Week two of the English Premier League (EPL) season saw Eric Bailly, Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial were all on point, as the Red Revils cruised to a 4-0 win over Swansea.
Rivals Liverpool weren’t nearly as impressive but grabbed their first win of the 2017-18 EPL season in their game against Crystal Palace. The Reds were toothless in the first half and once again struggled defending set pieces. Mane converted a rare chance after a defensive blunder, however, and that was good enough for the win.
Javier Hernandez of West Ham United scored twice in a losing effort on Saturday, while Liverpool and Manchester United impressed once again in Week 2.
Southampton got past West Ham United thanks to a last-minute penalty, and Arsenal lost to Stoke City in the late match.
In Sunday’s star game, Marcos Alonso’s double helped Chelsea ruin Tottenham’s first Premier League game at Wembley, ensuring that Chelsea grabbed a late 2-1 win.
An own goal from Michy Batshuayi had looked as though it would rescue a point for Spurs, but Alonso – who had scored a superb first-half free kick – fired a low finish through Hugo Lloris at his near post with two minutes to go.
Here’s a look at the full results:
Swansea 0-4 Manchester United
Bournemouth 0-2 Watford
Burnley 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
Leicester City 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Liverpool 1-0 Crystal Palace
Southampton 3-2 West Ham
Stoke City 1-0 Arsenal
Huddersfield 1-0 Newcastle
Tottenham 1-2 Chelsea
Recap
Chicharito was the lone bright spot among West Ham’s summer signings on Saturday, as the group mostly disappointed and played a huge part in the loss. Goalkeeper Joe Hart was shaky at best, Pablo Zabaleta gave away the last-minute penalty that led to the winner and Marko Arnautovic was sent off for a ridiculous elbow charge.
The Austrian’s booking, in particular, was a source of laughter on social media, but per sportswriter Jake Humphrey, he was far from the only disappointment on Saturday:
Burnley couldn’t build on their shock upset against Chelsea on Matchday 1, losing to WBA due to a goal from Hal Robson-Kanu. The Welshman was later sent off for an elbow.
In Saturday’s late kick-off, Jese Rodriguez bagged his first Premier League goal, leading Stoke past Arsenal in the process.
