Chris Kamara reflects on Tottenham's decision to sack Andre Villas-Boas, City's triumph over Premier League leaders Arsenal and a morale-boosting win for Manchester United...
Arsenal may have been tired but City looked so strong in their 6-3 win
KAMMY SAYS: We can't write Arsenal off because the recovery time between their Champions League game with Napoli and trip to the Etihad wasn't perfect. Getting back at 4am on Thursday morning and then playing on Saturday lunchtime is far from ideal and has to be taken into account when we look at the 6-3 scoreline. There are lots of times when you bounce back from a long journey and feel great but other times, when you don't get into bed until 5am, you find it tough. I agree with Arsene Wenger, another 24 hours would have made a big difference to Arsenal. But make no mistake, City were awesome. Because of the players they've got, City could still have done that to Arsenal if the Gunners had been fully rested.
I don't see too many weaknesses in the City team at the moment. It was disappointing Joe Hart didn't keep his place but they seem to get stronger the more Manuel Pellegrini gets used to the Premier League. He's not getting carried away, either. The first point he made after the game was that he was disappointed to concede three goals. So he's keeping his feet firmly on the ground.
Man United's 3-0 win at Villa Park was just what David Moyes needed
KAMMY SAYS: That win was just what the doctor ordered as far as David Moyes was concerned. People have been saying he wasn't the right man for the job but whoever was going to replace Sir Alex Ferguson was going to have a real job on their hands. They talk about Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich and how they would have gone for the top CV, but none of those clubs had a manager for 25 years. Ferguson was Manchester United and anybody coming in was going to need a settling in period. David Moyes is still finding out about a lot of his players. Some, like Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverly, hadn't done themselves justice but they did this weekend and now it seems Moyes has an abundance of riches to choose from. He made some important decisions to leave people out of the squad this week and it worked for him - other weeks he's done that and its worked against him and he's taken stick for that. So he deserves credit this week.
Darren Fletcher's return to the pitch was great to see
KAMMY SAYS: It was also brilliant to see Darren Fletcher back for United. The midfielder made his first appearance for the club since Boxing Day last year and it was wonderful to see him back. He's still a young man, a fit young man and he's overcome the problem which has kept him out of action for so long. I'm sure all the United fans and everyone at the club will be delighted he's returned and will be hoping he can get back to his best.
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