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Berbatov treble sinks Liverpool
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 20 - 09 - 2010

A hat trick from Dimitar Berbatov gave Manchester United a 3-2 victory over Liverpool, while Premier League leader Chelsea extended its perfect start to the season by routing Blackpool 4-0 Sunday.
United threw away a two-goal lead in the second half when Steven Gerrard scored two goals in six minutes for Liverpool, but Berbatov's third in the 84th minute sealed the three points.
Chelsea took just two minutes go in front against Blackpool. After Salomon Kalou's tap-in, Florent Malouda scored twice and Didier Drogba netted with a deflected strike.
Chelsea has a four-point lead at the top of the standings over Arsenal and Manchester United, while Manchester City is fourth after beating Wigan 2-0 Sunday.
The first goal of the day came after 42 minutes at Old Trafford, with Berbatov nodding home Ryan Giggs' corner at the near post.
Berbatov scored a stunning second in the 59th. It took just two touches for the striker to get Nani's right-wing cross into the net: the first to control it with his knee and the second to dispatch an overhead kick which left Reina rooted to the spot as it bounced in off the crossbar.
Berbatov's good work was undone in that six-minute spell starting in the 64th.
United center back Jonny Evans lunged in on Fernando Torres as the striker cut into the penalty area, resulting in a Liverpool penalty. Gerrard sent Edwin van der Sar the wrong way with his spot kick.
Six minutes later, John O'Shea was fortunate not to be sent off when he dragged Torres to the ground just outside the penalty area. Gerrard found the corner of United's goal with precision to equalize from his free kick.
United had thrown away a two-goal lead for the second successive weekend, having drawn 3-3 at Everton in its previous match. But Berbatov rose to meet O'Shea's cross to secure the three points and complete his hat trick.
Manchester City struggled to beat Wigan and relied on defensive errors. The opener had a great deal of fortune about it as City goalkeeper Joe Hart's deep kick struck Mohamed Diame and Carlos Tevez pounced on his backward-header before lofting the ball over the advancing home goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi. In the 70th, Maynor Figueroa failed to head clear allowing Tevez to cross across the face of goal for Yaya Toure to fire in his first goal.
Eto'o lifts Inter
Samuel Eto'o scored twice and five-time defending champion Inter Milan rallied to beat Palermo 2-1 Sunday and return to the top of the Serie A table.
Slovenia midfielder Josip Ilicic had put Palermo in front after 28 minutes in the Sicilian capital before Eto'o struck back in the 62nd and 70th.
With Diego Milito struggling, Eto'o has been the early season standout for Inter. He also scored the equalizer when Inter opened the defense of its Champions League title with a 2-2 draw against FC Twente Tuesday and scored twice when Inter beat AS Roma in the Italian Super Cup last month.
With seven points, Inter shares the Italian league lead with newly promoted Cesena, which beat Lecce 1-0 despite having to play with 10 men due to a referee's error. Juventus won its first match in impressive form, beating last-place Udinese 4-0 with goals from Leonardo Bonucci, Fabio Quagliarella, Claudio Marchisio and Vincenzo Iaquinta.
Meanwhile, Roma remained winless after allowing two late scores from Marco Di Vaio in a 2-2 draw with Bologna. Also, Chievo Verona's perfect start was snapped with a 1-0 loss to Brescia. In the night game Napoli beat Sampdoria 2-1, while in the lunchtime fixture, Bari and Cagliari drew 0-0.


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