United edge City for top of the table: Week 4 wrap-up

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Manchester City striker Leroy Sane celebrates after scoiring the fifth Manchester City goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Manchester City striker Leroy Sane celebrates after scoiring the fifth Manchester City goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

We haven’t quite seen the end of Week 4 Premier League action with two fixtures still to play tomorrow: Swansea v. Newcastle and Huddersfield Town v. West Ham. After Saturday’s matches, Manchester United sit atop the table with 10 points, tied with crosstown rivals Man City. United have a +10 goal difference to City’s +8.

Week 4 of the Premier League kicked off with an unbelievable 5-0 spanking of Liverpool by title favorites Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday. Leroy Sane finished the ordeal against the 10-man Liverpool squad with a beautiful strike from outside the box. The Reds were down a man since the 37th minute after Sadio Mane speared City goalkeeper Ederson with his boot.

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In the main set of matches, Tottenham destroyed a promising Everton side at Goodison Park 3-0. The Spurs thoroughly controlled the game from start to finish, with a brace from Harry Kane and a goal from Christian Eriksen. Wayne Rooney clearly became frustrated with his teams’ lack of fight, and made a very brash challenge at the end of the match.

Chelsea are rebounding nicely from their horrific 3-2 defeat on opening day to Burnley, as they defeated Leicester 2-1 to secure their third straight win. Ex-Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata now has 3 goals in 4 matches for the Pride of London, all three of them were headed goals. Kante added his first goal of the season to snag the three points.

Arsenal bounced back from a crushing 4-0 defeat to Liverpool last week with a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth. Danny Welbeck notched a brace while new signing Alexandre Lacazette added a goal, and the Gunners sit at 9th in the table. They return to Europa league action this Thursday when they face FC Koln.

Jose Mourinho and Manchester United had their three-match win streak stopped by Stoke City to wrap-up Saturday’s fixtures. United controlled most of the match, but goals by Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku were cancelled out by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. The German-born Cameroonian’s brace was enough for Stoke to take a point from the match and hand United their first draw or loss of the season.

Brighton & Hove Albion secured their first ever Premier League victory after they defeated West Brom 3-1 at the Amex.

2017-18 Premier League Week 4: Saturday’s Results

Manchester City 5-0 Liverpool

Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth

Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 West Bromwich Albion

Everton 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur

Southampton 0-2 Watford

Leicester City 1-2 Chelsea

Stoke City 2-2 Manchester United

Premier League Standings (Goal Difference)

1. Manchester United – 10 (+10)

2. Manchester City – 10 (+8)

3. Chelsea – 9 (+3)

4. Watford – 8 (+4)

5. Tottenham Hotspur – 7 (+4)

6. Huddersfield Town – 7 (+4)

7. Liverpool – 7 (0)

8. West Bromwich Albion – 7 (0)

9. Arsenal – 6 (-1)

10. Stoke City – 5 (0)

11. Southampton – 5 (-1)

12. Burnley – 4 (0)

13. Brighton & Hove Albion – 4 (-2)

14. Swansea City – 4 (-2)

15. Everton – 4 (-4)

16. Newcastle United – 3 (0)

17. Leicester City – 3 (-2)

18. Crystal Palace – 0 (-6)

19. Bournemouth – 0 (-7)

20. West Ham United – 0 (-8)

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