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Premier League round-up: Wins for Man City, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea; Man United held
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Manchester City are 11/10 favourites to win the Premier League after they thrashed 10-man Liverpool 5-0 in an eventful Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium, where Reds forward Sadio Mane was controversially sent off in the first half, before local rivals and 11/4 second favourites Manchester United were held to a draw in the day's evening kick-off at Stoke.
Liverpool drift to 16/1 after their Etihad annihilation, while Chelsea are 9/2 after hanging on for a 2-1 victory at Leicester.
Tottenham and Arsenal were both convincing winners on Saturday afternoon, and are fifth and sixth in the betting at 12/1 and 28/1 respectively, with 250/1 and up available for the rest.
City went ahead in the lunchtime kick-off in the 25th minute through Sergio Aguero before Mane clattered into goalkeeper Ederson with a high challenge at the edge of the penalty area. Referee Jon Moss brandished the red card to the Liverpool forward, with Ederson taken off on a stretcher and replaced by Claudio Bravo.
City made the most of their advantage, as Gabriel Jesus nodded in a second before the break. The Brazilian tapped in the third goal in the 53rd minute after being set up by Aguero, before substitute Leroy Sane added a fourth from close range in the 77th minute and then curled a superb 20-yard effort into the top-left corner during stoppage time.
Maxim Choupo-Moting's double ended Manchester United's winning start to the Premier League as Stoke emerged with a creditable 2-2 draw against Jose Mourinho's men.
Three wins, 10 goals and a hat-trick of clean sheets had given the Old Trafford giants a strong start to the season, yet City boss Mark Hughes spoke of weaknesses in his former club's armoury ahead of Saturday evening's encounter.
Choupo-Moting gave credence to his manager's claim during an entertaining 2-2 draw at the bet365 Stadium, where Stoke's summer signing opened the scoring and would later secure a point after Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku scored for table-topping United.
Arsenal eased the pressure on manager Arsene Wenger with a 3-0 win at the Emirates Stadium over Bournemouth, who suffered a fourth straight Premier League defeat. Danny Welbeck bundled the Gunners ahead after six minutes, before a fine finish from club-record signing Alexandre Lacazette doubled the lead after 27 minutes.
Five minutes into the second half, England forward Welbeck slotted a low shot into the far corner as Arsenal bounced back from their 4-0 drubbing at Liverpool before the international break, with Alexis Sanchez, who looked to be leaving ahead of the transfer deadline, coming on for the closing stages.
Brighton were eased to 6/4 for relegation after they secured their first win in the Premier League, beating West Brom 3-1 at the Amex Stadium. Pascal Gross hooked the ball in at the far post to put the Seagulls in front on the stroke of half-time for what was their first goal since being promoted.
The German, signed from Ingolstadt in the summer, added a second on 48 minutes, before turning provider for Tomer Hemed to head in a third just after the hour. James Morrison pulled a goal back for the Baggies with 13 minutes left.
Tottenham won 3-0 at Everton, where Blues forward Wayne Rooney started having last week made headlines for the wrong reasons with his drink-driving charge. Harry Kane opened the scoring in the 28th minute when he curled a looping shot from wide on the right over goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. It was the striker's 100th goal for the club in just his 169th appearance.
Christian Eriksen added a second in the 41st minute after Everton failed to clear their lines. Kane, who scored twice for England in the World Cup qualifying win over Malta, settled matters with a third goal for Spurs when slotting in from close range just a minute into the second half.
Champions Chelsea won 2-1 at Leicester, where summer signing Alvaro Morata again found the target. The £60million capture from Real Madrid broke the deadlock four minutes before half-time with a header, before former Foxes midfielder Ngolo Kante netted a long-range effort in the 50th minute.
Leicester reduced the deficit through a penalty from Jamie Vardy just after the hour, but Antonio Conte's men closed out a third straight league victory since losing on the opening day at home to Burnley.
The champions holding on was relief to Sky Bet punters who took advantage of the Soccer Saturday Price Boosts of Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs all to win, which was enhanced from 4/1 to 6/1.
Watford won 2-0 at Southampton to end the Saints' unbeaten start. Abdoulaye Doucoure put the visitors ahead with a low, 20-yard strike seven minutes before half-time and Dutch defender Daryl Janmaat curled in the second after 66 minutes. The Hornets are currently a heady fourth in the table, and 9/4 for a top-half finish.
