A Sergio Aguero hat trick helped Manchester City get back to winning ways in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United, as it stayed 12 points ahead of Manchester United which had to dig deep to secure a 1-0 win at Burnley.
Chelsea stayed three points adrift of United as it enjoyed a 4-0 victory at Brighton and Hove Albion, while Arsenal was quick off the mark, scoring four goals inside the first 22 minutes in a 4-1 win over Crystal Palace.
Having suffered its first league defeat of the season at Liverpool last weekend, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side initially struggled to find rhythm at the Etihad Stadium before Aguero glanced in a Kevin De Bruyne cross after 34 minutes.
The Argentine doubled its lead from the penalty spot shortly after the hour mark when Raheem Sterling was brought down by Javier Manquillo in the box.
Four minutes later, Jacob Murphy dinked the ball over home goalkeeper Ederson to score his first goal for Newcastle and briefly close the gap to City to nine points, thanks to a goal from Anthony Martial.
The Frenchman blasted home off the under-side of the bar in the 54th minute after brilliant work from Romelo Lukaku, who held off two challenges before finding the Frenchman with a sweeping cross-field pass.
Burnley, which slip to eight with the loss, fought hard for an equalizer and Icelandic winger Johann Berg Gudmonsson struck th bar with a free kick.
"It was cetainly a battle and that is what you get when you come to Turf Moor - it is about character and we showed thatbin abundance today," said United defender Phil Jones
Manager Jose Mourinho said after the game that he "thinks" Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez will complete his move to Old Trafford, while British media reports said that Henrikh Mkhitaryan was due to have a medical at Arsenal in the next 48 hours to complete the transfer swap.
The disappointment of Arsenal fans in losing Sanchez will have been eased by its attacking display against Crystal Palace in a comfortable win at the Emirates.
Arsenal, which had not won in its last five games in all competitions, struck its four goals in a blistering start to the match.
Nacho Monreal headed in from a Granit Xhaka corner and then turned provider for close-range goals by Alex Iwobi in the 10th and central defender Laurent Koscielny three minutes later.
French atriker Alexandre Lacazette made it four for the home side in the 22nd minute, collecting a clever backheel from Mezul Ozil in the area before turning to curl his strike around outstratched Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey.
Palace captain Luka Milivojevic pulled one back for the visitors in the 78th minute.
Simon Evans
Reuters/Burnley
Chelsea stayed three points adrift of United as it enjoyed a 4-0 victory at Brighton and Hove Albion, while Arsenal was quick off the mark, scoring four goals inside the first 22 minutes in a 4-1 win over Crystal Palace.
Having suffered its first league defeat of the season at Liverpool last weekend, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side initially struggled to find rhythm at the Etihad Stadium before Aguero glanced in a Kevin De Bruyne cross after 34 minutes.
The Argentine doubled its lead from the penalty spot shortly after the hour mark when Raheem Sterling was brought down by Javier Manquillo in the box.
Four minutes later, Jacob Murphy dinked the ball over home goalkeeper Ederson to score his first goal for Newcastle and briefly close the gap to City to nine points, thanks to a goal from Anthony Martial.
The Frenchman blasted home off the under-side of the bar in the 54th minute after brilliant work from Romelo Lukaku, who held off two challenges before finding the Frenchman with a sweeping cross-field pass.
Burnley, which slip to eight with the loss, fought hard for an equalizer and Icelandic winger Johann Berg Gudmonsson struck th bar with a free kick.
"It was cetainly a battle and that is what you get when you come to Turf Moor - it is about character and we showed thatbin abundance today," said United defender Phil Jones
Manager Jose Mourinho said after the game that he "thinks" Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez will complete his move to Old Trafford, while British media reports said that Henrikh Mkhitaryan was due to have a medical at Arsenal in the next 48 hours to complete the transfer swap.
The disappointment of Arsenal fans in losing Sanchez will have been eased by its attacking display against Crystal Palace in a comfortable win at the Emirates.
Arsenal, which had not won in its last five games in all competitions, struck its four goals in a blistering start to the match.
Nacho Monreal headed in from a Granit Xhaka corner and then turned provider for close-range goals by Alex Iwobi in the 10th and central defender Laurent Koscielny three minutes later.
French atriker Alexandre Lacazette made it four for the home side in the 22nd minute, collecting a clever backheel from Mezul Ozil in the area before turning to curl his strike around outstratched Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey.
Palace captain Luka Milivojevic pulled one back for the visitors in the 78th minute.
Simon Evans
Reuters/Burnley
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