London [UK], September 21: Erling Haaland completed his set of Premier League clubs as he scored in Manchester City's remarkable 5-3 win over Sunderland on Sunday to maintain their 100% Premier League start.
Before kick-off Sunderland were the only one of the 25 clubs the Norwegian had faced in the top flight without scoring, having drawn a blank against them twice last season.
But Haaland warpped up matters late on as Brian Brobbey's hat-trick for the visitors was not enough.
In a game characterised by poor defending, City struggled to kill off the fired-up visitors at the Etihad Stadium, with Brobbey a constant thorn in their side.
Ultimately two goals from Antoine Semenyo and a late strike from Erling Haaland finished the job for City, for whom Enzo Fernandez and Rayan Cherki were also on target.
Unlike in last week's Manchester derby, City failed to assert control against a Sunderland side clearly not drained by their midweek Europa League excursions.
For new manager Enzo Maresca, however, it was at least a fifth successive league win and City head into the international break with a three-point lead at the top.
Alexander Isak's second-half strike secured Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola all three points on his return to the Vitality Stadium in a 1-0 victory over his old club Bournemouth.
The Sweden international broke the deadlock with his fourth goal of the season in the 57th minute after some fine work by Cody Gakpo in the build-up to extend the Reds' unbeaten run and reward Iraola with a second win.
Isak has now already scored more Premier League goals in their first five league matches than he did across his entire previous top-flight campaign.
Iraola left for Anfield after three seasons with the Cherries, capped off by leading the club to a maiden European berth last season. He was greeted warmly as he emerged before kick-off, exchanging a hug with his German successor Marco Rose.
A comical own goal by Lisandro Martinez saw Manchester United fail to win for a third Premier League game in a row as they drew 1-1 with Fulham at Craven Cottage.
It was a lethargic, muted display from Michael Carrick's side, who will spend the international break in the bottom half of the Premier League table, though they were spared from making it three losses in a week by Matheus Cunha's late deflected goal.
There could be little arguing United deserved anything more than they got, indeed Fulham ought to have given Alvaro Arbeloa his first Premier League win.
Leeds extended their unbeaten start to the season but had to settle for a point from a goalless draw with much-improved Crystal Palace at Elland Road.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin spurned Leeds' best chance when firing straight at Palace goalkeeper Walter Benitez in the second half after visiting defender Tyrick Mitchell was denied a winner by VAR.
Source: Qatar Tribune
