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Liverpool matched the record for the biggest ever Premier League win with a 9-0 thrashing of Bournemouth on Saturday while Erling Haaland got his first Manchester City hat-trick and Manchester United ended a run of seven straight away league defeats.
But Arsenal remain the only team with a 100 percent record as they came from a goal down to beat Fulham 2-1 thanks to a late winner by Gabriel that kept the Gunners top of the table.
Liverpool had failed to win in their opening three games, including Monday’s 2-1 defeat at United, but talk of a sluggish start to the season was soon forgotten as they took a 2-0 lead within six minutes and added three more before the break.
Six different Liverpool players were on the scoresheet but remarkably Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah was not one of them.
Luis Diaz and Roberto Firmino scored twice as Liverpool became the fourth Premier League team to win by a 9-0 margin.
Champions City were 2-0 down inside 21 minutes at home to Crystal Palace but after some tactical adjustments from Pep Guardiola early in the second half they roared to a 4-2 win with new signing Haaland providing a reminder of his goal threat.
The Norwegian’s glancing header from a Phil Foden cross had brought City level at 2-2 after a deflected Bernardo Silva effort pulled them back into the game.
A second-half goal from Bruno Fernandes was enough for United to win 1-0 at Southampton and earn a second straight victory to end their miserable streak of form away from home.
But United were sloppy in the final half hour and fortunate not to concede an equalizer versus a determined Saints side.
United manager Erik ten Hag had been heavily critical of his side after their last away trip – a 4-0 loss at Brentford – and indicated that his players had learnt their lesson.
“I saw a team on the pitch, good organization, fight for each other, following the rules and I think there were also some really good moments from playing football,” said the Dutchman.
Arsenal had enjoyed overwhelming possession but a dreadful mistake by Gabriel allowed Aleksandar Mitrovic to give previously unbeaten Fulham a 56th-minute lead with the Serb’s 100th goal for the club.
