Premier League: Salah shoots Liverpool top, City's unbeaten streak ends

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Mohamed Salah is back to his irresistible best to shoot Liverpool to the top of the Premier League with a hat-trick in their 4-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday.

Egyptian Salah, who had suffered a slow start to the season after his golden boot exploits of 2017-18, struck with what looked an offside rebound in the first half before scoring two individual beauties after the break.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp hailed his side's performance as "mature" and saluted the "absolutely brilliant" Salah as last season's golden boot winner clambered alongside Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the top of the goalscoring charts on 10.

At the same time, Chelsea inflicted the first Premier League defeat of the season on champions Manchester City as goals from N'Golo Kante and David Luiz earned the home side an unlikely 2-0 victory.

David Luiz of Chelsea scores his side's second goal. /VCG Photo

Manchester United earned their first Premier League win in five games and relieved the pressure on manager Jose Mourinho with a comfortable 4-1 home win against bottom club Fulham and Arsenal left it late to beat Huddersfield Town 1-0.

The results left Liverpool on 42 points after 16 games and the only team left in the league still undefeated after City's 21-match unbeaten streak, stretching back to a loss to Manchester United in April, was ended.

Chelsea moved to third on 34 points, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference after the Gunners beat Huddersfield Town 1-0 with a belated and brilliant Lucas Torreira bicycle kick.

Tottenham Hotspur still have the opportunity of regaining the third spot when they play later at Leicester City.

(With inputs from Reuters)