Pep's men destroy Liverpool 5-0; Arsenal, Chelsea register wins too
Man City's Gabriel Jesus (left) celebrates with teammates Benjamin Mendy and Kevin De Bruyne (right) after scoring against Liverpool
Manchester City took advantage of Sadio Mane's controversial sending-off to thrash Liverpool 5-0 in an eventful Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
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Mane was shown a straight red card in the first half for a high challenge on Ederson that led to the City goalkeeper being carried off on a stretcher. City were already leading at that point through Sergio Aguero but Gabriel Jesus and substitute Leroy Sane then both struck twice in a commanding performance.
City later reported that Ederson was not concussed and was checked for facial fractures at the medical institute adjacent to their training complex before returning to the stadium.
The hosts' performance represented a notable lifting of the tempo after a solid opening to the campaign while Liverpool's impressive start was brought to a sudden halt.
Arsenal back on track
Danny Welbeck struck twice as Arsenal eased to victory over Bournemouth to get their Premier League campaign back on track. The Gunners had lost to both Stoke and Liverpool heading into the international break but they were never in trouble as Welbeck inspired them to a 3-0 win against a poor Cherries side.
Welbeck opened the scoring early on with a mistimed header before setting up Alexandre Lacazette and then completing his brace with a well-taken second.
Chelsea win 2-1
A rare N'Golo Kante goal on his return to Leicester gave Chelsea a 2-1 win. Kante struck five minutes after half-time with a low shot that appeared to take City 'keeper Kasper Schmeichel by surprise as it came though a crowd of players to find the bottom corner.
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