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Claudio Ranieri's Watford beat Everton with King hat-trick

It's been an eventful return to the Premier League for Claudio Ranieri.

The popular Italian, who masterminded Leicester City's unlikely title win in 2015-16, was lured back to England by Watford after they sacked Xisco Munoz but his reign got off to a bad start when they were routed 5-0 by Liverpool in his first match in charge.

It looked like it was going to be two defeats out of two when they trailed 2-1 at Everton with 10 minutes remaining.

But the Hornets' stunning response, with four goals in 12 minutes to seal a 5-2 win that featured a hat-trick by Joshua King, suggests the 70-year-old's latest top-flight adventure could be very, very entertaining.