Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson scored early for Aston Villa in a thrilling 4-4 draw with Manchester United, headlining an impressive weekend of performances by African stars across Europe's top leagues.
Inter regained the Serie A summit with a 2-0 win over Venezia, while Samuel Mbangula's hat-trick inspired Bologna to victory at AC Milan and Juventus fell to Genoa.
Napoli manager Massimiliano Allegri has been handed a two-match Serie A ban and a fine following a red card during a dramatic 3-3 draw with Roma, ruling him out of upcoming fixtures against Monza and Juventus.