Jackson double ends City's perfect start
City's 100 percent league start is over. Jackson's double gave Villa a 2-1 win, and Arsenal's 2-0 win over Everton pulled them level on 21 points.
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| TEAM | P | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 8 | 13 |
Manchester City top on 21 pts after 8, 0 clear of Arsenal. Best attack Brighton & Hove Albion (23), best defence Arsenal (5).
| TEAM | P | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 10 | 19 |
Barcelona top on 27 pts after 10, 2 clear of Atlético Madrid. Best attack Barcelona (40), best defence Celta Vigo (7).
| TEAM | P | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Lazio | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Como | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | AC Milan | 9 | 18 |
Internazionale top on 25 pts after 9, 0 clear of Lazio. Best attack Internazionale (25), best defence Lazio (7).
City's 100 percent league start is over. Jackson's double gave Villa a 2-1 win, and Arsenal's 2-0 win over Everton pulled them level on 21 points.
Palace lost 0-2 at home and heard the mood turn. Seven points from eight games, a leaking defence and a manager facing familiar questions.
City are seven from seven in the league. Villa are perfect in Europe and 12th at home. Saturday at Villa Park asks which form is real.
Nine points from three games is the marker of the league phase. Bayern are unbeaten and 14th. The table is already telling two different stories.
Arsenal took a point in Munich through Rice's late finish, but Saka's early injury is the bigger problem for Arteta.
United conceded early, never led and were passed through by Fabregas and Como. The 4-1 was not an accident.



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