In a thrilling weekend of Premiership action, top-of-the-table Manchester United secured a crucial victory in the Manchester derby, Arsenal banished the blues they suffered against Newcastle and Liverpool's revival came to a hault at Wigan.

Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City
Rooney turned and smashed in an impeccably timed overhead volley in the 78th minute at Old Trafford to give Manchester United a 2-1 win over bitter-rivals Manchester City after David Silva's fortunate equalizer had cancelled out Nani's first half opener. Reuters
Arsenal 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal banished the memories of last week's horror performance against Newcastle with a commanding win over Wolves with Van Persie's brace giving them a 2-0 scoreline. Reuters
Sunderland 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs moved up to fourth in the table with a 2-1 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light after the visitors cancelled out Asamoah Gyan's opener before half-time through Michael Dawson, before Nico Kranjcar's stunner gave them the victory. Reuters
Liverpool 1-1 Wigan Athletic
Liverpool's resurgence under Dalglish slowed down after a 1-1 draw at Anfield when Steve Gohouri's 65th minute strike cancelled out Raul Meireles' first half opener. Reuters
West Brom 3-3 West Ham
A thrilling clash at the Hawthorns saw West Ham produce a stunning comeback to earn a point after two goals from Demba ba and one from Carlton Cole cancelled out West Brom scorers Graham Dorrans, Jerome Thomas and Winston Reid. Reuters
Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Everton
Daniel Sturridge scored his third goal in as many games since his loan arrival from Chelsea to Bolton, giving the home side a 2-0 win over Everton after Gary Cahill had opened the scoring. Reuters
Blackpool 1-1 Aston Villa
Blackpool found themselves just two points above the relegation zone after Aston Villa drew 1-1 at Bloomfield Road, with Gabriel Agbonlahor opening the scoring before Elliot Grandin equalized for the home side. Jean Makoun was sent-off late on but Villa held on for the point. Reuters
Birmingham City 1-0 Stoke City
Birmingham scored an injury time winner through Nikola Zigic to earn the crucial three points in their relegation-zone clash against Stoke City. Reuters
Alan Pardew on the touchline
Alan Pardew will be looking to build on his side's brilliant unbeaten start to the season. Reuters Pictures
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