Sunday 18 August 2013

Man United get off to winning start but Arsenal flop on opening day

Manchester United got David Moyes' Premier League reign off to a winning start, winning 4-1 at Swansea. Robin Van Persie and Danny Welbeck both scored braces, withWilfried Bony scoring his first goal of the season late on in the match.

Arsene Wenger had to apologise to Arsenal's fans as they flopped to a 3-1 home defeat to Aston Villa, with Christian Benteke scoring twice. Simon Mignolet had a brilliant debut for Liverpool as he saved a late penalty to help the Reds win 1-0.

There were also 1-0 wins for Southampton and Fulham. Norwich fought back to draw with Everton 2-2, while new boys Cardiff failed to record a single shot on target as West Ham beat the Welshmen 2-0.

The full results are:
Swansea 1-4 Manchester United
Arsenal 1-3 Aston Villa
West Ham 2-0 Cardiff
Liverpool 1-0 Stoke
West Brom 0-1 Southampton
Sunderland 0-1 Fulham
Norwich 2-2 Everton

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