Goals, penalties, spirited promoted sides and Roberto Mancinis hair all enthralled us this Super Sunday but lets have a look at 5 talking points from Manchester City and Chelseas curtain raisers...
1. Southampton Could Be This Years Blackpool
Plenty of attacking spirit, balls to the wall fight back and an inevitable defeat due to poor defending; the script of Southamptons first game sounds very similar to a season long escapade by ex-Premier League heartthrobs Blackpool. Whilst its early days and a statement that damns Southampton to final day relegation is a harsh one, its important the lessons be learned from a match they had the control of at one point. Southampton were bold and aggressive, pushing the Champions to their limit and reaping two goals as a reward; however where that should have acted like a shock to the brain and pushed them in to discipline and a battle to maintain their lead, Southampton pushed on with disregard for shape and place; treating one of the most expensively assembled teams in World football like a team for the taking, which thus led to their undoing. They will earn respect for their gung-ho attitude to taking on the Champions but the loss of shape and the continuing attack when a more defensive attitude was necessary is a cause for concern and will continue to be their undoing unless they can enforce some stable minds in to the side. Southampton showed promise; but without calm it could be a whirlwind season which ends only in inevitable disappointment.