EPL: Mohamed Salah sizzles as Liverpool beat Southampton 3-0

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring against Southampton on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images

Liverpool stormed back to the top of the Premier League with 3-0 victory over Southampton with Mohamed Salah back among the goals at Anfield on Saturday. Liverpool have now won their first six league games for the first time since 1990, the same year they last won the title. The victory meant the Reds overtook Chelsea, who play today, and remained two points ahead of champions Manchester City.

United held as Fergie returns
Sir Alex Ferguson made an emotional return to Old Trafford but Manchester United were unable to lay on a victory for their former manager, held 1-1 by a Wolves side who already look at home. The acclaim afforded to the beaming Scot, back among the United faithful for the first time since undergoing brain surgery in May, was heartfelt and thunderous but the full-time whistle brought a more muted reaction as Jose Mourinho's side lost further ground on the title chasers.

Five-star show by Man City
Manchester City bounced back from their Champions League defeat by coasting to an emphatic 5-0 win at Cardiff. Sergio Aguero - who was making his 300th City appearance - Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan struck inside 12 first-half minutes as Pep Guardiola's side got that 2-1 shock midweek home defeat to Lyon out of their system. Substitute Riyad Mahrez added two more in the second half with his first goals since leaving Leicester and becoming City's record signing in the summer.

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