He scored in the 64th minute, firing past goalkeeper David Raya from close range after a goalmouth scramble.
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After beginning the season poorly it had appeared Chelsea might have turned a corner with back-to-back Premier League wins over Burnley and Fulham before an impressive 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
Newcastle, who stretched their unbeaten streak to six games, are sixth in the Premier League with 17 points after 10 matches.
The eyes of the footballing world will be on Old Trafford this Sunday afternoon as treble winners Manchester City look to end the Red Devils’ unconvincing three-game winning streak in all competitions.
Salah came off the bench to get Liverpool’s final goal in Thursday night’s 5-1 Europa League win over Toulouse.
He left Spurs on the eve of the season to join Bayern Munich in a deal that could rise to £120 million in add-ons.
After rising through the youth ranks at Chelsea, he left Stamford Bridge in 2021 to complete a move to Roma.
On a solemn day for United following the death of club great Bobby Charlton, Erik ten Hag’s side climbed to eighth in the standings on 15 points after nine games.
United announced nearly a year ago that the board was exploring “strategic alternatives to enhance the club’s growth”.
This was as Tottenham Hotspur went top of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Luton Town on Saturday.
The father of the Nigerian international, Chuka Iwobi, broke the death news on his Facebook page on Monday.
Cristian Romero’s own goal after 26 minutes handed Arsenal the lead but Son equalised with a deft finish shortly before halftime as the visitors grew into the game.
The Reds’ number 10 had left Burnley’s Turf Moor alongside his teammates aboard a team coach headed to United’s Carrington base.
The Nigeria international was linked with a move away from the club in the final days of the summer transfer window.
But on Saturday the 35-year-old Northern Irishman played a huge role in helping them emerge from a worrying slump.
Goals by Phil Foden and Erling Haaland put the champions in cruise control within 15 minutes but Rodri’s red card one minute into the second period after he grappled with Morgan Gibbs-White meant City had to work hard to seal the victory.
The ex-Blue put on a stellar performance last season for the Serie A champions, turning the heads of Premier League giants Manchester United, who, according to transfer specialist Di Marzio via Corriere della Sera have expressed interest in Tomori.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be demanding a response to the club’s joint-heaviest Premier League defeat, but they face a Newcastle side sitting four points and seven places above them in the early standings.
It has been a distinctly ordinary start to the campaign for the hosts, who go into the weekend five points and 10 places behind their visitors in the embryonic Premier League table.
Just one point separates the two sides in the table after four games of the season, and both teams head into this contest off the back of victories before the two-week stoppage.