Summary Manchester United came from behind to beat QPR 3-1 in the English Premier League.
Manchester United scored three times in eight minutes to beat Premier League bottom side Queens Park Rangers 3-1 on Saturday leaving their new manager Harry Redknapp in no doubt about the size of the task he faces to save them from relegation.
QPR, who announced earlier on Saturday that Redknapp was taking over after Mark Hughes had been fired the previous day, took the lead in the driving rain at Old Trafford with a 52nd-minute Jamie Mackie tap-in.
United improved after a pedestrian opening 45 minutes and left QPR reeling as goals from Jonny Evans - on his 100th league appearance - Darren Fletcher and substitute Javier Hernandez secured their sixth comeback win in the league this season.
The victory took United back to the top of the table – at least until champions Manchester City play at Chelsea, in their first game under interim coach Rafa Benitez, on Sunday.
United have 30 points from their 13 matches, followed by City (28), West Bromwich Albion (26) and Chelsea (24).
WBA, this season s surprise package, moved two points clear of Chelsea with a 4-2 victory at Sunderland to record their fourth successive league win, giving them their best start to a season since 1953-54.
Fifth-placed Everton were minutes away from beating Norwich City but had to settle for a 1-1 draw after a late Sebastian Bassong header cancelled out Steven Naismith s early opener.
Arsenal stayed sixth place after a tame 0-0 draw at Aston Villa who climbed out of the relegation zone into 17th place despite making little impact against a less than inspired Arsenal side.
Wigan Athletic beat fellow strugglers Reading 3-2 with a second-half hat-trick from Jordi Gomez and Stoke City edged Fulham 1-0 with a first-half goal from Charlie Adam.
QPR, still without a win after a third of the season, stay bottom on four points but with caretakers Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki in charge, they impressed for an hour and played far better than they did under Hughes.
