5 reasons why this is the best EPL season in a long time

5. Big-Clubs-Balls-Up

It really has been a case of ‘anything you can do, I can do worse’ with regard to the ‘big’ clubs this Premier League season. Manchester United’s sluggish slip-ups nearly matched Chelsea’s poor start.

Louis Van Gaal’s side have been incredibly goal-shy from the start, while Wayne Rooney’s injury has opened the door to young Marcus Rashford who, although impressive and promising, when starting for United outlines how weak their pool of players has become.

Then there’s Manchester City and Arsenal; both well in the title race at the turn of the year, but both fluffed their lines when it counted. A shambles in the Manchester derby, City’s defensive frailties continue to cost them while it’s been a similar case for Arsenal who, although comfortably placed on third position at present, have lacked a leader yet again and are home to some seriously damaging psychological vulnerabilities.

The latter two may still be lingering in the Champions League spots but, with Leicester and Tottenham occupying the top two spots in the EPL at the moment, it is evident the ‘traditional’ top four has been well and truly flushed away.

Once again, the Premier League has proven to be incredibly unpredictable, hence why we still deem it the most exciting league on the planet.