Liverpool stun City

Manchester City suffered a surprise 4-1 defeat by Liverpool while Jamie Vardy equalled a Premier League goalscoring record to leave Leicester as the shock leaders of English football's top-flight on Saturday.

City started the late kick-off match at their Eastlands ground knowing victory would see them go top on a day when the Premier League paid tribute to the victims of the Paris terror attacks.

But instead Manuel Pellegrini's men found themselves 3-0 down inside 32 minutes after an Eliaquim Mangala own-goal preceded two sweeping Liverpool moves finished by the Brazilian pair of Phillippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino respectively.

City pulled a goal back before the interval through Sergio Aguero's 20-yard effort, but Jurgen Klopp's visitors had the last word when Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel struck nine minutes from time.

England striker Vardy equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy's record of scoring in 10 consecutive Premier League games for his club by netting Leicester's opener in a 3-0 win over Newcastle during first-half stoppage-time at St James' Park.

However, Vardy is still short of all the time English top-flight record for goals in an unbroken run of 12 club matches set by Jimmy Dunne of Sheffield United in the old First Division during the 1931/32 season.

Few would have tipped former non-league forward Vardy, who scored just four goals last term, or Leicester to hit the heights they have both achieved this season.

Leonardo Ulloa headed in the Foxes' second goal in the 62nd minute before Japanese substitute Shinji Okazaki assured Italian manager Claudio Ranieri's side of victory seven minutes from time.

Arsenal, who could have gone top themselves, suffered a shock 2-1 loss away to West Bromwich Albion.

It was just their third league defeat this season and hardly ideal preparation for their must-win Champions League group match at home to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday.