Aguero, Cole, Vieira & more: Twitter reacts as Chelsea and Man City win
Sergio Aguero, Ashley Cole and Patrick Vieira all Tweet their thoughts on victories in a busy day in the Premier League
Manchester City retunred to winning ways at the Etihad Stadium courtesy of goals from Aleksander Kolarov, Sergio Aguero and James Milner in a 3-0 victory over Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Everton came from behind to salvage a draw at Wigan Athletic, as did Swansea against Reading, while Chelsea were emphatic 4-1 winners against Norwich City.
Here is a selection of the top Tweets from the professionals after a hectic day in the English top flight.
City captain Vincent Kompany (@VincentKompany) moves to allay the fears of fans: “Injury isn’t too bad but I was carrying it since the last game. Will have to try and get fit for internationals!”
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero (@aguerosergiokun) is pleased with the 3-0 win: “I’ve said it before – we have a great team and we were going to bounce back. We played very well against a five-match undefeated rival today.”
Former City midfielder Patrick Vieira (@OfficialVieira) is pleased with the result: “A good win today after the midweek game, the team played really well. Really happy for James Milner, he gave a big performance. Well done.”
Chelsea defender Ashley Cole (@TheRealAC3) is ecstatic with the 4-1 win after a tough week: “Another great result, and some great football played, and once again I want to thank the #cfc fans, amazing!”
West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster (@BenFoster) is happy with a victory despite conceding twice: “Not the greatest of performances but a win is a win! Great three points to take into the international break! COYB! #4thintheleague”
Reading forward Noel Hunt (@boyhunt) is disappointed his goal didn’t result in a Royals win: “Gutted we didn’t hold on for the three points but @Alex_Macca23 made sure we came away with one!! Superb today!! Thanks to our fans ye were great!”
Everton captain Phil Neville (@fizzer18) praises Leighton Baines and Steven Pienaar: “Very good point difficult game – scored one penalty and maybe should of had another – Baines Pienaar – brilliant today -thanks for support as always!”
Toffees defender John Heitinga (@Johnheitinga) was disappointed by his performance in the 2-2 draw: “Happy with the draw of #Everton against #Wigan. Not happy with my performance in first half. 1-0 was offside. #COYB”
Celebrity Arsenal fan Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) praises Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud: “BOOOOM!!! 2-1.That’s why Theo should play centre-forward. Brilliant finish from a great ball by Giroud. #Arsenal”
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville (@GNev2) is impressed by Santi Cazorla’s strike: “What a goal!”
Ex-England striker Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) agrees: “Corker from Cazorla!”
Finally, Arsenal legend Robert Pires (@piresrobert7) is delighted for his compatriot Giroud: “Good result for Arsenal! Well done Cazorla and Giroud for your first goal!”
