Manchester City 4-2 Arsenal: Most Stunning in an Amazing Premier League Weekend

From Ryan Giggs scoring a magnificent free-kick to further his record as the only player to score in every Premier League season, to Yossi Benayoun grabbing a hat-trick in a superb display for Liverpool, this weekend in the Premier League has been brilliant, with a whopping 32 goals scored in total.

But as the scoreline suggests, the best game of all has to be Manchester City's home encounter with Arsenal.

This game had everything.

There was the pre-match hype, with Kolo Toure, and most notably Emmanuel Adebayor, facing their old teammates.

There was of course the goals, ranging from a Micah Richards header which fortuitously cannoned in off Manuel Almunia, to a scintillating counter-attacking display which culminated in Shaun Wright-Phillips scoring a fine finish to kill off any hopes Arsenal had for snatching a draw.

There was the delightful comeback, with Czech international Tomas Rosicky playing his first league match after 20 months on the sidelines with a major knee injury, and scoring on his 'second debut.'

And of course, there was the controversy, all caused by that one man from Togo who Arsenal fans love to hate.

Throughout the course of the match at the City of Manchester Stadium, we all saw the good, the bad, and the ugly from Emmanuel Adebayor.

There was the good, with Adebayor dancing around the Arsenal defence, having skipped past three defenders before setting-up Wright-Phillips to drive the ball wide, and all this before the striker thought he'd have a go himself this time, heading home on 80 minutes to put his side 3-1 up.

There was the bad, as after scoring that goal Adebayor ran the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Arsenal fans.

And if for some strange reason you haven't yet seen the TV pictures, they show several Arsenal fans clearly enraged by the striker's actions, throwing missiles on the pitch and shouting numerous insults towards him as stewards desperately attempt to control the situation.

Then, of course, there was the ugly, when the Togolese frontman decided to lash out on former teammate Robin Van Persie.

Following a rash challenge from the Dutchman, Adebayor appeared to deliberately stamp on Van Persie's face, in an apparent attack the victim described as a "mindless and malicious" assault.

Brilliant Benayoun blasted Burnley with a hat-trick as Liverpool were victorious 4-0 at Anfield, and Ryan Giggs proves there's still life in those free-kicks after Cristiano Ronaldo, as Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 at White Hart Lane.

Bolton Wanderers emerged victorious 3-2 in a five-goal thriller against Portsmouth down at Fratton Park, meanwhile another five-goal thriller occurred as Sunderland showed they mean business with a 4-1 trouncing of Hull City at the Stadium of Light.

Late drama happened at Craven Cottage as Damien Duff hit a late winner to give Fulham a 2-1 win over Everton, whereas a fierce derby at St. Andrews saw Gabriel Agbonlahor prove the difference as Aston Villa took the bragging rights with a 1-0 win over rivals Birmingham City.

Blackburn Rovers finally won at home, with an entertaining 3-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Chelsea again got lucky this season as Florent Malouda secured an injury-time winner at the Britannia Stadium, as the Blues beat Stoke City 2-1.

All in all there were some magnificent games in the Premier League this weekend, but it goes without saying almost, the best of all has to be Manchester City winning 4-2 over Arsenal.

Brilliant football, fantastic goals, and the idiosyncratic behaviour of Emmanuel Adebayor; all that was needed to make this match without doubt one of the best and most controversial there will be in the 2009/10 Premier League season.