champions’ strength in depth. Which makes his pursuit of Cesc Fabregas and Thiago Alcantara, earlier on in the summer, that much more crucial. With time running out, Moyes must be hoping to bring in at least one more midfielder to provide some sort of boost to a tired and vapid midfield which is in dire need of some serious rejuvenation.