Chengdu Blades have gone top of their league, Central Coast Mariners remain unbeaten but Ferencvaros have suffered their first loss.
United's Chinese club have overtaken Guangzhou at the top League One thanks to Monday's 4-0 success over Beijing Institute.
Goals from Li Gang, Sui Donglu, Wang Cun and Angolan International Johnson secured three more welcome points for Wang Baoshang's side.
Over in Australia, the Mariners had to rely on a late goal from Matt Simon to secure them a point in a 1-1 draw with Adelaide United.
It was the Mariners first home game of the season and 8,447 were inside the Bluetongue Stadium to see Graham Arnold's side fight-back from a half-time deficit. The Mariners boss said afterwards: "We're trying to play good football, and we're gradually coming together."
Ferencvaros, meanwhile, suffered their first defeat of the campaign, losing 3-1 at home to Budapest rivals, Honved.
Our Hungarian cousins failed to recover from a 3-0 half-time deficit, although David Kulcsar pulled a goal back after the interval.
Boss László Prukner said: "It is always very painful to be defeated at a derby, but one has to bear it with dignity."
