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On Monday night in London, Kane was named the Men's Ballon d'Or winner, ahead of Mbappé and Yamal. He is the first Englishman to win it since Michael Owen in 2001, and he got there on 73 goals for club and country last season.
Eight games in and it is a two-horse race. Man City lost for the first time under Maresca, going down 2-1 at Aston Villa where Nicolas Jackson scored both goals. Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 to draw level on 21 points.
Liverpool bounced back with a 2-0 win over Brighton to go fourth, while Chelsea lost 2-0 at home to Spurs. United are in trouble after a 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth, and Coventry and Sunderland are propping up the table.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| · · · | ||||||
| 16 | Man United | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | Coventry | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
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