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A good predictor for the first week

* Blackburn had a player sent off for a horrendous two-footed tackle.
* Steven Gerrard was Liverpool's most potent attacking player.

* Absolutely nothing happened at Fulham.

* Everton fans complained to police that Wayne Rooney had made 'gestures'.

* Wigan lost. But immediately became known as 'brave Wigan'.

* Sam Allardyce raged at the officials who cost Bolton points.

* Arsenal did not have a Plan B.

* Portsmouth's complete unknowns John Viafara and Azar Karadas were absolutely rotten.

* El-Hadji Diouf had a penalty appeal turned down.

* Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a goal from about four yards. And dived.

* Somebody said: "It's early in the season but that has to be a contender for goal of the season."

* Stuart Pearce's touchline antics were more interesting than Citeh v West Brom.

* Thierry Henry scored...and didn't smile.

* It rained in Manchester