Manchester United [ Images ] dropped their first points of the season after a 1-1 draw at Stoke City [ Images ] on Saturday but ended the day leading the Premier League table after vacating top spot to Manchester City [ Images ] for a few hours.

City went ahead of United after their 2-0 win at lunchtime over Everton, but United regained top spot, albeit on goal difference after their evening match ended in a draw at Stoke which brought United's winning five-match start to the season to a close.

Nani put United ahead after 27 minutes before England [ Images ] striker Peter Crouch equalised seven minutes into the second half with his first goal for Stoke since his 9.0 million pounds transfer from Tottenham Hotspur [ Images ] last month.

United and City both have 16 points from six matches.

Chelsea [ Images ] are third after their 4-1 win over Swansea City which proved an eventful match for their Spanish striker Fernando Torres [ Images ] who scored their opener after 29 minutes but was sent off for a flying lunge which earned him a straight red card 10 minutes later.

In other action, Newcastle United maintained their unbeaten start with a 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers to stay fourth, Liverpool moved up to fifth with a 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur won their third successive league game to move into sixth place with a 2-1 victory at Wigan Athletic.

Arsenal [ Images ], who have made their worst start to a season for 58 years, climbed from 17th to 12th after beating Bolton Wanderers 3-0 at the Emirates leaving Bolton bottom after a fifth successive defeat.