Published 12:48 IST, October 29th 2020

Premier League clubs dominate UCL as Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea romp to big wins

Premier League clubs had a week to remember as Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City and Man United all registered dominant wins in the Champions League.

Reported by: Sreehari Menon
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Premier League clubs were on a roll in Champions League this week, as y romped to massive victories in ir respective fixtures. UCL results on Matchday 2 saw Liverpool, Man United, Man City and Chelsea all register dominant wins, in what was a good day for English football. While Liverpool and Man City registered convincing victories over Midtjylland and Marseille respectively, Chelsea and Man United ran riot, winning ir games against Krasdar and RB Leipzig. 

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UCL Results: Premier League clubs dominate proceedings, register big wins on Matchday 2

Fans who proclaimed Premier League as best league in world gared a shred of evidence this week, as English top-flight clubs made a case for mselves in Champions League. Liverpool hosted Midtjylland in UCL matchday 2, while Manchester City travelled to Marseille on Tuesday for ir game. Reds won game thanks to a brilliant display by Xherdan Shaqiri and new signing Diogo Jota, who capped of his game with a goal in 55th minute. Mohammad Salah scored a late penalty to put game beyond doubt as Jurgen Klopp's men rose to top of Group D standings. 

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Manchester City had a far more comfortable outing, registering a 3-0 win away from home. Summer signing Ferran Torres opened scoring for Pep Guardiola's side, before Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling added finishing touches late in second half. Chelsea made a trip to Russia and returned home with Hakim Ziyech's first-ever goal for Blues. In ir 4-0 demolition of Krasdar, Callum Hudson-Ododi, Christian Pulisic and Timo Werner all scored for Frank Lampard's side. 

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Perhaps most surprising result on Wednesday, but Manchester United raced to a 5-0 win over last year's semi-finalists RB Leipzig at home. Marcus Rashford scored a hat-trick coming on from bench, with Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial also getting on scoresheet for Red Devils. Solskjaer's side rallied in second half to score four goals and proceeded to keep a clean sheet against Dani Olmo and Co. 

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After Wednesday's results, all Premier League clubs are atop ir respective groups and are in a good position to qualify for round of 16. Champions League matchday 2 saw Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea and Man United score 14 goals combined, without conceding a single goal, in a complete performance. Premier League has seen just seen two Champions League winners over last decade, with Chelsea lifting trophy in 2012 followed by Liverpool in 2019. 

(Im Courtesy: Champions League, Liverpool Twitter, Man City Instagram)

12:48 IST, October 29th 2020