5 things learned from week 3 of the Premier League

Manchester City dropped points! How often do you get a chance to say that? That was arguably the biggest story of the Premier League this weekend. The Premier League winners were held by the Championship winners 1-1 at Molineux Stadium.

In the other games, Liverpool made it three wins in three as they beat Brighton 1-0 at Anfield, Unai Emery picked his first points as Arsenal manager by beating West Ham 3-1, Everton and Bournemouth played out a thrilling 2-2 draw at Vitality Stadium, and Cardiff once again failed to take advantage of the extra man as they were held 0-0 at Huddersfield.

Here are 5 talking points from week 3.

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#1 Unlucky Manchester City

Boly's goal was clearly a handball

What can you do when the whole universe comes together to plot against you? That must be how Manchester City fans felt this week. They were held 1-1 by newcomers Wolves who got plenty of assistance from the referee.

First, Willy Boly clearly handled the ball, and a few minutes later, they were denied a clear penalty. But thankfully, Aymeric Laporte's header in the 69th minute saved the day for The Citizens. Other than bad decisions from the referee, Wolves keeper Rui Patricio also stood in the way of Manchester City and 3 points.

After this week, the City fans will have a strong case for VAR.

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#2 First points for Unai Emery

Unai Emery has his first win as Arsenal manager

Emery’s introduction to Premier League action has been harsh. Brought in to replace Arsene Wenger, there was no doubt he had a tough job at hand. The fixtures didn’t help his cause either. He had to face Chelsea and Manchester City in his first two games.

His team lost both games, and critics were starting to turn on him. But any such doubt was put to bed on Saturday after Arsenal beat West Ham 3-1 comfortably at the Emirates stadium.

The away side took the lead in the 25th minute through Marko Arnautović, but the hosts responded quickly through Nacho Monreal. Two second half goals - an own goal from summer signing Issa Diop, and a goal from Danny Welbeck earned Emery his first win as the Arsenal manager. The Spaniard will be looking for more of the same through the season.

#3 Lucky Chelsea

Hazard opened the scoring from a controversial penalty

Sometimes you need not only perform, but also need lady luck on your side. That is all Chelsea had on Sunday against Newcastle. Despite having 82 percent of the position, they were struggling to find a breakthrough.

Then came the moment of controversy, in the 76th minute, Fabian Schar brings down Marcus Alonso in the box, and penalty was the verdict. The replay shows that it in fact, was a great tackle from Schar.

Hazard converted from the spot-kick. A few minutes later, Yedlin's cross found Joselu who made no mistakes. In the 87th minute, Yedlin was once again in the spotlight, this time for the wrong reason. In an attempt to clear the ball, he accidentally guided Alonso’s shot to his own goal.

#4 Burnley's struggles continue

Fulham have their first win of the season

Qualification to the Europa League can be a great achievement, but it can hurt your Premier League campaign especially if you have a small squad like Burnley’s. They are learning that lesson the hard way.

On Sunday they were at the wrong end of a 4-2 defeat at Craven Cottage. Fulham took the lead through Jean Michaël Seri in the 4th minute, but Jeff Hendrick leveled the score. A double from Aleksandar Mitrović in the space of two minutes gave Fulham a 3-1 advantage.

James Tarkowski scored in the 41st minute to make the score 3-2 at half-time. André Schürrle then scored in the 83rd minute to make the score 4-2, giving Fulham their first win of the season.

#5 Man Utd vs Spurs - a tale of the second half

Lucas Moura starred as Tottenham beat Manchester United 0-3 at Old Trafford

In the clash between the heavyweights, Tottenham added salt into the wounds of Manchester United as they beat them 0-3 at Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho and his men were under a lot of pressure after their defeat at Brighton last week.

They started the game brightly, and were dominating Tottenham, although they were lucky to not concede a penalty when Jones brought down Moura in the box. They looked dangerous, and were unlucky not to open the scoring.

But the second half was a different tale as Tottenham took charge of the game. Goals from Harry Kane in the 50th minute, and Lucas Moura in the 52nd minute gave them a 2-0 lead.

United grew back into the game and took control of the possession once again, but failed to stop Moura in the 84th minute as he made the scoreline 3-0. In the end, despite having 58 percent of the possession and 23 shots, Man Utd lost terribly.