Manchester United’s disaster deepened on Saturday as they slumped to a 3-1 house defeat in opposition to Brighton, whereas Manchester City beat West Ham to remain excellent on a day of heart-stopping drama within the Premier League.
Liverpool had a short style of life on the prime, beating Wolves 3-1 within the early kick-off earlier than City took pole place.
In-form Tottenham scored two targets in stoppage-time to beat Sheffield United 2-1.
Insane scenes as two last-gasp targets assist Spurs win all-time thriller
The Red Devils are in disaster.Source: Getty Images
The season is spiralling uncontrolled for Erik ten Hag’s United, who began the marketing campaign in buoyant temper after ending their trophy drought and ending third within the league final season.
Some followers dreamt of a long-overdue title problem however as an alternative they discover themselves trailing leaders City by 9 factors after a 3rd chastening defeat in 5 matches – their worst-ever begin to a season.
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United began brightly at Old Trafford, determined to place their nightmare begin to the season behind them however their former ahead Danny Welbeck silenced the house followers within the twentieth minute.
A 53rd-minute objective by Pascal Gross gave United a mountain to climb and substitute Joao Pedro made it 3-0, with Hannibal Mejbri’s first United objective little comfort for the shell-shocked hosts.
Brighton’s fourth straight league win in opposition to United lifted them to 3rd within the desk.
It was one other galling loss for Manchester United.Source: Getty Images
A upset Ten Hag mentioned it was a sport of “small margins”.
“We conceded a objective with their first assault,” he advised Sky Sports. “We then had a interval within the sport that was fairly tough, we fought to get a objective and it was disallowed.
“So it’s tough on this interval. It has not fallen on our facet, however we are going to battle again and if we stick collectively, play as a workforce, stick with the foundations, we are going to return.”
Ten Hag, in his second season at Old Trafford, faces an enormous job to avoid wasting United’s season, besieged by issues on and off the pitch.
Jadon Sancho has been exiled from first-team coaching after a public spat with the supervisor, whereas fellow ahead Antony has been given a depart of absence to handle home abuse allegations, which he denies.
– City on cost –
Champions Manchester City, two factors away from Liverpool, proceed to churn out the wins, regardless that Pep Guardiola’s males trailed to a first-half James Ward-Prowse objective on the London Stadium.
Jeremy Doku equalised early within the second interval and Bernardo Silva put City 2-1 up earlier than Erling Haaland’s seventh objective of the season assured a fifth win in 5 video games.
Haaland did it once more!Source: Getty Images
Spur’s epic comeback
Sheffield United on monitor for his or her first league victory of the season on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
But Spurs grabbed an equaliser within the 98th minute when Richarlison headed house Ivan Perisic’s nook and Dejan Kulusevski scored the winner.
Reds battle again in sluggish win
Earlier, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool roused themselves after an anaemic first-half show in opposition to Wolves, recovering from a objective down.
Cody Gakpo scored 10 minutes into the second interval and Andy Robertson completed neatly within the eighty fifth minute earlier than an personal objective from Hugo Bueno added gloss to the scoreline.
It was the third time this season that Liverpool had come from behind to win. Klopp mentioned his workforce deserved to win the sport after their highly effective second-half efficiency however pressured that they may not afford to maintain falling behind.
“Turning video games round is useful in a season however we can’t depend on it,” he advised the BBC.
Andy Robertson scored in his 2 hundredth Premier League sport for the Reds in a wild comeback.Source: Getty Images
ELSEWHERE
Aston Villa scored three late targets to beat Crystal Palace 3-1. The London facet led 1-0 courtesy of Odsonne Edouard’s first-half objective however Jhon Duran equalised within the 87th minute.
Douglas Luiz scored a penalty deep into stoppage time to place Villa in entrance and Leon Bailey made it 3-1.
Fulham’s Carlos Vinicius condemned Premier League new boys Luton to a fourth consecutive defeat because the Cottagers gained 1-0.
In Saturday’s late sport, Newcastle beat Brentford 1-0 at St James’ Park to finish a run of three successive defeats.
Eddie Howe’s facet gained for the second time this season due to Callum Wilson, who netted a sixty fourth minute penalty after Anthony Gordon was fouled by Mark Flekken.
