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Who has produced an "impressive performance" and who had an "ugly day" on the second weekend of the Premier League season?

Manchester City, Tottenham, Chelsea and Brighton were among the teams to record victories while Arsenal, Manchester United and West Ham were defeated.

This is how we scored on each side this weekend …

Manchester City – A +

Wow. Manchester City scored the largest number of points the Premier League had ever seen last season and they started even stronger after the demolition of Huddersfield 6-1, followed by last weekend's win at Arsenal. Sergio Aguero scored a hat trick and David Silva shone with his first appearance of the season, but the frightening for their rivals is the range of options they have at their disposal. Riyad Mahrez and Leroy Sane were substitutes for the second half, while Kyle Walker and Raheem Sterling did not even come out on the field. The injury of Kevin De Bruyne suddenly does not feel like a big problem … (Stephen Mills)

Brighton – A

Brighton's 3-2 home win over Manchester United came not only on energy and momentum; Tactically, Chris Hughton's side-pressed and fell back on the perfect times in the game, sniffing weaknesses in United's backline after a visibly nervous start.

Glenn Murray, Pascal Gross and Anthony Knockaert were super, abusing the United-defense on every occasion, forcing mistakes and winning the ball high in the field. Shane Duffy played a monstrous performance for 94 minutes before giving away a late penalty, and sub Leon Balogun impressed the fact that he was thrown into the game early on in the injury of Lewis Dunk.

Brighton looks good at home. The question is, can they repeat this on lesser sides, and away from home? (Gerard Brand)

Bournemouth – A-

The comeback kings honored their reputation at London Stadium. After regaining 21 points last season by losing positions, Bournemouth claimed their first three of the new campaign when they beat West Ham 2-1.

A second win of the season for Bournemouth came thanks to a guaranteed second half. Eddie Howe's side did not panic when he lagged against Marko Arnautovic's opener and after Callum Wilson's remarkable solo goal, Steve Cook closed an excellent game when he went into the winning header. (Michael Hincks)

Watford – A-

Sunday's 3-1 victory over Burnley once again was an impressive performance by Watford after leaving Brighton in the opening weekend, and they have fantastically capitalized on their hosts' mistakes to reach the perfect times. When they were put under pressure by the Clarets, they stopped and attacked, there were some beautiful passages to see. Moreover, Troy Deeney and Andre Gray now seem to have an excellent understanding after having had trouble connecting last season and they could become the new star attacking duo of the Premier League if they continue in this direction. (Charlotte Marsh)

Spurs – A-

Mauricio Pochettino will have been happy with what he saw from his side, largely after a period of 15 minutes after the break, they dominated their 3-1 Wembley victory over Fulham. Kieran Trippier and Lucas Moura were particularly impressive, while Harry Kane finally got on the scoring form in August. If there was one negative of the performance, it was that Spurs gave in for the second game in a row and Pochettino admitted that they had allowed Fulham to create too many chances. (Oliver Young-Myles)

Everton – B +

Marco Silva's bright start of life in Everton continued as the new boss's side produced the goods in a relatively impressive style on Saturday, while he saw Southampton passing 2-1 in Goodison Park. More clinical rounding would have earned them an A, but for the most part they were defensively solid and deserved their victory. (Ron Walker)

Cardiff – B

"Sometimes you do not get what you deserve", the words of Cardiff manager Neil Warnock after the 0-0 tie home to Newcastle. It could have been much worse for Cardiff if Kenedy had scored an injury time penalty, but that would have been very hard for the newly promoted side, who had done better and played the more positive football. (James Walker-Roberts)

Chelsea – B-

Despite the 3-2 victory over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, there were some real warning signs for Maurizio Sarri and he even went so far as to admit after the game that Chelsea was not yet a title candidate.

Chelsea was defensively defensive in a period of 20 minutes before the break. They did not let an Arsenal side have confidence in dangerous areas

When Chelsea pushes everywhere on the field, they are able to beat everyone. The second they were cutting, they looked incredibly weak. In the coming months, balance is needed by Sarri's men. (Gerard Brand)

Leicester – B-

Although they had little to say about Matt Doherty's own goal-opener, the Leicester was in the lead, and they seldom appeared to give in after a busy 25-minute opening during their 2-0 victory over Wolves at King Power Stadium.

Claude Puel took a break in the game to reorganize his game in the first half and changed the system in the second, which helped to solidify the side a bit more, as well as keeping wolves at arm's length after Jamie Vardy was sent away . But there are still improvements needed under Puel – who will say that he needs more time to work with his new team – and it was far from a memorable achievement. (Charlotte Marsh)

Wolves – C +

In general, it was not a bad performance for Wolves with the King Power, but luck did not seem to be on their side. They were refused three times by the bar and Kasper Schmeichel provided some good saves to keep them out, plus Matt Doherty's own goal was a blow when they had been so strong in the opening for about 25 minutes. Even when Jamie Vardy was being broadcast, they could not find a way to penetrate Leicester's defense during a frustrating afternoon.

After the game, manager Nuno Espirito Santo told his side that they had to believe that they could score at any time, something they definitely missed during the weekend. Drawing 2-2 with Everton the previous week, however, shows where the net is and the manager hopes it's a rare blip. (Charlotte Marsh)

Southampton – C +

Mark Hughes has a lot of work to do if he wants Southampton to be somewhere near the levels they were a few years ago. They lacked creativity at Everton and were never really threatened after reversing a goal, but Danny Ings was one of their brilliant sprints in a otherwise largely dreary performance at Goodison Park. (Ron Walker)

West Ham – C

Two consecutive defeats to mark the start of the Manuel Pellegrini era, and the Hammers continue to miss missed opportunities in the first half against Bournemouth. Arnautovic scored his opener from the spot and could have scored a second just before half time, but West Ham was outclassed in the second half when the Cherries fought back. According to Pellegrini, a "lack of trust" is the culprit, who is on the alert that Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United will all come before the end of September. (Michael Hincks)

Burnley – C

While Sean Dyche might deny it, there was a bit of a Europa League hangover for Burnley. They performed well in the first half and probably had to take their chances when they were, but were completely fooled by the early Watford goals. They struggled – and ultimately failed – to find a way around Watford's defense and put it in a rather lukewarm second half.

There were also a few individual mistakes that trickled into their play, which is unusual for a well-burned outfit from Burnley, and can be a sign of fatigue creeping in for a few players. Expect changes for the midweep to Olympiakos and more rotation against Fulham. (Charlotte Marsh)

Fulham – C

Another defeat for Fulham, but there were some positive points for Slavisa Jokanovic, as his game had a lot of character to come back into the game and had a number of promising opportunities in an attack. An area where Fulham was really struggling, however, was to stop deliveries from broad positions, because both Kieran Trippier and Ben Davies had a big influence on the course of events. A point against a team that finished third last season would have been a bonus, but this kind of game will not determine if Fulham survives in the division. (Oliver Young-Myles)

Newcastle – C-

A point of house should never be seen, but the lukewarm performance of Newcastle at Cardiff left much to be desired. Incoherent and flabby are just two of the words that come to mind when describing the display, but remarkably enough they still had the chance to get away with all three points. Kenedy's grievous late punishment and his performance, however, summed up their afternoon. (Jack Wilkinson)

Arsenal – D

It was a case of déjà vu for Arsenal fans for most of their time at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. From the first minute, Arsenal were defensively defensive, putting Chelsea acres in the final third when Unai Emery set a high line of defense.

When Emery came in to create balance and discipline, it was not easy. Hector Bellerin missed field for the first goal, the entire team missed field for the second, and sub Alexandre Lacazette, who should have been fresh, gave Eden Hazard a free throw to defeat him for the third.

Emery said after the game that he knows his side has to improve. The schedule was not friendly to them, but the question is, how long does it take to get back to an acceptable level? (Gerard Brand)

Manchester United – E

This was an ugly day for Jose Mourinho, after such a positive opening win over Leicester at Old Trafford. Defensively, they were a mess, with the first two goals within just two minutes of each other, both thanks to matte tracking and marking.

Eric Bailly, seen by many as United's best defender, had had his worst day at the office since signing, and Luke Shaw seems to take a step forward, stepping back every week. As Paul Pogba said after the game, the attitude was right from the start.

But it was not just the defense. Pogba looked self-sufficient and Anthony Paul, except the leader, failed to hold an audition and Juan Mata did not keep pace with the game. To mention a few.

A day to forget for United. (Gerard Brand)

Huddersfield – E

It is difficult to judge Huddersfield, they were 6-1 swept away by the victorious champions of Pep Guardiola and many sides may have suffered the same fate against a team of such quality. However, they were sometimes architects of their own demise, rarely gave up and gave Manchester City supporters everything to think about, while goalkeeper Ben Hamer should have done better with the crucial second goal of Gabriel Jesus and the third of Sergio Aguero. The home game of next Saturday with Cardiff will probably tell us more about how their season is likely to be. (Stephen Mills)

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