Manchester City top the English Premier League  table after an excellent start to the season - but the same cannot be said of their neighbours Manchester United, who are still winless but have a chance to remedy this against Spurs over the weekend.

I think United are doing everything right but in the final third they are failing to convert their chances and hence just one goal scored so far. I  think they really need a central striker as cover for Louis Saha who can help to convert chances they create, especially when Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo are not in the team. Carlos Tevez is really good but I don't think he is a central striker - he would be more effective in a withdrawn role.

On the other hand, it's very hard to tell about Spurs. I thought they played reasonably well against Sunderland without causing any damage and then lost - but they had a very poor display against Everton and then turned on the style against Derby. I think this is the kind of inconsistency that had Tottenham allegedly looking at Sevilla's coach Juande Ramos. They should be at their best at Old Trafford because Sir Alex will be going for his first victory of the season.

'I think Manchester United really need a central striker as cover for Louis Saha who can help to convert chances they create, especially when Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo are not in the team'

Elsewhere, Jens Lehmann blunders in the first two matches seem to have overshadowed Arsenal's good performances. It's only two matches so far for the Gunners and therefore too early to judge their performance. But at least they have four points, which is maybe fair because I think Fulham deserved a draw in their first match.

Liverpool should have beaten Chelsea at Anfield to get a head start against their rivals but a draw suited Chelsea, especially with so many players injured at the moment. I think the next time the two teams meet, at Stamford Bridge, will see a Blues victory.

At the other end of the table there seems to trouble galore for Bolton. The Trotters are the only team who are still pointless and with the way they are playing, it's hard to see where they will get their points from.
Things could get worse at the Reebok Stadium if they lose El-Hadji Diouf or Nicolas Anelka - or both. You cannot afford to lose your best players and still achieve good results, especially if you don't replace them with equally good players.