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Wayne Rooney: Danny Welbeck and Marouane Fellaini will pressure him

Manchester United's English forward Wayne Rooney (L) and Manchester United's English forward Danny Welbeck leave the pitch after the 1-0 defeat to CFR Cluj-Napoca during the UEFA Champions League group H football match between Manchester United and CFR Cluj-Napoca at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England, on December 5, 2012.  CFR Cluj-Napoca won 1-0.  AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS        (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS,ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images)
Image: Rooney and Welbeck: Team-mates - and rivals

Will Wayne Rooney be a mainstay of the Man United team this term? Should Arsenal fans panic? Where must Cardiff improve? Chris Kamara reflects on the opening weekend of the Premier League season...

Rickie Lambert has had a great week

KAMMY SAYS: Rickie's wife gave birth to their daughter, Bella, he scored a winner against Scotland on his England debut and then got the only goal as Southampton got their Premier League season off to a winning start at West Brom. Saints boss Maurico Pochettino has signed Pablo Osvaldo from Roma as competition up front but he still thinks a lot of Rickie - as he proved by watching him at Wembley - and Lambert will welcome Osvaldo anyway; he wants to be at an ambitious club - which Southampton, having also signed Celtic's Victor Wanyama, seem to be. It's all looking good on the South Coast.

The promoted teams did okay - but Cardifff need more verve

KAMMY SAYS: None of the three promoted teams disgraced themselves; only a penalty separated Crystal Palace and Tottenham, Hull had a very difficult game at Chelsea and Cardiff lost to a very good West Ham. I was slightly disappointed, if I'm honest, that Malky Mackay's side didn't get forward enough as that left Fraizer Campbell quite isolated up front and West Ham under no pressure, but it was a learning curve for the club, and they, Palace and Hull can all take positives from their starts to the season.

Chelsea will play in a variety of ways under Jose Mourinho

KAMMY SAYS: Jose Mourinho has a different squad to when he won the Premier League before at Chelsea, but he is not a mug and will use his new tools to create something good. That said, while his team of old at Stamford Bridge were quite physical, they had class, too; Didier Drogba was a battering ram but he was also one hell of a player as shown by the fact he was twice named African Player of the Year. Jose will evolve and Chelsea will play nice football, but they will also mix it up and use their strength when necessary - but one thing that will definitely stay the same is Mourinho's ability to get the best out of his players. That's Kammy's view but what did YOU make of the Premier League weekend? Let us know using the feedback form below...

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