Liverpool ran riot at Tottenham with a dominant Premier League performance while Arsenal were left frustrated after dropping two points against Leicester.
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Alberto Moreno's exquisite solo strike capped an excellent Liverpool display as Mauricio Pochettino's perfect start to life at Tottenham came to an abrupt end with a 3-0 defeat.
Brendan Rodgers' side produced the ideal response to Monday's defeat at Manchester City, with Raheem Sterling, Steven Gerrard and a wonderful effort from Moreno condemning Spurs to the loss at White Hart Lane.
And the first defeat of the Pochettino era would have been worse was it not for high-profile debutant Mario Balotelli's clear rustiness on an afternoon which will have brought back painful memories of last season's humblings at the hands of the Reds.
Leonardo Ulloa claimed a deserved point for Leicester as they matched Arsenal at the King Power Stadium in a 1-1 draw.
Alexis Sanchez scored his first Premier League goal, only for Ulloa to instantly level in the first half. However, Ulloa missed a glorious chance to win it after the break when he fired wide with just Wojciech Szczesny to beat.
Jamie Vardy was also denied by the goalkeeper as the hosts refused to lie down and let the Gunners stroll towards victory.
And, despite Sanchez's goal, the game underlined Arsenal's desperate need for striking reinforcements as Yaya Sanogo struggled to make an impact.
Elsewhere, Aston Villa's unbeaten start to the Premier League season continued as goals from Gabriel Agbonlahor and Andreas Weimann secured a 2-1 win against Hull at Villa Park.
Villa had the look of a crisis club towards the end of the 2013-14 campaign, with manager Paul Lambert under intense pressure, owner Randy Lerner trying to sell the club and internal discord rife, but seven points from a possible nine paints a rosier picture this time around.
Villa found the back of the net twice but should really have enjoyed a more handsome scoreline, dominating first-half proceedings completely with neat finishes from Agbonlahor and Weimann, sandwiched by shots against the woodwork from Fabian Delph and Ashley Westwood.
Hull were abject in those 45 minutes, arguably as bad as they have been since their return to the top flight, but tightened up after the interval and found a lifeline when Nikica Jelavic's 72nd-minute header was turned home by Villa full-back Aly Cissokho.
Despite some late pressure on the Villa defence from Steve Bruce's side, however, they were unable to find a way through and find an all-important equaliser.