It’s been another sensational weekend of football, as both Arsenal and Manchester City suffered surprise defeats in the Premier League and Lionel Messi produced another moment of genius.
With Arsenal losing at Everton, City had an opportunity to cut the gap at the top to just two points, but they fell victim to Harry Kane’s record-breaking goal for Tottenham.
Elsewhere, Manchester United won again and Liverpool suffered another thumping away defeat. There were also plenty of thrills and spills across the leagues as the shortest month of the year creaked into gear.
We’ve collected together 21 of the things we swooned over this weekend, from the Premier League to the German second division…
Enzo Fernandez
Not the result Chelsea wanted, but their debutant looked superb.
Enzo Fernández in his Chelsea debut:
96 touches
63/74 accurate passes
6/7 accurate long balls
5/6 tackles won
3 clearances
10 recoveries
9/12 duels won
1 key pass
1 chance created pic.twitter.com/NSsXpF3GQu— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) February 3, 2023
Harry Kane
What a moment for the Spurs and England captain.
Tottenham icons 🤍
Harry Kane surpasses the late Jimmy Greaves to become Spurs’ all-time record scorer with his 267th goal for the club. pic.twitter.com/XGSDutWV9G
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 5, 2023
Sean Dyche
A proper Dyche win.
Welcome back, Sean Dyche pic.twitter.com/DF15qh3tEv
— Jon Mackenzie (@Jon_Mackenzie) February 4, 2023
David de Gea
More footballers should use the Mourinho gif.
— David de Gea (@D_DeGea) February 4, 2023
Lionel Messi
In double figures for both goals and assists in Ligue 1 this season.
MESSI!! 💥
No warning, no backlift, just a wand of a left foot 🪄💫
He makes it look so effortless 😌 pic.twitter.com/ImqhpnufSo
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 4, 2023
Sebastien Haller
A beautiful moment.
There won’t be a better story in football this weekend than Sébastien Haller scoring his first competitive goal for Borussia Dortmund, in front of the Yellow Wall, on World Cancer Day – what an incredible moment 🙌❤️pic.twitter.com/9zUh6LFxcy
— Get German Football News (@GGFN_) February 5, 2023
Karim Adeyemi
Oh dear.
— Out Of Context Football (@nocontextfooty) February 5, 2023
Mesut Ozil
A lovely response.
👀💬 A Turkish fan asked Mesut Özil what it was like to play with Cristiano Ronaldo, he replied: “ask him instead, he played with me.” pic.twitter.com/eTXZtk1wnq
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) February 4, 2023
This tweet
Lovely bit of shithousing from the Fulham admin.
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) February 4, 2023
Wolves
Having fun at Jurgen Klopp’s expense.
— Out Of Context Football (@nocontextfooty) February 4, 2023
Nathan Jones
What an incredible addition to the Barclays.
Strong words from the #SaintsFC boss! 👀#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/VuO48Fcl6g
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) February 4, 2023
Guglielmo Vicario
This might be the best save we’ve ever seen.
*Deadpan*
“Should have held the first one…” pic.twitter.com/j3kI5iPohv
— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) February 5, 2023
Bruno Fernandes
Should’ve been an early bath for Marriner.
Lauren James
Pick that one out!
Lauren James is unstoppable. pic.twitter.com/ckmKSiWIul
— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) February 5, 2023
Neal Maupay
You’ve got to admire his commitment to shithousery.
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Massimo Allegri
Life doesn’t get any easier for the Juventus boss.
🚨 La réaction de Max #Allegri à la suite d’une mauvaise passe de #DiMaria ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/kje14LCtEY
— TEAM Serie A FR (@TeamSerieA_fr) February 4, 2023
Nayef Aguerd
Stunning tackle from the West Ham defender.
Stunning from Nayef Aguerd. #WHUFCpic.twitter.com/jbrD0PeSsx
— Toby Cudworth (@Toby_Cudworth) February 4, 2023
Karou Mitoma
Literally getting opponents to beg for mercy.
Mitoma should be arrested for this 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/sUXpJRv57T
— Eman¹⁰ (@mcfcEman) February 4, 2023
Hannover 96 fans
Fair play.
Hannover 96 fans broke into the stadium of their arch-rivals Eintracht Braunschweig last night and burned “96” into the center circle ahead of today’s game against Heidenheim. 😅 pic.twitter.com/H51ahllTzE
— Football Talk (@FootballTalkHQ) February 4, 2023
Mathieu Cafaro
The goal of the week came during Saint Etienne’s win over Annecy.
— Videos ASSE (@VideosAsse) February 4, 2023
Stephen Humphrys
Although this one ran it close…
“If you don’t shoot, you don’t score” – @HumphrysStevie pic.twitter.com/kbez7Ac5Rt
— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) February 4, 2023
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