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Manchester United were held to a 2-2 Premier League draw by Stoke City at the Bet365 Stadium on Saturday with Cameroon star Eric Choupo-Moting scoring both Stoke goals.
Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku scored United’s goals.
United had the first chance in the game but Romelu Lukaku’s shot was blocked by Kurt Zouma at the edge of the box in the fourth minute.
There were decent chances by both sides in the first half with Xherdan Shaqiri testing David De Gea from range while Marcus Rashford was lively as well.
Chupo-Moting, who missed the World Cup qualifier against Nigeria in Yaounde on Monday with injury, scored first in the 42nd minute when he swept home a cross from Senegalese Mame Diouf into the hosts’ vital area.
The lead did not last long though as Pogba headed in the equaliser just half-time. Lukaku made it 2-0 for United in the 56th minute when he beat an offside trap after a through pass from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and finished off his chance on a second attempt, Jack Butland having punched away his initial effort.
De Gea produced a fantastic save to deny Jese Rodriguez who attempted to place the ball to the top right corner but the resultant corner kick in the 62nd minute, Choupo-Moting headed in to restore parity.
Jose Mourinho introduced Juan Mata and Anthony Martial in place of Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford with 20 minutes left in the game but the Red Devils did not score more goals and thereby dropped their first points of the season.
United have now failed to win at Stoke in the league since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
Jose Mourinho, speaking to BBC sports said: "I'm happy with Lukaku with or without goals because his contribution is always good.
"With one more goal we win 3-2 but without the mistake at the corner then we win 2-1 and Lukaku's miss doesn't matter.
"That was a great save by David de Gea - the only one he did, because in the first half there was only a couple of slow shots by Xherdan Shaqiri.
"But we couldn't protect the corner and he was punished, we were punished."
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes, spoke to BBC Sport: "We were up against the best side in the Premier League judging by what they have shown so far.
"We didn't allow them as much space and everything I asked the guys to do, they fulfilled. We have had a tough start.
"We are showing the potential we have and we look in good knick and we're all excited by what is ahead for us."
Chelsea 2-1 Leicester City:
English champions Chelsea ground out their third successive Premier League win after goals from Alvaro Morata and N'Golo Kante helped them to a 2-1 defeat of Leicester City on Saturday.
The result left Chelsea third in the standings with nine points from four games, one adrift of leaders Manchester United, who pulled out a draw at Stokes and conceded for the first time this season.
Chelsea's workmanlike victory at the 2016 champions was described by Morata as a stepping stone in their bid to retain the title.
ARSENAL 3-0 BOURNEMOUTH
Danny Welbeck scored twice as Arsenal returned to winning ways and condemned winless Bournemouth to a fourth successive defeat.
The Gunners came into the game on the back of two costly defeats by Stoke and Liverpool, but made the perfect start when Welbeck headed them in front after six minutes.
Record signing Alexandre Lacazette doubled the lead on 27 minutes, bending a shot past Asmir Begovic from the edge of the area.
Welbeck than added a third just after half-time, scoring from a tight angle into Begovic's far corner.
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