United beat Arsenal, Barca and Bayern win

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REUTERS: Manchester United ended Arsenal’s 15-game unbeaten away run in all competitions with a 1-0 Premier League win at Old Trafford. Unbeaten Barcelona moved three points clear in La Liga with a 4-1 victory at Real Betis, while Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 5-1 win over Real Sociedad. Bayern Munich extended their unbeaten record to 37 games with a 3-0 triumph over Augsburg in the Bundesliga. Manchester United climbed to fifth in the Premier league after Robin Van Persie’s goal secured a 1-0 home win over his former club Arsenal, who remain top on 25 points. Luis Suarez moved to eight goals in six league games with a double strike as Liverpool won 4-0 against Fulham, taking them up to second place with 23 points. Goals from England call-ups Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana helped lift Southampton to third with a 4-1 win over Hull City. Chelsea’s Eden Hazard scored a controversial last-minute penalty to rescue a point in a 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion that extended their manager Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten league record at Stamford Bridge to 66 games. Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City failed to break into the top four after 1-0 defeats against a Tim Krul-inspired Newcastle United and battling Sunderland respectively. Unbeaten Barcelona pulled three points clear at the top of La Liga with a 4-1 victory at basement side Real Betis, after second-placed Atletico were held 1-1 at Villarreal on Sunday. Record-breaking Bayern Munich opened a four-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-0 win over Augsburg to set a league record with their 37th consecutive game without defeat. Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic warmed up in style for next week’s World Cup playoff against Portugal by netting a hat-trick to put Paris Saint Germain four points clear at the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-1 home win against Nice. AS Roma remain Serie A leaders despite a second successive draw, this time at home to struggling Sassuolo who scored a 94th minute equaliser through Domenica Berardi. Vitesse Arnhem went top for the first time in 13 years with a 3-1 home win over Utrecht, helped by late goals from Mike Havenaar and Davy Propper. Olympiakos underlined their dominance of the Greek Super League with a 4-0 drubbing of second-placed visitors PAOK.

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