Key Points of the Weekend

Is Cherki City's new De Bruyne?

Rayan Cherki has started this season in fine form by registering 2 goals and assists each with the former coming in City's 4-1 win at Crystal Palace on Friday.

He was the star of the show against Palace on Friday and especially in the second half as he scored two incredible goals and was at the heart of everything City did going forward.

With the start he's made to the season, could he be City's new Kevin De Bruyne?

One thing City lacked last season was someone who could take control of games and provide those moments of brilliance like De Bruyne did throughout his time at the club.

They relied heavily on Erling Haaland's goals to keep them in the title race for much of the season but towards the end of the season, Cherki began to step up as he influenced games more after being moved into his favoured no.10 position.

He registered 12 assists last season with only Bruno Fernandes registering more and his form kept Phil Foden out of the team.

Foden was meant to be the one to take over from De Bruyne as City's go-to midfielder or chief creator but Cherki has clearly outshone him as he's made the no.10 role his own.

If Cherki can keep up the good start he's made to the season, he could be City's new De Bruyne.

Could Newcastle be a surprise package?

A lot of people were expecting Newcastle to have a tough season after losing three of their best players and manager Eddie Howe in the summer.

But new boss Matthias Jaissle has got off to a solid start picking up a draw and a win from each of his first two Premier League games in charge against Liverpool and Spurs.

They put in encouraging displays in both games and their performances will no doubt give them a great deal of confidence along with the results.

Could they be a surprise package this season?

Expectations will of course have been low heading into this season because of what happened in the summer and with the start they've made, they're using that to their own advantage because there is no pressure on them.

The pressure is off them because of their expectations being low and this will allow them to go under the radar whilst other teams are being talked about more.

Not being in Europe will help massively because they'll have fewer games to play, fewer injuries and will have the whole week to prepare for games on the training pitch.

If they can keep up their strong start to the season, they could be a surprise package and maybe put themselves in contention for Europe. Especially as they won't have European football to distract them.

Should Man United's second goal have stood?

Easily the most controversial decision of the weekend took place at Old Trafford on Sunday when Harry Maguire appeared to handle the ball before his shot deflected off Jacob Greaves to put Man United 2-1 up against Ipswich.

The goal was given because Maguire's shot was going wide before it deflected off Greaves into his own net the law states that if a player scores in the opponents goal after the ball has touched their hand/arm, a handball will be given.

But as it was clear handball by Maguire before he took the shot; Should the goal have stood?

It was definitely a handball because Maguire moved his arms towards the ball and when this happens on a football pitch, handball must be given.

He might not have scored the goal as his shot was going wide before the ball was delfected into his own net by Greaves. But handball still should've been given because he clearly handled the ball.

Because of this the goal should've been disallowed.