Manchester United-Hull: Reds Take All Three on a Wild Saturday in the EPL

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his second brace in as many games in Manchester United's 4-3 victory over Hull City.

His first came just three minutes in, as the rout looked to be very much on.

However, a glancing header from Hull just 20 minutes later leveled the score at one before Michael Carrick, making his first start since coming back from injury, netted stylishly just six minutes after Hull had levelled.

Ronaldo scored again to make it 3-1 right before halftime.

The lingering question around the 75,000 plus seats at Old Trafford at halftime was whether or not United would come out and put their foot on the gas in the second half.

At first, it looked like they would, Nemanja Vidic slotted in with a goal on 57 minutes.

Then United started to look flat in areas of the field.

While they created chances, they also let City back into the game.

Hull's Bernard Mendy chipped Edwin Van Der Sar, and while Vidic's effort to clear the ball off the line nearly succeeded, the goal was rightly given. 4-2 seemed to be a respectable scoreline, but Rio Ferdinand was beaten by Mendy inside the box, and Geovanni obliged by knocking in the penalty to make it 4-3.

The last 10 plus minutes were sloppy as United defended in numbers. Hull failed to create meaningful chances and United held on to get the much-needed three points.

Elsewhere, Arsenal's struggles continued.

They gave up an early goal to Stoke City and ended up losing 2-1. After taking just 20 points from 11 games, Arsenal have dropped to fourth in the table, but Aston Villa could send them down to fifth with a victory on Monday. With Manchester United coming to the Emirates, things looks to really be coming to a boiling point in North London.

The great escape artist Harry did it again!

This time Liverpool were the ones checking for their wallets. Liverpool must've thought the game was only 80 minutes long, but Spurs looked their best in the last ten minutes,  producing two great goals and scuppering all three points, taking them out of the Premiership's cellar.

Chelsea moved back into first with an emphatic win over Sunderland 5-0.

Everton got a late winner from new boy Louis Saha to beat Fulham at Goodison Park, Middlesbrough drew with West Ham, Wigan bested Portsmouth on the south coast, and West Brom and Blackburn played to a 2-2 draw.