Four out of four for Reds, Chelsea

LIVERPOOL’S new goalkeeper Alisson suffered a nightmare moment but it failed to prevent the Reds maintaining their 100 per cent start to the English Premier League campaign with a 2-1 victory at Leicester City yesterday.

First-half goals by Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino ultimately proved more important than Alisson’s illadvised fancy footwork after the break as Liverpool made it four wins from four games to stay top on 12 points, along with Chelsea.

The London side had struggled to break down a stubborn Bournemouth outfit at Stamford Bridge but goals from substitute Pedro and Eden Hazard in the last 20 minutes secured a 2-0 win to make it four in a row for new Blues manager Maurizio Sarri.

Champion Manchester City got back to winning ways after its surprising draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers by beating Newcastle United 2-1 at home, with Kyle Walker scoring the winner after DeAndre Yedlin had cancelled out Raheem Sterling’s opener.

While Liverpool has won its first four league games of the season for the first time since 1990, big-spending West Ham United suffered a fourth consecutive league defeat and remains rooted to the foot of the table. It seemed on course for its first point of the season but Wolverhampton Wanderers substitute Adama Traore struck in stoppage time at the London Stadium.

While promoted Wolves enjoyed their first top-flight win since February 2012, West Ham’s woes continued as it has lost its first four league games for only the second time.

“I don’t think it is a bad start, it is a very bad start,” manager Manuel Pellegrini said. “Here at home to lose we must be very worried.”

Southampton beat Crystal Palace 2-0 away for its first win of the season.

And Brighton and Hove Albion hit back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home against Fulham.