It hasn't been about this summer's clashes, which went to the USMNT with trophies on the line. It hasn't been about specific personal grudges or even World Cup qualifying in general.
The last time a team other than Arsenal, Chelsea or Manchester City - widely referred to as the traditional top three - finished in one of those spots was Birmingham City in 2014.
In three of their five seasons in the Premier League, Bournemouth ranked in the top 10 for possession.
You can win things in the past but never win something again. Everything what Stevie has done so far looks good and is going absolutely in the right direction.
For me, Jesse is still part of this squad, an important part, and he gives energy and quality to the group every day.
“It was all I ever wanted,” he says. “But I had no idea how to handle things. I’d either be on the ceiling or on the floor, there was no in between. I look back now, and that was always my problem. I couldn’t understand, or control my emotions.
There was no fight, no encouragement, no motivation from captain Harry Maguire. Their heads had gone.
Despite a second yellow for Kucka for bundling into Nuno Tavares, Watford's 10-men continuted to presser for a late leveller but a tense finale turned into celebrations for the Arsenal fans at full-time.
Then you have the 90 positive cases from the past week. It’s indicative of the current situation in the UK, a reminder why six games were postponed over the weekend, and also proof we’ve got a long way to go before the schedule is P-P free. It’ll likely be weeks.
Emery approaching the end?I read somewhere that Unai Emery was pleased with how Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Wolves panned out from a tactical perspective.
Indeed, the graphic below shows how this plays out in passes by zones on the pitch, with United attempting the majority of their distribution down the left channel, midway inside the opposition half.
But it's tough competition. I cannot let everybody play all the time 90 minutes. It's simply impossible.
Their evening had started badly when a police escort had directed their official coaches the wrong way to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, meaning they missed the opening 20 minutes, and things got even worse when they entered the ground to learn their team were two goals down.
I'm sure that Frank would've got it right given time, a little bit like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has at Manchester United.
“I didn't manage to score goals until the second round. It wasn't something that obsessed me, but I came from Racing, scoring 20 goals per season, so it was like: “What's wrong with me?
Understanding each other's strengths and weaknesses, so it's progressing really nicely. We identified that Blackburn are fantastic in attack, have a lot of good players.
On Sunday, we play against a team that can teach us a lot, he told Sky Sports. I think Jurgen Klopp, when he arrived at Liverpool, he started a fantastic job. But the first season they didn't [achieve] so much, but the work began.
A spokesperson for Rashford also confirmed to Sky News that the footballer and Mr Williamson have never met.
It was Subbuteo stuff from Leicester as United's static midfield was bypassed, Youri Tielemans able to peel off and pick out Maddison in those not so little pockets.
We know it’s going to be difficult, but we can make it difficult for them as well. I am expecting more than just a couple of boos.”