United stunned by Huddersfield
LONDON — Manchester City comfortably beat Burnley 3-0 to remain the only unbeaten side in the English Premier League after Manchester United lost 2-1 at Huddersfield on Saturday.
It was the first time in 65 years that Huddersfield had beaten United, which was made to pay dearly for defensive errors.
Chelsea came from behind to beat Watford 4-2 thanks to two late goals, and avoided a third straight league defeat.
City stretched its lead to five points over its fellow Manchester club. Third-placed Tottenham can draw level with United if it beats Liverpool today.
Sergio Aguero set City on its way to victory with a first-half penalty before goals from Nicolas Otamendi and Leroy Sane ensured their side equalled the club record of 11 consecutive victories in all competitions. Aguero became City’s joint top goal-scorer with Eric Brook, whose record of 177 has stood for 78 years.
First-half goals from Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre helped Huddersfield to its first win over Man United since March 1952.
Mooy robbed Juan Mata of possession near the halfway line, raced toward goal, and played through Thomas Ince. The winger turned Jones’ replacement, Victor Lindelof, inside out to get away a shot that David De Gea could parry only into path of Mooy to rifle home.
Five minutes later, Lindelof misread goalkeeper Jonas Lossl’s long ball to gift it to Depoitre, who rounded De Gea and slotted into the net. Marcus Rashford headed home Romelu Lukaku’s cross 12 minutes from time to halve the deficit. Substitute Michy Batshuayi scored twice as Chelsea fought back from behind to beat Watford.
Leicester moved out of the relegation zone as the post-Craig Shakespeare era began with a win. Michael Appleton was in caretaker command after Shakespeare’s midweek sacking, and Leicester fully merited the three points handed to them by Federico Fernandez’s first-half own goal and Shinji Okazaki’s fifth of the season just after the interval.
Alfie Mawson reduced the deficit for Swansea from a 56thminute corner.
Stoke replaced Leicester in the bottom three after losing at Bournemouth 2-1. Last-placed Crystal Palace lost at Newcastle 1-0. A late goal from substitute Sofiane Boufal, a sublime individual effort, gave Southampton a 1-0 win against West Brom.