Olivier Giroud, Kurt Zouma and Christian Pulisic sent Chelsea top of the Premier League as the Blues handed Frank Lampard a 3-1 win over Leeds and old rival Marcelo Bielsa.
Second-half goals from Paul Pogba, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford helped Manchester United come from behind to beat West Ham 3-1.
Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne struck early as Manchester City eased to a Premier League victory over Fulham in the 700th game of Pep Guardiola’s managerial career.
Orlando Pirates and Cape Town City played out to an entertaining 2-2 draw in their DStv Premiership encounter on Saturday afternoon.
Mikel Arteta concedes his Arsenal side will be coming up against one of Europe’s deadliest forward lines in Sunday’s north-London derby – but says it is too early to consider Tottenham as Premier League title contenders.
Frank Lampard hopes to extend his Chelsea contract to become part of the ‘long-term plan’ at Stamford Bridge.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping Marcus Rashford can continue to manage a shoulder issue as Manchester United kick off a big week at West Ham.
English football moved a step closer to a return to normality as the game began to welcome back crowds on Wednesday night.