Premier League talking points: Smiling Spurs, stopping Man City and VAR blunders

New Premier League season but the same old story so far: Manchester City top, Erling Haaland banging in the goals.

Since losing the Community Shield to Arsenal on penalties, treble-winners City have steamrollered their way to four league victories on the spin – scoring 11 goals, conceding just two – as well as securing their fourth trophy this year when they defeated Sevilla to win the Uefa Super Cup.

City now have the only remaining 100 per cent record in England's top six divisions and while Saturday's opposition, West Ham United, are themselves unbeaten, Pep Guardiola's mean machine heads to the London Stadium as firm favourites.

And leading their early season charge has once again been Norwegian goal monster Haaland who already has six goals from four games – including a hat-trick against Fulham.

“I'm back. No problem for me. I am always hungry,” said Haaland after his fifth treble for the club. “Important win, we go into the international break having won four in four. Good start to the season. We will only get better and better from here.”

Erling Haaland scores Manchester City's fourth goal from penalty spot against Fulham at the Etihad Stadium. AP

After the misery, moaning and dire defensive displays under previous managers Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, Tottenham Hotspur players and fans alike must be finding life under Ange Postecoglou a breath of fresh air.

The first Australian to manage in the English top flight has made an immediate impact at the North London club following years of negativity on and off the pitch.

Postecoglou's first win in charge was an impressive 2-0 defeat of Manchester United but the goals were free-flowing before the international break when Burnley were battered 5-2 at Turf Moor,