MANE HITS CENTURY FOR REDS
SADIO Mane reached 100 career goals for Liverpool in a 3-0 win against Crystal
Palace that sent the Reds top of the Premier League, while Arsenal eased the pressure on Mikel Arteta with a battling 1-0 victory at
Burnley on Sunday.
Defending champion Manchester City dropped two points at home to Southampton after a 0-all stalemate, while struggling Wolves lost their fourth match in five against 10man Brentford.
Mane continued his mastery of Palace, netting in his ninth league match in a row against the Eagles.
Mohamed Salah’s glancing header from Kostas Tsimikas’ corner was kept out by goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, but Mane pounced to lash home, giving him a century of goals for Liverpool in all competitions.
Salah doubled the Reds’ lead in the 78th minute, before Naby Keita sealed the win with a well-struck volley.
Liverpool has made an impressive start to the season, scoring 12 goals in its opening five games and conceding just once.
“I told the boys that is one of the most hard-fought 3-0 wins I ever saw. We gave everything,” Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said.
Arsenal was bottom of the table before last week, but wins against Norwich and now Burnley has lifted it temporarily to 12th spot.
Martin Odegaard, who signed from Real Madrid last month after spending part of last season at the Emirates on loan, broke the deadlock in the 30th minute, curling home a free-kick.
Manchester City will rue its inability to beat Southampton at the Etihad after consecutive 5-0 home wins. “We were not good in our build-up and lost the ball because we were not clever today and a bit sloppy,” manager Pep Guardiola said.
Aston Villa’s second-half blitz ended Everton’s fourgame unbeaten run with a 3-0 home win, while Watford beat Norwich 3-1.