A sad and happy night for the giants: Manchester United returns to the top four 4-2, Liverpool loses 4 consecutive league games 2-3, Napoli 3-1 Inter Milan

In the early morning of October 26, the Premier League and Serie A continued, Manchester United and Liverpool played, and Naples and Inter Milan ushered in the peak showdown.

Naples 3-1 Inter Milan

Since AC Milan drew in the first game, in this game, as long as the two sides have a winner, the winning team will top the standings.

The two teams were the league champion and runner-up last season respectively. In the Champions League in midweek, Naples suffered a 2-6 away defeat to PSV Eindhoven, ushering in their second consecutive defeat in the Champions League + League.

Inter Milan performed quite well. They defeated San Giros 4-0 in midweek, and Inter Milan won 7 consecutive victories in all competitions.

In the 30th minute, Di Lorenzo broke into the penalty area and fell to the ground. The referee determined that Acerbi had fouled and awarded a penalty kick.

In the 33rd minute, De Bruyne deceived Sommer and succeeded in one fell swoop. However, this shot caused a serious strain on the hamstring muscle of De Bruyne and he was replaced.

In the 54th minute, Naples launched a quick counterattack. Spinazzola's pass was accurately placed. McTominay kept the ball outside the penalty area and volleyed directly, scoring a wonderful goal.

In the 59th minute, Buongiorno committed a handball foul in the penalty area and was awarded a penalty kick. Charhanoglu scored a penalty and regained the victory.

In the 66th minute, Naples played smooth cooperation. After passing the ball continuously, Anguissa used the change of rhythm to shake off the defense and scored with a diagonal shot.

In the end, Naples ended Inter Milan's 7-game winning streak in all competitions 3-1, surpassing AC Milan and returning to the top of the list.

Manchester United 4-2 Brighton

In the last round of the league, Manchester United defeated Liverpool 2-1 away in an upset. Amorim also ushered in his first consecutive league victory as coach of the Red Devils. With the performance of 3 wins in 4 rounds, before the start of this round. Manchester United finally reached the top half of the standings and ranked ninth.

Behind Manchester United is Brighton. They defeated Newcastle 2-1 at home in the last round. Brighton has 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 rounds and is in good shape.

In the 24th minute, Cunha's long shot from outside the penalty area went directly into the lower right corner. Cunha finally broke the goal drought in Manchester United's career.

In the 34th minute, Casemiro also fired from outside the penalty area. The ball was deflected by the defensive player and the goalkeeper was unable to save it.

In the 61st minute, Sheshko provided an assist. After Mbemo took the ball to the penalty area, he also chose to hit the lower corner. Manchester United already led by three goals.

In the 75th minute, Brighton got a good free kick in the frontcourt. Welbeck showed off the moon scimitar, and Brighton regained a victory.

In the 92nd minute, taking advantage of a corner kick, Kosturas scored with a header, and Brighton saw hope of equalizing the score.

In the 97th minute, after receiving an assist from Haiwen, Mbemo scored twice to seal the victory.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Brighton 4-2 and won 3 consecutive league wins. This was also the first time since Amorim took office that the Red Devils achieved 3 consecutive league wins and 2 consecutive home wins. Manchester United temporarily ranked fourth in the standings despite playing first.

Brentford 3-2 Liverpool

After winning consecutive victories at the beginning of the season and ushering in 5 consecutive wins in the league, Liverpool suddenly fell into a slump and suffered 4 consecutive losses in all competitions. Fortunately, in the Champions League in midweek, Liverpool defeated Frankfurt 5-1 away from home, ending their losing streak. Wirtz made two assists and is regaining his form little by little.

Before the start of this round, Liverpool had 5 wins and 3 losses, and was already 4 points behind Arsenal at the top of the list. Fortunately, Brentford, their opponent in this round, has lost all five of their last five games against Liverpool.

Only 5 minutes into the game, Brentford's powerful throw-in turned into a goal. Kayode threw the ball near the small penalty area, Ayor flew over, and Ouattara made a wonderful volley side hook to break the deadlock.

In the 45th minute, Liverpool's frontcourt pass was intercepted and the defense was not in position. Damsgaard sent a scalpel-like pass, and Shad scored with a single shot.

Before the end of the half, Liverpool's two full-backs connected, Bradley passed the ball, Ekitic missed it cleverly, and Kolquez scored from behind.

In the 60th minute, Van Dijk fouled Ouattara. The referee immediately awarded a free kick. After VAR intervened, it was changed to a penalty kick. Thiago made the decision in one fell swoop.

In the 89th minute, Szoboszlai stole the ball in the frontcourt and then provided an assist. Salah stopped the ball with his left foot and shot with his right foot, breaking the goal drought in the past 6 games.

At the last moment, Liverpool still attacked fiercely. In the 100th minute, Szoboszlai's long-range shot was confiscated by Kelleher, and the referee blew the final whistle. In the end, Liverpool lost 2-3 away to Brentford, suffering a 4-game losing streak in the league, and was surpassed by Manchester United in the sixth place.