Liverpool beat Manchester United 2-0 to end its four-game losing streak and keep Chelsea at the top of the Premier League Sunday while Arsenal and Manchester City threw away two-goal leads and were held to draws. Arsenal was held 2-2 at next-to-last West Ham but still moved above Tottenham to third while Man City failed to hold on to a comfortable lead at home to Fulham and drew 2-2. Bolton edged Everton 3-2 in Sunday's other game. Goals by Fernando Torres and David Ngog earned Liverpool its third straight Premier League victory over the club which has become its closest rival and last season tied its record 18 league title triumphs. Despite two defeats in the league and two in the Champions League, Liverpool outplayed United even without injured captain and most influential player Steven Gerrard. “The players have answered a lot of questions and that's the most important thing,” said Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez. “We have to keep going. We can't get too excited about today. The team is better than people think.” United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar made a top quality diving save to keep out a free kick by Fabio Aurelio in the 15th minute but Liverpool was rewarded for its improved play by taking the lead in the 65th. Torres collected a through ball from Yossi Benayoun and held off Rio Ferdinand before shooting into the roof of the net. Michael Owen went on as a late United substitute to a chorus of boos from the Liverpool fans who used to idolize him and set up Antonio Valencia for an angled shot which hit the bar. United centerback Nemanja Vidic sent off for second yellow card in the 90th minute and was followed by Liverpool's Javier Mascherano. They will both miss this week's League Cup games. With United caught upfield Liverpool broke out for Ngog to race clear and score the second. Juventus keeps pressure on Inter and Sampdoria Juventus won 1-0 away to Siena Sunday to keep the pressure on Serie A pacesetters Inter Milan and Sampdoria. Juventus striker Amauri headed home a freekick taken by Diego to secure the points. Fiorentina, which was level with Juventus on 15 points, lost 1-0 at home to Napoli. Inter beat Catania 2-1 and Sampdoria recorded a 4-1 victory over Bologna. Inter is top with 22 points, Sampdoria is second with 20 and Juventus lies third on 18, followed by and Palermo, Fiorentina and AC Milan on 15 points. AC Milan later made it three wins in a week, but needed a brace from defender Alessandro Nesta in the last 10 minutes to take the points from Chievo Verona. Giampiero Pinzi gave Chievo the lead in the seventh minute, but Nesta grabbed the points with two headers. Also Sunday, it was: Atalanta 3, Parma 1; Bari 2, Lazio 0; Cagliari 3, Genoa 2; Palermo 1, Udinese 0; and AS Roma 0, Livorno 1.
