De Bruyne on target as City march on

Kevin De Bruyne’s stunning freekick sent Manchester City top of the Premier League after a 1-0 win over Leicester City.

On the day Graham Potter’s return to Brighton turned into a nightmare, suffering his first defeat as Chelsea boss with a 4-1 loss, City proved there is life without Erling Haaland yesterday.

Despite the absence of their topscorer, Pep Guardiola’s side jumped ahead of Arsenal at the summit with its victory.

But the London side will have the chance to go back top when it hosts Nottingham Forest today.

City dominated for large periods at Leicester’s King Power Stadium and De Bruyne sealed City’s fourth successive away win at Leicester early in the second half with a magnificent 25-metre strike into the topleft corner.

Elsewhere, substitute Rodrigo Bentancur struck late on to complete a stunning comeback for Tottenham in a 3-2 win over Bournemouth.

Spurs were heading for a third consecutive league defeat after Kieffer Moore netted twice for the Cherries.

Vigil van Dyk suffered his first ever league defeat at Anfield as Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by Leeds. The Dutch defender joined the Reds in January 2018 and his 70-game unbeaten home record was ended by Rodrigo and Crysencio Summerville goals either side of a Mohamed Salah strike.

At St James’ Park, Callum Wilson scored twice and provided two assists as Newcastle beat Aston Villa 4-0.

The striker scored from the penalty spot at the end of the first half and added his second in the 56th minute, before turning provider for Joelinton and Almiron.

Odsonne Edouard netted in the 38th minute to give Crystal Palace a 1-0 triumph over Southampton at Selhurst Park.

Wolves, who had Diego Costa sent off for a headbutt, drew 1-1 at Brentford while Fulham and Everton finished 0-0.