Manchester City is the team of the day, as their 1-0 win, coming on Joey Barton's pk, snapped a 19-game spell of futility against the Londoners.

The result, arguably against the run of play, consigned the Gunners to their worst start in 14 years: Arsenal have but  a single point to their name. Tomas Rosicky made his debut for the Gunners and intermittently looked capable, but the real problems for Arsenal seem to be an unwillingness to shoot combined with the continuing lack of a striking partner for Thierry Henry. Henry didn't seem himself today, either, muffing a number of chances. Credit fine defense and game-saving play from City keeper Nicky Weaver.

Arsenal weren't the only contenders to take a tumble today: Tottenham was humiliated today by a ten-man Everton side, 2-0 at home. The Merseysiders seems to be down and out when Kevin Kilbane was sent off with an hour to go, but it was the White Hart Lane crowd who left crestfallen as they suffered through a gutsy, dominating performance by the Toffees that surely will raise more questions about the direction of Spurs.

Elsewhere today, Liverpool rallied to get a vital win at West Ham behind Peter Crouch''s strike and Manchester United offed Watford to go top of the table with three wins in three games. Fulham fans will be cheered with their side's first win and Charlton also got on the board with a 2-0 victory over a sluggish Bolton.

Nearer and dearer to our hearts, Dundee United got a win (yes, a win!) with a 3-1 performance at St. Mirren. Across the street, Dundee lost 1-0 to Livingston at Dens.