Goals from Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino saw Liverpool claim a 2-1 win at Southampton three days after beating Chelsea in Turkey in an exhausting Super Cup clash.
Mane’s beautiful curling effort and Firmino’s well-placed strike ensured the three points for Jurgen Klopp’s men despite a late strike from former Red Danny Ings.
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This puts the pressure on title rivals Manchester City and Tottenham – who play each other at 5:30 pm – a match you can listen to LIVE on talkSPORT.
Elsewhere, it was a magical day for Teemu Pukki, who scored a brilliant hat-trick as Norwich dispatched Newcastle 3-1 at Carrow Road.
Jonjo Shelvey scored a consolation goal for the Magpies in stoppage-time.
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However, there was no luck for fellow newly-promoted side Aston Villa after they were beaten 2-1 at home to Bournemouth.
A penalty from Josh King and Harry Wilson’s goal gave the Cherries a 2-0 lead after twelve minutes.
Douglas Luiz pulled one back for the Villans 20 minutes from the 90 but they couldn’t find an equalizer.
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VAR made the headlines at Brighton after Leandro Trossard’s celebrations were cut short during the Seagulls’ 1-1 draw against West Ham.
The winger though he had given his side the lead in the first half, only for it to be chalked off after a check.
The Hammers then took the lead through Javier Hernandez on 61 minutes but Trossard did get on the scoresheet with a stunning equalizer moments later.
Meanwhile, Everton got the better of Watford with at Goodison Park – Bernard getting the only goal of the game.