Premier League 2014/15: Ed Chamberlin picks five stars of the season so far
Chelsea have done great business but Southampton and Hull have been shrewd, too
Thursday 4 September 2014 17:50, UK
Only in the Premier League.
A Saturday afternoon when the form book went out of the window and then two top sides sharing nine goals in a Saturday Night Football thriller was followed by two days of transfer madness before the window slammed shut at 11pm on Monday night.
I didn't think Stoke had a prayer against Manchester City and nor did the bookmakers, so all credit to Mark Hughes' side.
Everton against Chelsea was bonkers.
Everything seemed to go in and although Jose Mourinho will have been annoyed to see his team concede three, they look awesome and are already odds-on for the title with Sky Bet.
This team has the ability to out-pass you, fight you if necessary and as Saturday Night Football showed, Chelsea can also out-score you.
I remember presenting the conclusion of the Transfer Deadline Day alongside Jim White six years ago when Dimitar Berbatov was spotted in the glass corridor at Manchester United.
Afterwards I remember saying to Jim that surely we'd never get a day like that again and yet it seems to have grown every year since in to the monster it is today.
Deadline Day is brilliantly mad and my colleagues at Sky Sports News HQ do a wonderful job covering it all in difficult circumstances.
It still baffles me why teams leave it until the last minute to get deals done - brinkmanship and saving money on wages is the only way I can explain it.
Chelsea did the best business - ins and outs - in the Transfer Window. The best business is usually always done early.
Mind you, Hull and Southampton look to have done excellent late deals. The turnaround at St Mary's since the early summer has been remarkable.
Events at Old Trafford have been even more remarkable. I now can't wait to see Radamel Falcao, Angel Di Maria and co in action on Super Sunday next weekend against QPR.
What a prospect.
For now, we can take a deep breath as the Premier League takes a break for international week. No rest, though, as coverage from all the European Qualifiers will be on Sky Sports over the next few days.
Stars
Here are five players who have caught my eye in the opening three rounds of the Premier League season:
1. Leonardo Ulloa
I thoroughly enjoyed my first trip to Leicester on Super Sunday. What an excellent addition to the Premier League they are. A football club that is going places. How healthy as well to see 10 of the starting 11 against Arsenal had played for Leicester in the Championship. The one new face was the player to get the Sky pundits raving.
Ulloa won the Man of the Match award from Alan Smith and impressed Neil Lennon and Jamie Redknapp in the studio. For 75 minutes he was absolutely outstanding. After only a short time at the club, Leicester's £8 million signing summed up the team's work ethic and hunger. Ulloa was everywhere and a real goal-scoring threat to boot.
At the other end Wes Morgan is the rock that the team seems to revolve around. With the dearth of top-class centre-halves around, it's always surprising that the big clubs don't come calling. Likewise Ashley Williams at Swansea. Two big characters and leaders at their respective clubs. Leicester have done well to pick up two points from three tough opening fixtures. They ar
