Welcome to the first Football Weekly of the season proper, in which James Richardson, John Ashdown, Michael Cox and Paolo Bandini look back on an opening weekend that saw Louis Van Gaal's reign at Manchester United get off to the worst possible start.
After rounding up hard-fought wins for Manchester City and Liverpool, we move on to Arsenal, who now face Beskitas in a Champions League qualifier, before giving Aston Villa some credit for their victory over Stoke.
And because you didn't ask for it, we also give you a bumper round-up from the Championship and even Scotland.
Barry should be back on Thursday, and if you haven't yet got your ticket for our live show at the Manchester Football Writing Festival, what's wrong with you?
