London, August 19
Manchester United continued their perfect start to the Premier League season by crushing Swansea City 4-0 with three late goals in four minutes at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.
The scoreline matched their opening-day destruction of West Ham United after Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba and substitute Anthony Martial scored between the 80th and 84th minutes to add to Eric Bailly’s first-half opener, his first goal for the club.
New signing Jese made a dream debut for Stoke City, scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory over Arsenal.
The livewire Spaniard, signed on loan from Paris SG in midweek, started and finished the decisive move 90 seconds after halftime.
Liverpool scrape 1-0 win
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was able to breathe a sigh of relief after Sadio Mane scored an opportunist 73rd-minute goal to give them a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Anfield. Shinji Okazaki struck early and Harry Maguire netted a header from a corner as Leicester City beat Brighton 2-0 at the King Power Stadium, handing the newcomers their second straight defeat.
Bayern, Dortmund win
Munich: Champions Bayern Munich comfortably beat BayerLeverkusen 3-1 in the Bundesliga season opener on Friday to lay down a marker. Borussia Dortmund overcame hosts VfL Wolfsburg 3-0 on Saturday to make a flawless start. — Reuters