The main thing ive noticed over the years with the first day of the season is the fitness levels, players seem to just slot back into it. 25 years plus ago you would see players overweight and be really rubbish on the first day, the first episode of MOTD was like a comedy it would take a couple of weeks before the quality came through

Game needed a goal very badly.

awful goal to conceed by bournemouth!

Terrible back pass, then when the keeper saves he plays it once again into the path of mata!

shocking.

Will mourinho get the bus parked now and try and get one on the break I think

Yes, one assist was bad enough, but two !

clear dive by rooney there, bias commentators do not want to call him a cheat. he is a cheat.

The ones I am watching did say it though, they said he only went down because he thought he would be tripped.

Exactly how it's gone since the goal.

another lucky goal, complete miss-kick by martial gifts rooney a header.

bomo was just getting back into the game too, united parking the bus.

If it was a dive then why wasn't he booked?

3-0 I'd take 3 -0 and parking the bus every week thanks

lol the jealousy and bitterness from one poster in here is hilarious

Good goal by Smith then.

goal of the game there by bournemouth!

useless ref, not booking the england captain

crowd now booing rooney because of his theatrical antics

No, better than the first two but not the Ibra one.

Fair do's she doesn't try to hide it.

If the ref suspects a dive he should book him, no action suggests he's gutless.

can anyone come on and tell me that wasnt a terrible dive by mata there?

its not bias, its plain for everyone to see, it was a clear dive

That was a clear dive.

However I am more concerned as to what Phil Jones has done to his barnet.
Looks hideous

two very average teamsheets posted by arsenal and liverpool this afternoon. Still no giroud.

Jose Mourinho has never lost an opening game at the start of a season in his managerial career

It should be an exciting game I think, as Arsenal don't really have any decent centre backs playing today, and Liverpool don't have an out and out goalscorer!

Something has to give!

Arsenal playing with 2 holding midfielders, and Liverpool going all out attack. Will be interesting to see how well Arsenal break on the counter.

"neutral" thread

Mess.