Liverpool remain perfect at top of EPL
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Liverpool and Manchester City have put some distance between themselves and the rest of the English Premier League, but both sides had to work hard for it.
Liverpool were pushed before being gifted a 1-0 win at Sheffield United that maintained their perfect start.
Manchester City, meanwhile, were given all they could handle by Everton before two late goals sealed a 3-1 win.
The results mean Liverpool stay five points ahead of City, who are now four points clear of West Ham and five clear of a gang of six teams. Liverpool made it seven wins from seven to open the season with a big helping hand from Sheffield United’s Dean Henderson.
The Blades’ keeper let Georginio Wijnaldum’s shot from near the edge of the area squirm through his legs for the only goal at Bramall Lane.
“These games, they are not all beauties and you have to work hard for the results,” manager Juergen Klopp told BT Sport.
“They threw everything at us, they worked incredibly hard, they were a real threat.”
Liverpool’s win put the pressure on City as they visited Goodison Park in the day’s late match.
And the champions took a first-half lead through Gabriel Jesus, only for Dominic Calvert-Lewin to equalise before half-time. But Riyad Mahrez re-established the lead and Raheem Sterling fired in a third late on.
Elsewhere, 10-man Spurs beat Southampton 2-1, Chelsea beat Brighton 2-0, Crystal Palace had a 2-0 win over Norwich while West Ham and Bournemouth and Aston Villa and Burnley both drew 2-2. Watford remain bottom after a 2-0 loss at Wolves.