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Manchester City brush Burnley aside to go top, Liverpool win at Huddersfield

Manchester City went back to the top of the Premier League table after brushing Burnley aside in a 5-0 win at the Etihad Stadium.

The champions applied all the early pressure and were rewarded after 17 minutes when Leroy Sane and David Silva combined to find Sergio Aguero, who converted at the far post.

Former City keeper Joe Hart was playing well in the Burnley goal but was almost beaten again when David Silva lifted the ball just over and then produced an outstanding save from the same player.

But City doubled the lead after 54 minutes when Sane appeared to be brought down in the box only for the referee to wave play on as David Silva set up Bernardo Silva.

They made it three less than two minutes later through Fernandinho's thunderous finish, and put the icing on the cake through Riyad Mahrez's magnificent curling strike with seven minutes remaining and Sane tapped in at the end.

Liverpool ground out a 1-0 win at Huddersfield as Mohamed Salah's goal took them back up to second place in the Premier League table.

Jurgen Klopp's side were far from their best, but Salah's clinical finish before the break proved enough for the points against a home side lacking a cutting edge.

The winner came after 23 minutes, Joe Gomez and Shaqiri creating the chance for the Egypt international, whose low finish beat Jonas Lossl.

But Huddersfield responded brightly and were within a whisker of levelling when Jonathan Hogg, 30 yards out, unleashed a brilliant shot that flew past Alisson but came back off the post.

Ross Barkley scored an injury-time equaliser as Chelsea salvaged a 2-2 draw with Manchester United on a dramatic afternoon at Stamford Bridge.

Anthony Martial had struck twice as United came from a goal down to lead 2-1, but Jose Mourinho was denied a happy return to his old club when substitute Barkley scrambled home in the fifth of six added minutes.

The United manager then had to be restrained by a steward after reacting angrily to something that appeared to have been said during the Chelsea bench's celebrations.

Antonio Rudiger, who lost Paul Pogba at a corner, had put Chelsea in front, but Martial lashed home to level before the break and produced a superb second that looked to have won the game only for Barkley to strike after David Luiz's header hit the post and Rudiger's follow-up was saved.

Tottenham Hotspur stayed in touch with the leaders as a solitary goal from Erik Lamela proved enough for a 1-0 win at West Ham.

After a quiet opening half-hour in East London, Harry Kane seemed set to make the breakthrough only for Issa Diop to make an outstanding block as he fired at goal.

The Hammers suffered a setback when Andriy Yarmolenko was stretchered off after suffering what appeared to be a muscle injury - and they suffered a worse one after 44 minutes when Moussa Sissoko's cross was glanced in by Erik Lamela.

And Spurs were indebted to Hugo Lloris, who made a fine save from Marko Arnautovic's header to keep his side in front as West Ham began the second half strongly, and Lloris stopped a low shot from the same player soon afterwards.

Cardiff City picked up their first Premier League win of the season, winning a see-saw home game against Fulham 4-2.

Fulham struck first in a whirlwind start as Andre Schurrle produced a dazzling goal, firing a 30-yard strike past Neil Etheridge.

But Cardiff responded with two in five minutes, in-form Josh Murphy curling past Marcus Bettinelli and Bobby Reid slotting home his first goal for Cardiff, but Fulham were level just after the half-hour when Ryan Sessegnon struck.

The second half was much scrappier than the first but Cardiff retook the lead against the team promoted alongside them last season with 65 minutes on the clock, Callum Paterson converting, and they sealed the win late on when Kadeem Harris scored from close range amid huge celebrations.

Watford put an end to their recent poor run of results by stunning Wolves with a 2-0 win at Molineux.

The Hornets stung their hosts after 20 minutes when Etienne Capoue hammered a drive past Rui Patricio, who was beaten again a minute later as Roberto Pereyra cut in and fired into the top corner.

The home side brought on Ruben Vinagre in place of Jonny at the break, but the visitors were producing an admirably disciplined display and, although there were a couple of half chances for Willy Boly, held on for three points.

Newcastle's problems continued as Brighton held on to win 1-0 at St James' Park in a game overshadowed by an early injury to Brighton striker Glenn Murray.

Murray clashed heads with Federico Fernandez and was carried off on a stretcher before being taken to hospital in the game's opening moments.

But the Seagulls rallied and took the lead on 29 minutes when Jose Izquierdo's drive from the edge of the box went in off Beram Kyal, although Matt Ritchie should have levelled when he directed a close-range header wide.

Visiting keeper Mat Ryan sealed the points with a fine late stop from Jonjo Shelvey's deflected free kick.

South coast rivals Bournemouth and Southampton played out a 0-0 draw in a game of few chances at the Vitality Stadium.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg forced the home side's Asmir Begovic into action when his strike from the edge of the box took a deflection, and then Hojbjerg found Charlie Austin, who was unable to get around the keeper.

Chances were proving hard to come by in a tight game, but Bournemouth had and missed the best of them after 64 minutes when Josh King shot wide from close range after Callum Wilson had set him up, and then Hojbjerg drawing another great save from Begovic with a swerving effort.