Twitter reacts to emphatic Man Utd and Arsenal wins plus dramatic Crolla title defence

High-flying Foxes have wings clipped

For Claudio Ranieri’s side, the result was a reality check and shows us what an unbelievable, one-off achievement last year’s title triumph was. At least their fans took it well…

Leicester City fans sing to MUFC fans:

'Champions of League One, you'll never sing that'

— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceTel) September 24, 2016

Rooney dropped

It had been coming, but when Wayne Rooney was eventually dropped it almost came as a shock.

Photo: Rooney during warm-up #mulive [getty] pic.twitter.com/smgWsILVlN

— utdreport (@utdreport) September 24, 2016

Herrera in that deep role helps the ball move a lot quicker. Gets Pogba on it in more dangerous areas, making him look better, too. Win-win.

— Rob Dawson (@RobDawsonMEN) September 24, 2016

After a sublime team performance, England’s all-time leading scorer will find it hard to make his way back into starting contention…

Wayne Rooney sliding out of future #MUFC starting XIs like: pic.twitter.com/q2gIXxX9y9

— Coral (@Coral) September 24, 2016

Arsenal 3-0 Chelsea

Arsene Wenger’s Gunners ran riot over Chelsea thanks to some awful defending, snapping the Stamford Bridge outfit’s nine league game unbeaten run in this fixture.

John Terry will probably have to play into his 50's at this rate. #Cahill pic.twitter.com/2xcVuHaPlG

— Coral (@Coral) September 24, 2016

Mesut Ozil not only ran the show, scoring the final goal, but also produced a heartwarming moment at full-time by giving an adoring fan his jersey…

Ozil deixou um jovem super feliz após a vitória do Arsenal contra o Chelsea ???? pic.twitter.com/it4WWEEnle

— B24 (@B24pt) September 25, 2016

Hammers new stadium blues

The future looked bright for West Ham United moving into their new state-of-the-art stadium, but their new home hasn’t been a happy hunting ground so far this season, with fans citing the lack of soul and atmosphere…

West Ham have just played crowd noises from the stadium tannoy. Seriously. pic.twitter.com/AsqX8U4hLB

— From The Stands (@FromTStands) September 25, 2016

Last time West Ham conceded 15 or more goals in their opening six Premier League games, they were relegated.

Awesome Austin

The man who Hammers co-chairman David Sullivan said had “no knees” Charlie Austin, scored and assisted in Southampton’s 3-0 victory over the Hammers, their fourth triumph on the bounce.

Charlie Austin has now scored 5 goals in his last 4 games across all competitions.

Bang in form. pic.twitter.com/uvHv4UdBK5

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) September 25, 2016

Drogba fires back

After their embarrassing defeat, Blues legend Didier Drogba was on hand to fire back after Theo Walcott’s triumphant tweet.

Congrats on your win bro @theowalcott but it is easy for the mouses to dance when the cats aren't there https://t.co/Zv4AdbK30G

— Didier Drogba (@didierdrogba) September 24, 2016

Chelsea have dominated the fixture in recent years, featuring a 6-0 obliteration in 2014, on Wenger’s 1000th game as Arsenal boss.

Crolla loses belt to Linares

Venezuelan lightweight boxer Jorge Linares unified the division with an incredible fight against Manchester’s Anthony Crolla.

Fight of the year contender last night! #WarCrolla #CrollaLinares #TwoWorldsCollide pic.twitter.com/JId3JSjdS5

— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) September 25, 2016

Crolla failed to cope with the South American’s sharp counter-punches and savvy movement. He was then left jelly legged after taking a powerful overhand right in the sixth round.

Anthony Crolla's promoter Eddie Hearn says a rematch could take place early next year#CrollaLinares https://t.co/wJIV8BzUX5 pic.twitter.com/lqNeh53tdJ

— BBC 5 live Sport (@5liveSport) September 25, 2016

Linares immediately offered Crolla a rematch at the Manchester Arena and promoter Eddie Hearn is already in negotiations.

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