LONDON — Manchester United replaced Manchester City as Premier League leader with Wayne Rooney ending an 11-match run without a league goal in his side's comfortable 3-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford Saturday. After early-season pacesetters City crumbled to a 4-1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in the day's early action in north London, United took full advantage with Rooney and Juan Mata adding to Memphis Depay's first Premier League goal for the club on the stroke of halftime. United moved top for the first time since the opening day of the 2013-14 season and for the first time under Louis van Gaal. It has 16 points from seven games, one more than City which took the lead at Tottenham through record signing Kevin de Bruyne but slumped to its second successive league defeat with England striker Harry Kane on target for the host after 12 hours without a goal for his club. Arsenal fell behind at Leicester City but Chile striker Alexis Sanchez returned to his best form with a hat trick in a 5-2 victory that lifted it to fourth with 13 points, level with West Ham United which drew 2-2 at home to Norwich City. The result ended Leicester's unbeaten start to the season. Tottenham is up to fifth on 12 points. Premier League champion Chelsea scored twice late on to salvage a 2-2 draw at Newcastle United, Brazilian duo Ramires and Willian earning Jose Mourinho's side a point. Goals either side of halftime from Ayoze Perez and Georginio Wijnaldum looked set to earn Newcastle a first league victory of the season but it could not resist Chelsea's late surge. The draw left the Londoners in 15th place with eight points while Newcastle is second from bottom with three. Perez lashed Newcastle ahead in the 41st minute with a shot that went in off the post and, despite almost constant Chelsea pressure, Wijnaldum made it 2-0 with a header on the hour. Ramires fired a thunderbolt into the roof of the net with 12 minutes remaining and Willian then saw his free kick go directly into the net through a crowd of players and unsighted home goalkeeper Tim Krul. Under-pressure Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers enjoyed some relief with Daniel Sturridge bagging a brace in a nervy 3-2 home win against Aston Villa. Southampton breezed past Swansea City 3-1 while Stoke City beat Bournemouth 2-1 for its first league win of the season. — Agencies
