EPL Heating Up...

Just three months into the richest league in the world, and it seems the heat is beginning to be felt. The English Premier League, which hosts some of the world's best players, is only going to get better as the season progresses.

After years of just falling short, Liverpool regained their hunger for the local prize and have put their hearts into every game until the final whistle. But the Reds had their first stutter of the season last weekend when they lost to Spurs in a thrilling encounter.

This was the first loss for Benitez's team this season and for many United and Chelsea fans, they will be hoping for more.

Looking at the current standings, Chelsea lead on goal difference with Liverpool second and current champions Manchester United following in third position. But in recent games United seem to be stepping up in performance and desire to lift the trophy. Although United may seem strong and tough to break, a team that seems to be unstoppable is Chelsea—with 13 goals in their last three games, the boys from Stanford Bridge look very dangerous.

Nicolas Anelka has found his touch and is now scoring regularly, and is currently joint top scorer with Amr Zaki on eight goals in the league thus far. His hat-trick at the weekend against Sunderland proved he is still deadly in the box. Lampard also seems to be on fire with plenty of goals and close chances coming his way.

Looking at Chelsea's squad, it is a team that hosts some of the world's superstars. Currently Scolari isn't having much difficulty pleasing all because of the injury list, but what will he do when he has a full team of highly paid player all wanting to have a go? Will players be prepared to sit on the side, especially now when they want to impress their national coaches in a bid to get some international exposure in World Cup qualifiers.

So the Brazilian has some work at his hands, not forgetting the Champions League and FA Cup. But in order to be a top manager in top flight football, you will have to deal with all of this.

Turning our gaze to Manchester United, a team that seems stronger than everyone else, yet we have seen some small errors defensively in the last two game. These errors have contributed to opposition teams scoring and this could be costly at the end of the season when goal difference really matters. But on the bright side, Cristiano Ronaldo has found his touch and is getting back to his full form after scoring another two goals against Hull City.

While three of the top four are consistent, the Londoners seem to be having difficulty in recent games. Arsenal lost four points in the last two games, with a thrilling draw against Spurs, and a defeat by newcomers Stoke. Will the Frenchman gather his troops and start to rediscover their brilliance, or will the likes of Hull City be heading to the Champions League next season?

Well it's still too early for that kind of speculation.

For now though, we can be prepared to expect some thrilling football from all the English teams, while some try to qualify for Europe, others are just trying to survive the harsh nature of the best league in the world.