13 things we loved this weekend: James, Maguire, Bruce, Hourihane…
Premier League football returned with a bang as Manchester United beat Chelsea 4-0 at Old Trafford in Frank Lampard’s first competitive game in charge of the Blues.
Elsewhere, Manchester City and Liverpool picked up where they left off last season and there was plenty of other exciting action around the world.
We’ve rounded up the best of the action on and off the pitch.
Dan James
An emotional moment.
Dan James' father passed away a few weeks before he joined Man United. He dedicated his first goal to him ❤️ pic.twitter.com/5PxDJw4y0U
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 11, 2019
Harry Maguire
Not a bad debut.
👏 Harry Maguire is @premierleague Man of the Match on his @ManUtd debut
• 7 clearances – most in match
• 4 interceptions – most in match
• 86% passing accuracy
• Dribbled past no timesHelps Man Utd keep their 1st clean sheet in 16 games in all comps since February pic.twitter.com/v3iYFR97Oy
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) August 11, 2019
Nuno Tavares
Fuuuuuuccccckkkkkk.
Benfica took full advantage of Porto falling to defeat at the hands of Gil Vicente by thumping Paços de Ferreira 5-0.
19-year old Nuno Tavares grabbed one of the goals on his league debut for the Benfica senior team – and what a beauty it was! pic.twitter.com/rYzkW9xEB4
— Alex Goncalves (@Aljeeves10) August 11, 2019
Ibrahim Dresevic
Even more fuuuuuuuuuuccccccckkkkk.
Theo Bair
WTF?
WHAT THE WHAT! THEO BAIR, ARE YOU KIDDING US!? 😱 #PORvVAN pic.twitter.com/qILUu94rgO
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 11, 2019
Donny van de Beek
Fair enough.
Reporter : "Ajax fans sing 'Donny another year, another year, Donny another year.' did you hear that?"
Donny: "Of course I did, I like to hear that, it's better than them signing 'Donny fuck off, Donny fuck off."
— A. (@KaizerT8) August 11, 2019
This own goal
Chile’s second tier looks like a good laugh.
Own goal of the weekend from Fernández Vial against Deportes Recoleta in the Chilean Segunda División pic.twitter.com/7JjC1OColc
— James Dart (@James_Dart) August 11, 2019
Malcolm
The ref’s face is a sight to behold.
Augustin Marchesin
The Porto keeper is taking the piss here.
¡Crack 🔵💪! @amarchesin1 🔥 #Marchesin #FCPorto #LigaNos pic.twitter.com/iaGv2WLDgO
— Agustín Marchesin -Fan (@MarchesinFan) August 10, 2019
Steve Bruce
Good touch for a big man.
Skills from Steve Bruce 😱😱🤤 pic.twitter.com/QxwI5vgXWL
— zackoaten (@zackoaten1) August 11, 2019
Billy Sharp
It’s nice to see one of the Football League’s greatest goalscorers get his day in the sun.
Billy Sharp has scored 227 Football League goals for every Premier League goal he has got. If Alan Shearer had done that, he would have scored 59,020 Football League goals.
— Richard Jolly (@RichJolly) August 11, 2019
Connor Hourihane
‘Nuff said.
Hi Craig, remember this tweet back in 2014… I always remember it to this day. Ironically your a Villa fan who I made my debut with! Never tell anyone they can’t achieve something 👍🏻 @CraigTa90961607 pic.twitter.com/smCgi0VSlO
— Conor Hourihane (@ConorHourihane) August 11, 2019
Roberto Carlos
Still got it.
46-year-old Roberto Carlos recreates his famous free kick vs France 😱 pic.twitter.com/OjYfVvqUIi
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 9, 2019
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