United stunned by 5-0 defeat

LONDON, OCT 4: Manchester United's 10-month unbeaten record in the English Premier league was smashed by Gianluca Vialli's Chelsea who be...

LONDON, OCT 4: Manchester United8217;s 10-month unbeaten record in the English Premier league was smashed by Gianluca Vialli8217;s Chelsea who beat them 5-0 to allow Leeds to move top of the table by a point.

In Spain, John Toshack8217;s 36-match unbeaten run as Real Madrid coach came to an end as he watched his side lose 3-2 to Valencia while Italian champions AC Milan shared a 4-4 draw with last season8217;s runners-up Lazio.

This was United8217;s heaviest defeat since they were humbled by the same scoreline at Newcastle three years ago. Uruguayan Gustavo Poyet struck twice for Chelsea, the first exposing United8217;s frailties in defence after just 28 seconds. He scored another after the break to go with goals from Chris Sutton and Jody Morris, with Henning Berg conceding an own goal.

Leeds went to the top after beating Watford 2-1. Arsenal also suffered a surprise defeat, losing 2-1 at West Ham with their French midfielder Patrick Vieira sent off.

Results: Leeds 2 Michael Bridges, Harry Kewell bt Wadford 1 Mark Williams; Newcastle 2 Alan Shearer 2 bt Middlesborough 1 Brian Deane

West Ham 2 Paolo Di Canio 2 bt Arsenal 1 Davor Suker 1

Leicester City 3 Muzzy Izzet 2, Taggart bt Tottenham 2 Steffen Iversen 2

Chelsea 5 Gustavo Poyet 2, Chris Sutton, Henning Berg self goal, Jody Morris bt Manchester United 0.

League leaders: Leeds

ITALY

Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko scored a hat-trick as champions AC Milan and last season8217;s runners-up Lazio shared a 4-4 thriller at the Olympic Stadium. The result left Lazio third in the table with 11 points from five matches, two points behind leaders Inter Milan who beat Piacenza 2-1 on Saturday.

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AS Roma are second, leading arch-rivals Lazio on goal difference after a 3-1 win at fiorentina. Juventus are fourth on 10 points and AC Milan fifth on nine.

GERMANY

Results: Bayern Munich 1 drew Schalke 04 1; Borussia Dortmund 3 bt Hansa Rostock 0; VFL Wolfsburg 3 bt Bayer Leverkusen 1.

League leaders: Borussia Dortmund

SPAIN

Alencia staved off a second half comeback from Real Madrid to win 3-2 at The Bernabeu. Real had been reduced to 10 men in the ninth minute after Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos was sent off for handling the ball on the goal line.

Results: Barcelona 2 Patrick Kluivert, Rivaldo bt Valladolid; Valencia bt Real Madrid 2.

League leaders: Barcelona

FRANCE

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Results: Monaco 1 Marcelo Gallardo bt Olympique Lyon 0; Paris St Germain 4 bt Nantes 0.