LIVERPOOL STUNNER

CITY’S ‘INVINCIBLE’ RUN IS ENDED AS ANFIELD SIDE HIT FOUR PAST RUNAWAY LEAGUE LEADERS

LIVERPOOL’S forwards came out top in the battle of the Premier League’s great entertainers as Manchester City’s unbeaten start to the season was ended in remarkable fashion at Anfield.

Pep Guardiola’s side found themselves 4-1 down midway through the second half and they looked well beaten before a late rally set up a tense finale, but the hosts held on for a 4-3 win.

Having drawn level just before the break when Leroy Sane cancelled out Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s early opener, City were torn apart by three brilliant goals in nine minutes from Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, although all were assisted by defensive errors.

Substitute Bernado Silva and Ilkay Gundogan scored late on to raise hopes of an unlikely comeback but Liverpool held on to extend their own unbeaten run to 18 matches.

Earlier, Jordon Ibe’s first Premier League goal for Bournemouth condemned Arsenal to a 2-1 loss on the south coast.

Ibe’s first strike for the Cherries in 46 league appearances sunk the Gunners, who leaked two goals in five minutes in this turnaround defeat.

Callum Wilson’s third goal in four league games had Bournemouth level after Hector Bellerin handed the visitors a lead they could only squander.

On Saturday Harry Kane scored twice to become Tottenham’s all-time leading Premier League scorer as Everton were swept aside 4-0 at Wembley.

Elsewhere West Brom beat Brighton 2-0 at The Hawthorns for a first Premier League win since August 19 and at the other end of the table, Chelsea missed the chance to move into second place after Leicester battled to a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge.

Watford snatched a 2-2 draw against Southampton at Vicarage Road with a controversial late goal from Abdoulaye Doucoure, which looked to have been handball, and Crystal Palace continued their improvement under Roy Hodgson with a 1-0 win over Burnley at Selhurst Park, secured with a first-half goal from Bakary Sako.

Newcastle, though, had to settle for a 1-1 draw against bottom club Swansea at St James’ Park.