Premier League: Man City shows 10-man Liverpool no mercy
LONDON— Liverpool went from dishing out a humiliation to being on the receiving end of one.
A 5-0 loss at Manchester City on Saturday handed Jurgen Klopp his biggest loss in two years managing Liverpool. And it quickly punctured the optimism gathering around their English Premier League title challenge following a 4-0 victory over Arsenal before the international break.
Four of City’s goals against Liverpool came after Sadio Mane was sent off for a high challenge that forced goalkeeper Ederson off injured in Manchester.
“I am not concerned in the long term,” Klopp said. “It was hard for the boys, but I don’t look for excuses.”
Stoke 2, Manchester United 2: United had scored 10 goals without reply in opening the title challenge with three wins. A reality check came with a trip to Stoke, where Arsenal has already lost this season.
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting became the first player to score against United this season. The Cameroon forward’s opener was cancelled out by Marcus Rashford in first-half stoppage time. After Romelu Lukaku put United in front, Choupo-Moting headed in Stoke’s equalizer in the 63rd minute.
Chelsea 2, Leicester 1: Chelsea won its third straight match after an opening-day loss, but had to single out its own fans for criticism after the reigning champions beat the 2016 title
winners. Some Blues fans sang an anti-Semitic lyric about London rival Tottenham while celebrating Alvaro Morata’s first goal.
N’Golo Kante also scored against his former club Leicester. Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 0: Arsenal quickly recovered from its misery at Anfield.
Danny Welbeck scored twice and Alexandre Lacazette also netted to leave Bournemouth winless after four games.
Tottenham 3, Everton 0: Harry Kane, the league’s top scorer for the last two seasons, is finally off the mark. The Tottenham striker scored twice at Everton — the first being his 100th goal for the club — and Christian Eriksen also found the target as Spurs continue to flourish on the road.