IAN LADYMAN: If Manchester United had a defence as reliable and immovable as the one their manager presents to the world, then they would be higher up the Premier League table.
KIERAN GILL AT EMIRATES STADIUM: It was almost as if Arsenal were rubbing it in, replacing Myles Lewis-Skelly with Martin Zubimendi to join Declan Rice in their midfield.
ISAAN KHAN: Raya warned that Arsenal know they can beat anybody in the league and hailed the injection of confidence running through his side from lifting the Premier League title last season.
The Red Devils have conceded twice in each of their three league matches so far this season, and they were held to a 2-2 draw with Everton after a last-minute Ainsley Maitland-Niles stunner.
Wayne Rooney says Arsenal's Gabriel Magalhaes was 'extremely lucky' not to be sent off for a kick to the head - with the centre back's antics being picked apart.
A goalkeeper rescuing a point for his side by scoring in the 11th minute of added time would be an impressive story in most matches - but to do it with his second goal of the game is incredible.
CHRIS WHEELER: A win, a draw and a defeat. Four points from three games. It isn't that bad, as Carrick says. But it could be better - particularly when you consider their opening fixtures.
Chelsea had come here as pretenders to Arsenal's throne after a swashbuckling start to their campaign but could not quite keep pace with the champions.
'We're bitterly disappointed,' said Carrick. 'It feels like a defeat. It's a bit of a cliche, but we have taken a point and we can't ignore that, but it feels like we should have had a lot more.
KIERAN GILL: A team can win the Premier League without the ball. However, it has only happened once in this competition's 34 seasons, and it was the most spectacular story of them all.
Gyokeres is in uncharted territory. The Swede has not played a single minute in either of Arsenal's two league matches thus far, against Coventry and Aston Villa .
Kamara puffs out his cheeks and grimaces ever so slightly. He is one of the best midfielders in the business but still the crash-bang-wallop of the modern Premier League takes his breath away.
After a summer that has seen our big Premier League clubs spend with all the dignity of the Wolf of Wall Street trading floor, the mood among many of our rank and file top flight clubs is unanimous.
If their backgrounds unite them, the different paths Arteta and Alonso's careers have taken exposed them to contrasting influences that have shaped the football their teams play.
IAN LADYMAN: If Manchester United had a defence as reliable and immovable as the one their manager presents to the world, then they would be higher up the Premier League table.
KIERAN GILL AT EMIRATES STADIUM: It was almost as if Arsenal were rubbing it in, replacing Myles Lewis-Skelly with Martin Zubimendi to join Declan Rice in their midfield.
ISAAN KHAN: Raya warned that Arsenal know they can beat anybody in the league and hailed the injection of confidence running through his side from lifting the Premier League title last season.
The Red Devils have conceded twice in each of their three league matches so far this season, and they were held to a 2-2 draw with Everton after a last-minute Ainsley Maitland-Niles stunner.
Wayne Rooney says Arsenal's Gabriel Magalhaes was 'extremely lucky' not to be sent off for a kick to the head - with the centre back's antics being picked apart.
One of the great names of British aeronautical engineering is alive and well as the teams run out to the sound of an air raid siren and a Lancaster bomber, in Greater Manchester.
A goalkeeper rescuing a point for his side by scoring in the 11th minute of added time would be an impressive story in most matches - but to do it with his second goal of the game is incredible.
CHRIS WHEELER: A win, a draw and a defeat. Four points from three games. It isn't that bad, as Carrick says. But it could be better - particularly when you consider their opening fixtures.
The dominant way in which Arsenal picked Chelsea apart reflected a team who see a door wide open to capitalise on the state of flux currently troubling the rest of the Big Six.
TOM COLLOMOSSE: Without a win or even a goal at the City Ground this season, Nottingham Forest are still to splutter into life under their new boss Oliver Glasner.
