Quick-fire Arsenal down United, Merseyside derby draw
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Alexis Sanchez scored twice as Arsenal reeled off a stunning 3-0 defeat of Manchester United on Sunday that sent Arsene Wenger's side up to second in the English Premier League.
Sanchez scored with a sixth-minute back-heel and Mesut Ozil slotted home from Theo Walcott's cut-back a minute later before Sanchez's 18-yard thunderbolt completed the scoring in the 19th minute at a giddy Emirates Stadium. Sanchez has now scored six goals in three games and the Chilean's latest endeavours helped Arsenal recover from the shock of their 3-2 home defeat by Olympiakos in the Champions League last Tuesday.
Earlier, Everton and Liverpool shared the spoils after an occasionally ill-tempered 225th Merseyside derby finished 1-1 at Goodison Park - the sixth draw in seven meetings between the teams. Danny Ings put Liverpool ahead in the 41st minute when he was left unmarked inside the Everton six-yard box and nodded home James Milner's corner. But untidy defending by Liverpool allowed Everton to level in first-half stoppage time, with Romelu Lukaku slamming home after Emre Can's attempted clearance had cannoned against his team-mate Martin Skrtel.
Meanwhile, Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen scored with a pair of fine 25-yard free-kicks as Tottenham Hotspur twice hit back to secure a 2-2 draw at Swansea City. Swansea were twice in front, courtesy of a 16th-minute Andre Ayew header and a 31st-minute own goal by Harry Kane, but Eriksen replied on each occasion to extend Spurs' unbeaten run to seven league games.