19 things we loved this weekend: Arsenal, Ronaldo, Bellingham & non-league sh*tpingers…

Planet Football • 04 Sep 2023

Club football is officially on pause for the international break, but it left us with plenty to savour with Arsenal vs Manchester United just one of the brilliant matches we enjoyed this weekend.

The insanely dramatic clash at the Emirates stole the show, capping off a Premier League weekend of excellent goals and eye-catching performances. There were also fantastic matches played lower down the pyramid, in non-league, across Europe and in MLS.

Here are 19 things we loved from this weekend’s action.

Declan Rice

Making himself an instant hero at the Emirates.

"DECLAN RICE, A GUNNER FOR LIFE"

Unbelievable scenes as Declan Rice SURELY gets the winner?! 🔴 pic.twitter.com/Uu9MfS8qkA

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 3, 2023

Gabriel Jesus

A ridiculous stat.

Gabriel Jesus’ Premier League record when he scores:

WWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWDWWWWWWWDDWWW

57 games. 0 defeats. pic.twitter.com/49L038ByVy

— Squawka (@Squawka) September 3, 2023

Jean-Phillipe Mateta

One of the most brilliantly improvised assists we’ve seen in years.

The ball bounces off Jean-Philippe Mateta's back into the path of Eberechi Eze who gives Palace the lead over Wolves 🔥

Did Mateta mean to do that? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/qeyVvSbHTE

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 3, 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo

Fair play, Ronnie.

Real Madrid—450 ⚽
Man Utd— 145 ⚽
Juventus—101 ⚽
Sporting—5 ⚽
Al-Nassr—26 ⚽
Portugal—123 ⚽

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to reach 850 career goals 😤 pic.twitter.com/aYfZZ0Huxh

— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 2, 2023

Rafael Leao

Ridiculous strike.

Sit back and watch this bicycle kick from Milan's Rafael Leão 🇵🇹🚲 pic.twitter.com/f4yvbxr3Wb

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 1, 2023

Mark Noble

The relief on his face when Aberdeen came up…

If you’re going to do just 1 thing today, watch Mark Noble read out some European teams from the conference league pot 2 and 4.

Outstanding content. pic.twitter.com/Z03h0Zz07J

— paul (@paul1985x) September 1, 2023

Andy Robertson

What a joker. Textbook.

Andy Robertson: "finally a good Dutch player" 😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/rDWssOJXXw

— Anything Liverpool (@AnythingLFC_) September 1, 2023

Damien Duff

Jurgen Klopp who? He’s absolutely mad for it.

All Damien Duff, aren't we?pic.twitter.com/QLzVpC0bfB

— Planet Football (@planetfutebol) September 2, 2023

Jordan Pickford

A brilliant triple save, even if he knew very little about the second one. Being there is all that matters.

Still thinking about these Jordan Pickford heroics in the 98th minute 😲 pic.twitter.com/uZhpM9oGra

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 2, 2023

Jude Bellingham

Another match winner. Another iconic celebration. Can’t wait to see this guy in the Bernabeu on those Champions League nights.

5️⃣🤍5️⃣ 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦.
🌟 @BellinghamJude #RealMadridGetafe | #LALIGAEASPORTS #LALIGAHighlights pic.twitter.com/5EZwp1AgJU

— LALIGA (@LaLiga) September 2, 2023

Anthony Elanga

Stop that, Anthony. He’s made Mudryk look a fool, there.

Elanga😮‍💨🤍

We sold him for £20m btw😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/7OdPXombPr

— Jay✨ (@UTD_Jay__07) September 2, 2023

Marcelo Bielsa

He’s still got it.

After being asked 804 times about Cavani and Suarez, and no question about football…

Bielsa gives his opinion on journalism 💪💪❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/5SUhrgomZL

— Juani Jimena (@JimenaJuani) September 3, 2023

Sunderland

A life-affirming goal.

A 19 year old doing 3 Maradona spins then sticking it on a 16 year olds head to go 5 nil up against the favourites in the league is outrageous 🤣
pic.twitter.com/kzPMfOPAph

— The72 – We Love the #EFL (@_The72) September 2, 2023

Mateusz Klich

A gorgeous assist that made Leeds fans weep at what might have been.

That sound you can hear, above the cheers, is Leeds fans weeping at this Mateusz Klich assist.pic.twitter.com/6GjSy9PSsq

— Planet Football (@planetfutebol) September 3, 2023

Luis Alberto

Filth.

Stop that Luis Alberto. pic.twitter.com/ojxg7cZSMT

— Stop That Football (@stopthatfooty) September 2, 2023

**Some glorious sh*thousery**

Get us over to the Georgian league, pronto.

Some absolutely glorious shithousery from Tornike Akhvlediani in the Georgian league.

We can't wait for the scenes when a boisterous Sunday League player attempts the same thing…pic.twitter.com/yHB3XSYjJo

— Planet Football (@planetfutebol) September 3, 2023

Kyogo Furuhashi

That silence is eerie, powerful and strangely beautiful (we’re neither Rangers nor Celtic for the record).

KYOGO 1-0 pic.twitter.com/UOIYyDVUeZ

— Celtic Goals (@celticgoalsreal) September 3, 2023

This hat-trick

Struggling to remember a better one.

All the goals will be up tomorrow, but all this was done in just 6 minutes 57 seconds.

Captain @DarrenMiller67 with one of the best 🎩🪄s you'll ever see…

Unbelievable!!! pic.twitter.com/K08LxfHsta

— Petershill FC (@PetershillFC) September 2, 2023