Manchester outclassed north London in a Premier League goal frenzy Sunday, with United thrashing Arsenal 8-2 and City routing Tottenham 5-1.
Edin Dzeko scored four goals for City at White Hart Lane.
Wayne Rooney had a hat trick at Old Trafford as Arsenal allowed eight goals in the league for the first time in 115 years. United scored eight goals for the first time since 1999. "You feel humiliated when you concede eight goals," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. "It was a terrible day for us."
Arsenal has one point after three games.
"The performance today was incredible and we deserved the result," Rooney said.
United tops the standings on goal difference, ahead of City. They are the only teams to have opened the season with three successive wins. Tottenham is stranded at the bottom after being ripped apart by big-spending City.
Also on Sunday, Leon Best scored twice in the second half in a 2-1 victory for Newcastle over Fulham, which got a goal from American midfielder Clint Dempsey in the 88th minute.
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