Sport Update For October

The Premier League is getting into full swing despite the international breaks and the top two in the standings have a familiar look to them. Liverpool have won their first few fixtures, despite looking nowhere near their best at the moment and Arsenal, currently in second spot, suffered their only defeat at the hands of the champions on the last day of August. Tottenham have made a good start under new manager Thomas Frank and Bournemouth, despite selling what most people thought were key players during the transfer window, have also made an excellent start under brilliant manager Andoni Iraola. Everton have also made a decent start at their new ground and a special

mention for newly promoted Sunderland, who many thought were prime candidates, along with fellow promoted Burnley, to go straight back down to the Championship. However, some shrewd business in the close season has seen them bring some quality players into the team and hopes must be high on Wearside that the Black Cats can avoid the drop come next May.

Amongst the others Chelsea, buoyed by their World Club Cup success in the summer, remain unbeaten at time of writing but still have some improvement to make to be serious challengers for the title, as do Manchester City, although with Haaland still scoring for fun and some excellent players yet to return or bed into the team their

improvement looks more likely. On the other hand, Manchester United, despite spending over £200 million in the transfer market, have continued to have immense problems and the finger of suspicion is beginning to point to manager Ruben Amorim, who will not change his rigid system of play despite it being quite clear that a more flexible approach is required if a team is going to perform well in the most competitive league in the world. They host Sunderland and Brighton in October with a daunting trip to Anfield sandwiched

between them and a few more poor results could see the managers’ future hanging in the balance.

The Champions League is throwing up some entertaining fixtures and the new format has been generally welcomed, although another season or two may be needed to see the full effect. There is another round of matches being played in October, on Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd and all of the major fancies to win thetournament will be in action.

October is a quiet month for major sporting events and both the DP World Tour and PGA Tour golf circuits will be keeping a low profile after what will undoubtedly be wild scenes at the Ryder Cup in New York. The Formula 1 season is still in full swing though and three big races are scheduled during the month. The Singapore Grand prix is on Sunday the 5th, the USA version is on the 19th and then the circus moves down Mexico way for their Grand Prix, which is on the 26th.

That’s about it for October. As winter approaches in Europe it’s football that will take center stage through the coming months and the bars and sports lounges throughout the city will be looking forward to people getting out to support their particular team. Lets hope it’s a good high season for everyone.