A monumental weekend in the Premier League saw Cristiano Ronaldo make his long-awaited return to English football, as well as a host of other huge moments both good and bad.
Ronaldo scored twice as Manchester United beat Newcastle 4-1, with Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard adding to the Portuguese talisman’s strikes.
The result saw United move to the top of the league, continuing their superb start to the season.
Ten-man Tottenham toppled by Crystal Palace
They leapfrogged Tottenham, who fell to a disappointing 3-0 defeat by Crystal Palace.
Young defender Japhet Tanganga was sent off early in the second half, which Palace capitalised on with goals from Wilfred Zaha and a debut brace for Odsonne Edouard.
The win was Patrick Viera’s first in charge of Palace, fittingly coming against the Arsenal legend’s arch-rivals.
Both Edouard and Ronaldo managed braces on their home debuts and were quickly joined by Romelu Lukaku.
The Belgian netted twice on his second home debut for Chelsea, either side of a Matteo Kovacic goal as the Blues beat Aston Villa 3-0.
The result saw them go level at the top of the league with United and they were quickly joined the following day by Liverpool.
Mohamed Salah joins the Premier League century club
The Reds won their game against Leeds 3-0, with Mohamed Salah’s 100th Premier League goal being followed by strikes from Fabinho and Sadio Mane.
Aside from the result, the game will be remembered for the horrific injury suffered by young talent Harvey Elliot, who dislocated his ankle following a red card challenge by Pascal Struijk.
Fellow Merseyside club Everton joined their local rivals at the top of the league after their 3-1 win over Burnley, meaning four clubs were all tied on 10 points.
Ben Mee put the Clarets ahead on his 200th Premier League appearance, but quickfire goals from Michael Keane, Andros Townsend and Demari Gray saw Rafa Benitez’s team win yet again.
Manchester City edge past Leicester City
In the other high profile match this weekend, Manchester City beat Leicester City 1-0 thanks to Bernardo Silva’s second-half goal.
Victory against the Foxes saw City briefly move into the top four for the first time this season, before they dropped out again following Everton’s triumph.
Arsenal finally record a victory
Elsewhere, Arsenal and Wolves both picked up their first league wins of their respective campaigns.
The Gunners came out on top over Norwich, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring the only goal of the game to leave the Canaries bottom of the league.
Newly-promoted Watford suffered a similar fate, losing 2-0 to Wolves as Bruno Lage earned his first win in charge of the Midlands side.
A Francisco Sierralta own goal was followed by a debut strike from Hee-chan Hwang as Wolves overtook Watford in the table.
Brentford lost 1-0 to Brighton as all three newly promoted sides fell to defeat, with Leandro Trossard scoring a late winner for the Seagulls.
Finally, West Ham disappointed in a game where many expected them to win comfortably, drawing 0-0 with Southampton.
Michail Antonio let down the Hammers with a late red card, meaning he will miss their match against Manchester United next weekend.
