Sun Sep 15 03:57:38 UTC 2024: ## Premier League Weekend Recap: City Soar, Liverpool Stumble, Haaland Shines

**Manchester City maintained their perfect start to the season with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Brentford, while new Liverpool manager Arne Slot suffered his first setback with a surprising 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest.**

Erling Haaland, whose place in City’s lineup was in doubt this week, continued his stunning form with two goals, bringing his season tally to an astounding nine in just four games. Meanwhile, Callum Hudson-Odoi’s 72nd-minute curler secured a historic win for Forest at Anfield, their first victory at the ground since 1969.

**Other key results from the weekend:**

* **Aston Villa:** Came back from two goals down to beat Everton 3-2 thanks to a stunning Jhon Duran winner, moving them to third place on nine points.
* **Manchester United:** Cruised to a 3-0 victory at Southampton with goals from Matthijs de Ligt and Marcus Rashford, ending their two-game losing streak.
* **Brighton & Hove Albion:** Drew 0-0 at home to promoted Ipswich Town, maintaining their unbeaten start to the season.
* **West Ham United:** Grabbed a late 1-1 draw at Fulham thanks to Danny Ings’s 95th-minute strike.
* **Leicester City:** Was denied a first win of the season after conceding a stoppage-time penalty to Crystal Palace, resulting in a 2-2 draw.

**Slot expressed his disappointment after Liverpool’s loss to Forest:** “The result frustrates the most, and we cannot be happy about how the game went. It was a stop-start game and we hardly created any chances… We only have to look at ourselves – we have to be better.”

**Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo was pleased with his team’s performance:** “We are working hard, and it is about building and believing in this idea that you can develop.”

**Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag highlighted the importance of Andre Onana’s penalty save against Southampton:** “Once Andre stopped the penalty, straight after, we scored a goal with Matthijs de Ligt, the game was all ours and we dominate the game from that point.”

The Premier League continues its action-packed start to the season, with intriguing matchups and a title race that is already shaping up to be fiercely competitive.

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