LONDON —
Liverpool equaled the Premier
League’s record win with a 9–0 demolition of Bournemouth, while Erling
Haaland’s hat-trick inspired Manchester City’s comeback 4–2 victory against
Crystal Palace on Saturday.
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On a remarkable day in the top-flight, 10-man
Chelsea beat Leicester 2–1, while Manchester United’s revival continued with a
1–0 win at Southampton.
Liverpool stole the spotlight as they recovered from
Monday’s lackluster 2–1 loss at
Manchester United in astonishing style.
After three games without a win, the Reds rebounded
by equaling Manchester United’s 9–0 wins against Ipswich in 1995 and
Southampton in 2021, as well as Leicester’s thrashing of Southampton in 2019.
It took just three minutes for Luis Diaz to strike
at Anfield as the Colombia winger headed home Roberto Firmino’s cross.
Three minutes later, Liverpool moved further ahead
as Harvey Elliott bagged his first Premier League goal with a 20-yard curler.
Trent Alexander-Arnold rifled into the top corner
from 25 yards in the 28th minute.
After providing three assists, Firmino scored
himself with close-range volley to put the result beyond doubt by the 31st
minute.
Virgil Van Dijk headed in Andrew Robertson’s corner
on the stroke of half-time as Liverpool scored five in the first half of a
Premier League game for the first time.
Chris Mepham’s
own goal from Alexander-Arnold’s 46th minute cross was followed by Firmino
grabbing the seventh in the 62nd minute.
Fabio Carvalho’s first goal since his summer move
from Fulham made it eight in the 80th minute.
Diaz notched the historic ninth from Kostas
Tsimikas’ corner with five minutes left as Liverpool equaled their biggest ever
top-flight margin of victory, set against Palace in 1989.
“We wanted to
show a reaction. Getting to be the best version of ourselves. We scored
wonderful goals,” Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said.
“The game settled and we kept scoring. It was about
keep going. Not to humiliate Bournemouth, we couldn’t respect them more, but a
really good day for us.”
Champions Manchester City staged another impressive
rally as they came from 2–0 down to beat Palace at the Etihad Stadium.
Palace went ahead in the fourth minute as Eberechi
Eze’s free-kick deflected off John Stones into the net for an own goal.
City fell further behind in the 21st minute when
Palace defender Joachim Andersen was left unmarked to head in Eze’s corner.
But the champions came from 3–1 down to draw at
Newcastle last weekend and Bernardo Silva gave them hope of a repeat with a
53rd minute effort that deflected in off Jeffrey Schlupp.
City equalised in the 62nd minute when Phil Foden’s
cross reached Haaland and the former Borussia Dortmund striker headed his first
home goal since joining in the close-season.
In the 70th minute, Haaland got his fifth in four
games, prodding home from Stones’ pass after a flowing move. The Norwegian
sealed his hat-trick from Silva’s pass in the 81st minute.
“We have the ability to score goals but lately we
are conceding a lot. It’s nice to have a comeback,” City manager Pep Guardiola
said.
“What Erling Haaland has done today he has done all
his career. It is nothing special.”
Sterling sparkles
Raheem Sterling scored his
first goals for
Chelsea in a dramatic win over Leicester.
Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher was sent off in
the 28th minute for a needless foul on Harvey Barnes just moments after being
booked.
Sterling struck in the 47th minute, the former
Manchester City forward’s shot deflecting off Daniel Amartey into the net.
Sterling doubled his tally in the 63rd minute as he
tapped in from Reece James’ cross before Barnes squeezed in a low shot three
minutes later.
Erik ten Hag said Manchester United have learned
from their dismal start to the season after Bruno Fernandes clinched a
hard-fought win against Southampton.
Ten Hag’s side sat bottom of the Premier League
after losing their opening two games.
But United have recovered from that embarrassing
start to secure successive league victories for the first time since February.
Fernandes netted in the 55th minute when he met
Diogo Dalot’s cross with a volley from just inside the area.
“I think the players learnt some lessons from
Brentford. We were more compact on the long balls. Of course we were really
happy,” Ten Hag said.
Vitaly Janelt scored an 85th minute equaliser as
Brentford drew 1–1 with Everton, who took the lead through Anthony Gordon’s
24th minute opener.
Brighton beat Leeds 1–0 with Pascal Gross’s 66th minute goal
at the Amex Stadium.
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