PL Review: Liverpool and Arsenal win again Pukki hits hat-trick

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Sadio Mane was key for Liverpool in their win over Southampton. GOAL

Sadio Mane struck against former club Southampton as Liverpool won again, with Arsenal, Everton and Norwich City also taking three points.

Liverpool maintained their strong start to the Premier League season with a 2-1 win at Southampton ahead of champions Manchester City hosting Tottenham in Saturday's late kick-off.

Sadio Mane scored the opening goal on his return to St. Mary's, smashing into the top-right corner shortly before half-time, with Roberto Firmino adding what proved to be a vital second before Adrian's error handed Danny Ings a late consolation.

Arsenal are the only other side to have maximum points after two games as they edged to a 2-1 win at home to Burnley, with Real Madrid loanee Dani Ceballos recording a brace of assists from midfield. There were also victories for Everton and a Teemu Pukki-inspired Norwich City at home to Watford and Newcastle United respectively, while Bournemouth collected three points at Aston Villa.

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Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang both scored as Arsenal took maximum points again after last week's victory at Newcastle United by winning 2-1 at home to Burnley. Lacazette fired through Nick Pope's legs to open the scoring in the early kick-off at the Emirates Stadium but Ashley Barnes hit his third Premier League goal of the season to level before the break.

Aubameyang won it, though, firing past Pope after Ceballos robbed Johann Gudmundsson in midfield - the Gabon striker now has seven goals in four league games against the Clarets.

Bournemouth were 2-0 up inside 12 minutes at Aston Villa, Josh King scoring the Premier League's earliest penalty since 2015 before Harry Wilson's strike deflected in for his maiden Cherries strike, with Douglas Luiz replying for Dean Smith's men.

And Everton followed last week's 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace with another clean sheet as Bernard's early goal was enough to secure all three points at home to Watford, who have lost both of their games in 2019-20.

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