Torres and Ngog help Scousers end their losing streak

Torres and Ngog help Scousers end their losing streak

Second-half goals from Fernando Torres and David Ngog saw Liverpool end a run of four successive defeats with a 2-0 victory over Premier League champions Manchester United at Anfield.

Torres latched on to a precise throughball from Yossi Benayoun and held off Rio Ferdinand before firing a shot past Edwin van der Sar and into the roof of the net.

In the final 10 minutes Nemanja Vidic and Javier Mascherano were dismissed for second bookable offences before Ngog sealed the points in injury-time as United poured forward in search of an equaliser.

West Ham battled back from a 2-0 half-time deficit to earn 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Upton Park.

The Gunners had looked in complete control following goals from Robin van Persie and William Gallas.

However, Carlton Cole pulled a goal back before substitute Alessandro Diamanti netted a late penalty.

The Hammers had Scott Parker sent off late on for a second booking.

Mark Hughes' Manchester City also blew a two-goal lead and had to settle for a 2-2 draw in an action-packed clash with Fulham at Eastlands.

Joleon Lescott and Martin Petrov put City in control by the hour mark but Roy Hodgson's men stormed back with two goals in six minutes from Damien Duff and Clint Dempsey.

Micah Richards had a first-half effort disallowed for a foul but it could have been worse for City with Bobby Zamora and Diomansy Kamara both missing simple chances.

Bolton survived a comeback from Everton to seal their first home league win of the season.

The home side triumphed 3-2 at the Reebok Stadium as substitute Ivan Klasnic scored his first goal for the club with the decisive strike in the 87th minute.

The hosts had been well in control as goals from Lee Chung-Yong and Gary Cahill put them 2-0 ahead. Everton hit back with a wonder-strike from Louis Saha and Marouane Fellaini's second-half equaliser, but Klasnic settled the issue late on.