National football player Kai Havertz fired past Chelsea 2-1 (0-0) in the heated derby against West Ham United in the English Premier League.
The ex-Leverkusener, who came on in the 72nd minute, scored the winning goal in the 88th minute. The national player Thilo Kehrer played 90 minutes at West Ham.
Reigning champions Manchester City failed to return to the top of the table. At Aston Villa, coach Pep Guardiola’s players did not go beyond a 1-1 (0-0) draw. Arsenal remained in first place despite the 1-3 (0-1) at Manchester United.
Former Dortmund player Erling Haaland (50th), who had recently scored two hat-tricks in a row, made it 1-0 for City. For the Norwegian, it was the tenth goal of the season in the sixth Premier League game. He equaled Micky Quinn’s record set in 1992 for Coventry City. Ex-Leverkusen Leon Bailey (74th) scored the equalizer for Villa.
Liverpool also lost two extra points to Everton in the Merseyside derby. Despite 20 shots (eight on goal), the team manager’s Reds Jürgen Klopp did not go more than 0-0 to the Toffees.
Manchester United bat Arsenal
For ManUnited, 100 million men Antony made a successful debut, the noble Brazilian technician gave the hosts the advantage (35th).
The 22-year-old moved from Ajax Amsterdam to the Red Devils on Thursday for 95 million euros plus five million in bonuses. After the equalizer from Bukayo Saka (60′), Marcus Rashford (66’/75′) decided the match.