On Saturday the 5th of February 2011 the Premier League dished out the best day's football Gary Lineker claims to have ever overseen on MOTD. A record 41 goals were scored in the one day, with a few hat-tricks here and there and also the best ever come back in P.L. history, with Newcastle United using just 22 minutes to reduce 4-0 to 4-4 against Arsenal. We also saw Manchester United's unbeaten streak end for the season '10/'11, with a surprise 2-1 loss at Wolves meaning Rooney and co. will not be the next "invincibles". Notable games such as Everton 5-3 Blackpool, Wigan 4-3 Blackburn and Stoke 3-2 Sunderland also added to the excitement and goal tally. This was a brilliant day for English football, reasserting the qualities it holds over its fellow European competitors such as La Liga and the Sirie A, who for me offer very little in comparison to the Premier League. Much of this I believe to be down to the strength the league currently has in depth, with a vast array of teams all capable of pulling off a result against one another. There no longer seems to be the understanding that when a 'top four' side plays they will win and so on and so forth. Nothing is a certainty this season. Everything from the top to the bottom of the league is on a knife's edge and will surely make for great entertainment as the number of weeks left minimizes.
P.S. let's not forget Chelsea vs. Liverpool on Sunday, a game that will surely follow in the same vain as those from today?
Jesse
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