🔬 The Debrief as Liverpool demolish Man Utd and London sides frustrated

Sunday’s Premier League fixtures delivered a triple-header of entertaining matches.

Here’s how it all played out.

What happened?

The afternoon began with Newcastle claiming a 2-1 win over Tottenham, while Crystal Palace held London counterparts Chelsea to a 1-1 draw.

In the day’s most anticipated fixture, Liverpool blew Manchester United away with a 3-0 dismantling at Old Trafford.

Player of the day

Liverpool’s players are thriving under Arne Slot’s early tutelage and none more so than Mohamed Salah.

The Egyptian has returned with a sharp new look and a prolific repertoire to match after dominating against United.

Two assists for Luis Díaz’s quickfire brace late in the first half kicked things off for Salah’s latest Old Trafford showcase.

But the best was still to come as he scored on a seventh consecutive appearance at the Theatre of Dreams with a sweeping finish.

That’s now three goals and three assists in as many games in this Premier League season for the Reds’ talismanic forward.

This is Salah’s world and we’re all just living in it.

Stat of the day

What this means

It’s a familiar line-up at the summit with Manchester City and Liverpool separated by goal difference as the only teams still with 100% records.

For Erik ten Hag, the pressure is ramping up again with his United side sitting 14th in the table after their opening three top-flight outings.

Elsewhere, Newcastle’s win moved them ahead of Brentford into fifth, while Palace are finally off and running with their first point of the season.

What they said

Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson on their Old Trafford win: “They always say clean sheets will win you things and that’s always been the case when Manchester City have won the league and when we did. Three games without a goal conceded is really good and we want to keep that going.”

Enzo Maresca wasn’t happy that Crystal Palace weren’t reduced to 10 men after Will Hughes avoided a second booking: “It probably was the second yellow card, they would have gone to 10 and the game would have changed but the referee saw it another way.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou stayed upbeat despite his side’s defeat: “If we continue playing like that, I know we’ll get our rewards. The result doesn’t reflect the performance. It’s a sore one.”

What comes next?

An international break, which will come as a blessing for some clubs and a minor inconvenience for others.