It was another wild weekend of Premier League action. Manchester City took their first steps on the field after they were charged by the Premier League, but they showed signs of being distracted by that as they put in a statement performance against Liverpool.
Elsewhere, we saw Brighton & Hove Albion win again, Manchester United stutter at home to Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham slump to yet another defeat and Florian Wirtz continue to struggle.
There are plenty of takes around after the weekend, and ahead of the next batch of fixtures -- like we've done with NFL and rugby union -- we look at some snap judgements before weighing up whether they are overreactions or legit takes.
Let's start with the match at Anfield.
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Man City will eventually be thrown off by the boos
Coach Enzo Maresca said after City's 3-0 win at Anfield that his side must embrace the noise as the league's villains, having been found guilty of 114 out of 115 Premier League charges relating to financial breaches. But Elliot Anderson and other players conceded that adjusting to the intimidating atmosphere was hard in the first half.
The anger across the league is at such a level that wherever City go, opposition fans are going to hammer them. It will eventually prove to be too much for them.
Verdict: OVERREACTION
Before the start of the match at Anfield, amid a cacophony of boos, the City players went over to acknowledge their fans. They were waving inflatable bananas -- a nod to their club's lower-league past -- and gave their players a huge welcome. As Erling Haaland turned away to re-focus on the pitch, the camera caught him smirking. He was in his element.
Post-match, the players admitted that the venom levelled at them threw them off their stride. But after Ryan Gravenberch's red card on the 62nd minute, they found their tempo and took control of the match. It was a masterclass in mental vigor.
Erling Haaland and Manchester City took care of business Sunday vs. Liverpool, but will they be able to weather opposing fans' anger week after week? Michael Regan/Getty Images This noise isn't going to go away. If anything, as City continue racking up win after win, it's going to get even more ferocious.