MANCHESTER UNITED CONTINUES SCORING SPREE

MANCHESTER United netted four goals for the second consecutive week in the Premier League to rout Swansea City 4-0 and ensure their highest-scoring start to a season for 110 years.

United manager Jose Mourinho said he “let the horses run freely” at the Liberty Stadium but his old foe Arsene Wenger was left frustrated after his Arsenal thoroughbreds were shackled in a 1-0 defeat at Stoke City.

Socceroos gloveman Mat Ryan’s tough start to life in the top flight continued when Shinji Okazaki struck early and Harry Maguire netted a header from a corner as Leicester City beat Brighton 2-0 at home.

Japanese international Okazaki was on hand to rifle home the rebound from a Riyad Mahrez shot in the first minute as the 2016 Premier League champions got off to a flying start in their first home game of the season.

Mahrez was also behind Leicester’s second goal, swinging in a corner early in the second half for Maguire to head home. It was Maguire’s

first goal for the Foxes.

Manchester United got another vintage performance which showcased their attacking firepower.

Following the first-up mauling of West Ham by the same score, United manager Jose Mourinho was a happy man yesterday.

“I think the team is confident ... the players that came on from the bench did well. Easy for me to make decisions, easy for me to make changes. The players make the manager look better.”

Arsenal’s early-season optimism after their opening

day win over Leicester was dissipated quickly after Jese, Stoke’s new loan signing from Paris Saint-Germain, capped a fine debut by scoring the winner 90 seconds after the break.

A 10-man West Ham conceded a stoppage-time penalty after fighting back from 2-0 down at Southampton to lose 3-2.

Watford and West Brom both had away wins over Bournemouth and Burnley respectively while at Anfield Sadio Mane struck in the 73rd minute for Liverpool to scrape past Crystal Palace.