( CNN ) -- Pre-match handshakes , or the absence of them , overshadowed the eight fixtures in the English Premier League on Saturday as the feud between Queens Park Rangers defender , Anton Ferdinand and Chelsea captain John Terry continued at Loftus Road . Ferdinand ignored Terry as both sets of players assembled to shake hands before kick-off in what was the first meeting of the two players since the Chelsea defender was acquitted of racially abusing Ferdinand ( younger brother of Rio ) by a court in July . Charges against Terry were brought following an incident during the corresponding fixture in October last year . Ashley Cole , who appeared as a character witness for Terry at the trail at Westminster Magistrates Court , was also snubbed by Ferdinand . The match itself was predictably lively but yielded no goals . Chelsea had the better of the first half with Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres both testing Julio Cesar in QPR 's goal . The home side had their chances in the second half but Park Ji-Sung squandered a free header while Bobby Zamora could n't find a shot after rounding keeper Petr Cech . The result was a goalless deadlock which is enough to keep Chelsea at the top of the table with 10 points . QPR , meanwhile , are struggling in 18th place with only two points from a possible 12 . Elsewhere , the blue and red halves of Manchester experienced mixed fortunes . Reigning champions , City could only manage a 1-1 draw away to Stoke City and remain in fourth place . But United are up to second after claiming all three points with a 4-0 thrashing of Wigan at Old Trafford . Panel : Police at fault in response to deadly UK stadium football crush . Paul Scholes , who was making his 700th appearance for United , scored the opening goal six minutes into the second half . It opened the floodgates , with Hernandez scoring in the 63rd minute and Alex Buttner adding a third three minutes later . Teenage striker , Nick Powell completed the rout with a thunderous drive eight minutes from the final whistle . Arsenal were in fine form against Southampton at the Emirates with Gervinho scoring a brace in a 6-1 drubbing of Southampton . Lukas Podolski and Theo Walcott were also on target for the Gunners whose total was boosted by two first-half own goals by Southampton 's Dutch defender Jos Hooiveld and Nathaniel Clyne . Elsewhere , Liverpool are still searching for their first win of the season after only managing a 1-1 draw away to Sunderland . Luis Suarez 's 71st minute strike canceled out Steven Fletcher 's first half goal to lift Liverpool one place to 17th , while Martin O'Neill 's side rise to 14th . Aston Villa recorded their first victory of the season beating high-flying Swansea City 2-0 at Villa Park . Fulham beat West Bromwich Albion 3-0 at Craven Cottage , while West Ham United drew 0-0 against Norwich City at Carrow Road .
Queens Park Rangers defender refuses to shake hands with both John Terry and Andy Cole . Terry convicted by court in July of racially abusing Ferdinand at Premier League games in October 2011 . Manchester United beat Wigan 4 - 0 ; Manchester City drop points at Stoke City . Arsenal hit Southampton for six at the Emirates .