A review of Saturday's Premier League ( Sept 9th 2017)

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Premier League round-up:
Wins for Man City, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea; Man United held

Manchester City are 5/4 Premier League favourites after thrashing Liverpool. Click here for review, reports and latest odds.

Premier League results

Manchester City 5-0 Liverpool
Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth
Brighton 3-1 West Brom
Everton 0-3 Tottenham
Leicester 1-2 Chelsea
Southampton 0-2 Watford
Stoke 2-2 Manchester United

Manchester City are 11/10 favourites to win the Premier League after they thrashed 10-man Liverpool 5-0 in an eventful Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium, where Reds forward Sadio Mane was controversially sent off in the first half, before local rivals and 11/4 second favourites Manchester United were held to a draw in the day's evening kick-off at Stoke.

Liverpool drift to 16/1 after their Etihad annihilation, while Chelsea are 9/2 after hanging on for a 2-1 victory at Leicester.

Tottenham and Arsenal were both convincing winners on Saturday afternoon, and are fifth and sixth in the betting at 12/1 and 28/1 respectively, with 250/1 and up available for the rest.

City went ahead in the lunchtime kick-off in the 25th minute through Sergio Aguero before Mane clattered into goalkeeper Ederson with a high challenge at the edge of the penalty area. Referee Jon Moss brandished the red card to the Liverpool forward, with Ederson taken off on a stretcher and replaced by Claudio Bravo.

City made the most of their advantage, as Gabriel Jesus nodded in a second before the break. The Brazilian tapped in the third goal in the 53rd minute after being set up by Aguero, before substitute Leroy Sane added a fourth from close range in the 77th minute and then curled a superb 20-yard effort into the top-left corner during stoppage time.

Maxim Choupo-Moting's double ended Manchester United's winning start to the Premier League as Stoke emerged with a creditable 2-2 draw against Jose Mourinho's men.

Three wins, 10 goals and a hat-trick of clean sheets had given the Old Trafford giants a strong start to the season, yet City boss Mark Hughes spoke of weaknesses in his former club's armoury ahead of Saturday evening's encounter.

Choupo-Moting gave credence to his manager's claim during an entertaining 2-2 draw at the bet365 Stadium, where Stoke's summer signing opened the scoring and would later secure a point after Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku scored for table-topping United.

Arsenal eased the pressure on manager Arsene Wenger with a 3-0 win at the Emirates Stadium over Bournemouth, who suffered a fourth straight Premier League defeat. Danny Welbeck bundled the Gunners ahead after six minutes, before a fine finish from club-record signing Alexandre Lacazette doubled the lead after 27 minutes.

Five minutes into the second half, England forward Welbeck slotted a low shot into the far corner as Arsenal bounced back from their 4-0 drubbing at Liverpool before the international break, with Alexis Sanchez, who looked to be leaving ahead of the transfer deadline, coming on for the closing stages.

Brighton were eased to 6/4 for relegation after they secured their first win in the Premier League, beating West Brom 3-1 at the Amex Stadium. Pascal Gross hooked the ball in at the far post to put the Seagulls in front on the stroke of half-time for what was their first goal since being promoted.

The German, signed from Ingolstadt in the summer, added a second on 48 minutes, before turning provider for Tomer Hemed to head in a third just after the hour. James Morrison pulled a goal back for the Baggies with 13 minutes left.

Tottenham won 3-0 at Everton, where Blues forward Wayne Rooney started having last week made headlines for the wrong reasons with his drink-driving charge. Harry Kane opened the scoring in the 28th minute when he curled a looping shot from wide on the right over goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. It was the striker's 100th goal for the club in just his 169th appearance.

Christian Eriksen added a second in the 41st minute after Everton failed to clear their lines. Kane, who scored twice for England in the World Cup qualifying win over Malta, settled matters with a third goal for Spurs when slotting in from close range just a minute into the second half.

Champions Chelsea won 2-1 at Leicester, where summer signing Alvaro Morata again found the target. The £60million capture from Real Madrid broke the deadlock four minutes before half-time with a header, before former Foxes midfielder Ngolo Kante netted a long-range effort in the 50th minute.

Leicester reduced the deficit through a penalty from Jamie Vardy just after the hour, but Antonio Conte's men closed out a third straight league victory since losing on the opening day at home to Burnley.

Watford won 2-0 at Southampton to end the Saints' unbeaten start. Abdoulaye Doucoure put the visitors ahead with a low, 20-yard strike seven minutes before half-time and Dutch defender Daryl Janmaat curled in the second after 66 minutes. The Hornets are currently a heady fourth in the table, and 9/4 for a top-half finish.