Bolton, Reading and Derby all lost in the Premiership last night but it was Manchester United's second consecutive stalemate in the league that has got everybody talking.
United have been shown none of the respect that champions are accustomed to as they have failed to beat both Reading and Portsmouth in games they would be expected to win.
The Red Devils have lost two vital players in the process, Wayne Rooney who was injured in the Reading fixture last Sunday and Christiano Ronaldo, who was dramatically sent off in the final stages of the league clash with Portsmouth last night.
The two results mean that United have just two points from two games and must get their season going again in the Manchester derby against Man City this Sunday.
However, Alex Ferguson will be fully aware that a result against City and the knowledge that Liverpool play Chelsea later that they will mean that one of those or even both teams, will drop points.
This will elevate United back into the fold again and a fixture against Chelsea in mid September is a chance to put this bad start right.
Elsewhere, Chelsea showed some early stutters away to Reading but eventually goals from Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba showed Chelsea's superior quality up front if not in the back four.
Man City made it two wins from two when they beat Derby by a solitary goal at the City of Manchester stadium.
Sunderland got a last grasp equalizer to salvage a 2-2 draw away to Birmingham while Fulham got their first points of the season by consigning Bolton to two defeats form two games at Craven Cottage.
The results in the league leave Everton, Man City and Chelsea in charge at the top with Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle still to play their second league clash while Spurs and Bolton already look shipwrecked at the bottom of the league.
Sunderland have mustered a decent start with a win and a draw while Derby will need improvement soon because there is always one promoted side that goes straight back down.
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