United beat Foxes; City victory
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling (centre) celebrates with striker Marcus Rashford
Manchester United dropped Wayne Rooney and were rewarded with a convincing 4-1 Premier League victory over Leicester.
A run of three defeats from their past four games had let to scrutiny surrounding both Rooney's form and the methods of new manager Jose Mourinho.
Chris Smalling headed them into a 22nd-minute lead, however, and thereafter they excelled as the impressive Juan Mata scored the first of three further goals in five minutes before half-time. Marcus Rashford added United's third, before Paul Pogba made it 4-0 in the 42nd minute.
Leicester substitute Demarai Gray produced the game's finest finish when curling beyond David de Gea from distance in the 59th minute, but he was unable to prevent the champions' third league defeat of the season.
Three was their total throughout the past season. Rooney, meanwhile, appeared as an 83rd-minute substitute.
United regardless remain six points behind league leaders and rivalsManchester City, whose latest win came via a 3-1 scoreline at strugglingSwansea.
Two goals from the returning Sergio Aguero, and a third from Raheem Sterling, left City with the maximum 18 points from six league games and continued their 100 per cent record since Pep Guardiola's appointment.
Fernando Llorente took Swansea level four minutes after Aguero had given them a ninth-minute lead, before the Argentinian restored their advantage in the second half.
Liverpool took advantage of a red card for Hull's Ahmed Elmohamady to ease to a 5-1 victory.
Adam Lallana had already given the hosts the lead when Elmohamady conceded a penalty and was sent off for hand ball.
James Milner's penalty put Liverpool 2-0 up, before further goals from Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho - either side of one for Hull's David Meyler - and Milner's second spot-kick secured all three points.
The combination of that result, with Everton's surprise 1-0 defeat atBournemouth, took Liverpool above their rivals on goal difference.
Everton had remained undefeated in the league since Ronald Koeman's appointment as manager, but Junior Stanislas' 23rd-minute finish secured Bournemouth's second win of the season.
An impressive fightback from Crystal Palace earned a 3-2 victory atSunderland, denying David Moyes his first league victory as Black Cats manager.
Two goals from Jermain Defoe gave them a promising lead, but Joe Ledley scored for Palace in the 61st minute, almost immediately after Defoe's second.
James McArthur's 76th-minute goal brought Palace level before, in the fourth minute of stoppage time, Christian Benteke scored to secure their latest win.
There was also a defeat for Sunderland's North East rivals Middlesbrough, via a 2-1 scoreline at home to Tottenham.
In the absence of the injured Harry Kane, Son Heung-min scored two impressive goals to give them a convincing half-time lead. Ben Gibson reduced the deficit for Middlesbrough in the second half.
Finally, in Tony Pulis' 1,000th game as manager, a late goal from Salomon Rondon earned his West Brom team a 1-1 draw at his former club Stoke.
Joe Allen had given Stoke the lead in the 73rd minute before Rondon's stoppage-time equaliser ensured pressure would continue to build on the hosts' manager Mark Hughes.
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