NEWCASTLE 6-2 NORWICH - IAN LADYMAN AT ST JAMES' PARK: Just a fortnight after their dreadful season had reached a low point with a 6-1 defeat at Manchester City, Steve McClaren's Newcastle had half a dozen goals of their own. Just as importantly, they had their first win of the season in the Barclays Premier League and Sam Allardyce will have watched on TV with interest. His Sunderland team, who are now bottom of the table following this result, host their neighbours next weekend.
JACK GAUGHAN: Jose Mourinho believes double standards are afoot in the continued hounding of Diego Costa and urged television companies to highlight the wanton treatment he receives. Chelsea's talisman striker scored one and made another - an Alan Hutton own goal - in the win over Aston Villa as he returned from a three-match ban handed out retrospectively by the FA for a clash with Arsenal's Gabriel Paulista. That was a decision that angered Mourinho and the manager launched another impassioned defence of Costa. Mourinho feels that the antics of Costa's markers, attempting to wind him up and tap into his temper, are being ignored.
MIKE KEEGAN: After 11 minutes, Wayne Rooney picked up the ball in a dangerous position for United at Goodison. There were no boos from the home fans and, when he drilled the ball into the Gladwys Street end which once adored him, there were no ironic cheers.
MARTIN SAMUEL: How can the FA take sides in what is now a criminal investigation? How can the governing body of English football hope for a specific outcome on FIFA corruption?
LAURIE WHITWELL: The FA study video footage of James McClean's melee-sparking celebration on Monday to assess whether the West Bromwich Albion winger should be punished.
Ander Herrera believes there has never been a better English footballer than Wayne Rooney. The duo both scored as Manchester United beat Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park on Saturday.
This weekend's Premier League fixtures saw West Ham continue their fine start to the season, while Arsenal showed they are in with a shot for the title. Jurgen Klopp's first match as Liverpool manager ended in a 0-0 draw at Tottenham, while Wayne Rooney got back on the scoresheet Manchester United impressed at Everton. Here, Sportsmail's JAMIE REDKNAPP takes a look back at all the major talking points...
CHRIS WHEELER: There was a time when being without Sergio Aguero and David Silva meant big trouble for Manchester City. But Kevin De Bruyne believes there can be no excuses after £130million has been spent this year on ensuring they cope without two of their biggest stars.
The Republic of Ireland will have to overcome a tricky play-off draw against Bosnia if they are to reach next summer's European Championship in France. Martin O'Neill's side came up short in Group D.
Trevor Francis, who has been a regular football pundit on Sky for two decades, is defecting to arch rival BT Sport. Francis's 21-year employment came to an end on Saturday,
JACK GAUGHAN: Tim Sherwood says he is bored by watching his Aston Villa side and has told them they must not be scared to lose. The Midlands side have lost their last five matches.
Liverpool are a long way short of the team that walloped Tottenham 5-0 under Brendan Rodgers in 2013 and it will require all of Klopp's boundless energy to return to them to the top. Klopp's eyes light up at the very mention of White Hart Lane, a traditional football stadium that captured the German's imagination when he first looked at the fixture list.
CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Take away the six goals of Georginio Wijnaldum this season and Newcastle United would have just two points.
Sam Allardyce believes next Sunday's Tyne-Wear derby has never carried greater significance as Newcastle and Sunderland go head-to-head deep in the relegation zone.
For the first time this season, Steve McClaren's smile was not masking a frown. Through eight winless matches the head coach had grinned as negativity descended on him and his team.
ROB DRAPER IN MUNICH - THE BIG INTERVIEW: Thomas Muller believes England are struggling at major tournaments because of the amount of foreigners in the Premier League.
One evening at home during my time at Everton, there was a knock on the front door. It was Howard Kendall. To see the gaffer on the doorstep just a couple of hours after we had spent the day together at training was a bit worrying. But there was no need to be concerned. 'Have you heard the great news?' he asked me with a beaming smile on his face. 'You've been called up to the England squad!'
JAMIE CARRAGHER: Howard Kendall was the man who gave me my first memories in football and provided some of the happiest moments in my life. He was also the person who first left me starstruck. I remember playing a game for my Dad's team when I was about eight, out in Formby, and he said beforehand that 'someone very important' was watching. So the match started and I looked over at the touchline and there was Howard Kendall, dressed immaculately, taking everything in. I couldn't believe it. I tried to carry on as normal but there, a few feet away, was the manager I idolised of the team I supported.
Arsene Wenger claimed his side have to go all out in attack if they are to stand any hope of resurrecting their Champions League dream with victory over Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
Stoke manager Mark Hughes is delighted goalkeeper Jack Butland has proved he doesn't need to move to a bigger club to gain England recognition after earning second cap in Lithuania.
Slaven Bilic insists Andy Carroll is finally over his injury hell and ready to propel West Ham to even higher climbs this season. Carroll came of the bench to help West Ham beat Crystal Palace.
INTER MILAN 0-0 JUVENTUS - Inter Milan could not take full advantage of Fiorentina's slip-up at Napoli as the Nerazzurri were held to a goalless draw at home to reigning Serie A champions Juventus. In a hard-fought encounter at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium, Inter almost broke the deadlock in the 27th minute but Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon tipped Marcelo Brozovic's curled effort onto the crossbar. Juve also were denied by the woodwork in the 69th minute when Sami Khedira's right-footed shot beat Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handanovic but rattled the left post.
Hatem Ben Arfa netted his fifth goal in three matches as Nice claimed a comfortable 4-1 victory and ended Rennes' eight-match unbeaten run to move up to fifth in Ligue 1. Mathieu Bodmer opened the scoring for the visitors 14 minutes in as he slotted Wallyson Mallmann's header into the bottom corner for his first goal of the season at Roazhon Park.
Celta Vigo joined Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona on 18 points at the top of La Liga after claiming a dramatic 2-1 win at previous leaders Villarreal.
Hannover and Stuttgart both moved out of the Bundesliga relegation zone on Sunday with two wins, leaving Hoffenheim and Augsburg to prop up the division for the next week.
ON THE ROAD: On Saturday, 16-year-old Jake Day travelled 904 miles and even took the away fans' coach just to watch his beloved Carlisle United play Exeter at home.
Portsmouth beat League Two basement side Newport County on Saturday - but the day took quite a twist for one supporter sat in the stands. Matt Tubbs scored the only goal of the game for Portsmouth, his sixth of the season, before the half time changes were made. But it wasn't players that were swapped during the break, it was in fact the officials, with a fan from the crowd answering a call over the tannoy machine in Wales.
Chelsea are looking into signing Sevilla's Yevhen Konoplyanka, with Jose Mourinho reported to have told a fellow manager that he was checking on his transfer target in Ukraine earlier this week.
SAM CUNNINGHAM: The pizza delivery is still on hold and Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri is starting to think his players are holding out for a better offer after again failing to keep a clean sheet.
Portland Timbers came from a goal down to cap a thrilling 5-2 win at the home of LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer. The StubHub Center was silenced by five second-half goals from Timbers through a Fanendo Adi double, a Diego Chara header and late strikes from Darlington Nagbe and Maximiliano Urruti. Robbie Keane scored twice for Galaxy but they were made to pay for defensive errors.
MailOnline Fantasy Football is back... and this year you can pick Euro stars like Ronaldo and Lewandowski to boost your Premier League side
Ronaldo and Bale prepare for Real Madrid's next battle
Cristiano Ronaldo was busy in the gym while his Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale hit the pool
Hamilton rides electric unicycle as he walks his bulldog Roscoe in Miami
Lewis Hamilton traded his Mercedes car for a state of the art segway as he walked Roscoe
Fan replaces fourth official during League Two clash at Newport
Mike Hurdle went from the stands to the touchline after an injury to referee James Adcock
Everton pay tribute to legendary boss Kendall at Goodison Park
Former Toffees player and manager Howard Kendall died suddenly aged 69 on Saturday
Golden girl Trott wins omnium to become most successful rider in European Track Cycling Championships history
Laura Trott secured victory in the omnium
Neymar scores FOUR for five-star Barca
PETE JENSON: Neymar scored four and Luis Suarez added a fifth as Barca drew level with leaders Real Madrid
Ronaldo is Real's all-time top scorer
RIK SHARMA: Raul's name was ringing around the Bernabeu, but Cristiano Ronaldo broke his all-time record
Pulis says McClean is 'not the sharpest tool in the box' after ruckus
James McClean opted to goad fans of his former club after West Brom beat Sunderland
Picture perfect! Ronaldo poses with Brazilian top model
Beauty Alessandra Ambrosio took this snap with Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo
Giant keeper scores from his own half
Jesse Joronen's hopeful punt deceived his opposite number to help Stevenage end seven-game winless streak
Klopp the showman... Liverpool boss as you've never seen him before
It appears the new Liverpool manager wasn't always such a cool customer
Bale wraps up warm for adidas promotion
Gareth Bale swapped the Great British weather for sunnier climes two years ago, but the £86m man is still wrapping up
McKenzie hands McCallum a first defeat
Leon McKenzie is a victory away from becoming British champion after beating John McCallum
Bolt satisfies need for speed as sprint star poses with £80,000 Nissan super-car
Posed with a Nissan MY15 GTR saying 'Fast knows Fast'
Looking Fab! Chelsea star Fabregas proves he's in shape to fight to save Blues' stuttering title defence
Clearly not missed the gym sessions recently
Oh Mo! New father Farah posts Instagram photo of swollen lip
He joked his lip looks like it is expecting... but won't reveal how he hurt himself
Now that's a team photo, West Ham!
So how many people does it take to run a modern day Premier League club (and what do they all do)?
Mourinho describes talk of mutiny at Chelsea as 'sad' and unfair'
It has been claimed an unflattering nickname is being used to refer to the boss by first-teamers...
Rafa faces toughest spell of his Real Madrid career with six games in 21 days...
And Luka Modric, James Rodriguez and Karim Benzema are injured
Ozil thanks his fans as he toasts his birthday with a custom cake
The Arsenal playmaker marked his 27th birthday by thanking his legion of fans on social media
United stars arrive for training ahead of Everton clash... but there wasn't much to smile about at Carrington
Stars looked sombre as they regrouped
Riise wins 25,000 rupee award in Indian Super League for Fittest Man of the Match... which works out at a paltry £250!
Now at Delhi Dynamos
Firmino all loved up with wife Pereira... so will new boss Klopp be charmed too?
Was out of favour with former manager Brendan Rodgers
Zaha snaps up £2.5m Footballers' Wives pad
Wilfried Zaha agreed a deal to buy the seven-bedroom house of late former Crystal Palace owner Ron Noades
KENNY BURNS: 'I'd hacksaw my studs... so that they stuck better to the skin!'
The star of a new film on Forest, Burns reveals the tricks of his trade...
Arsenal striker Sanchez is on a hot run of form... maybe his mum is the secret behind his success?
Pictured flying back to London with small boy
Joker Suarez buys Messi Grumpy pyjamas
Lionel Messi is not having the best of times - and Luis Suarez added insult to injury by buying him the comedy sleepwear
Klopp eyes full throttle football as he takes another car for a spin
Jurgen Klopp will hope his new Liverpool side can hit top gear in his first game in charge
Brian McFadden's ex Vogue Williams models new Harlequins kit at Twickenham Stoop ahead of Premiership season kick-off
Will also do a DJ set
Golovkin and Lemieux put through their paces
Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux have been working out in front of the media ahead of their bout this weekend
Selfie-obsessed! How Ronaldo has become prolific at posting selfies on Instagram
Sportsmail looks at the Real Madrid star's finest work
High fliers! Kompany, De Bruyne and Belgium team-mates travel back to England from international duty
Vincent Kompany feels ready to return for City
Arsenal striker Sanchez takes the Copa America winners top of World Cup qualifying with two goals in 4-3 win
Alexis Sanchez helped Chile beat 10-man Peru
'Snakes in the bushes and crazy driving... I know I'm in India!'
EXCLUSIVE: JOE BERNSTEIN hears about David Platt's daily drive into training...
Euro flops Holland are hammered on Twitter
Just 15 months after finishing third in the world, online wags have been quick to mock the Dutch disarray
But it's a different story across the border for the world's best...
Belgium top the FIFA rankings for the first time following their gutsy win over Israel
Ramsey and Bale get the party started
LAURIE WHITWELL: The sell-out crowd who came to watch Wales' win were treated to some champagne celebrations
Torrential rain leaves puddles on the pitch... but ex-Manchester City man Felipe Caicedo helps Ecuador seal win 2-0 against Bolivia
Water farce...
'It's true, Travis and I are in a relationship': Rousey confirms she and UFC heavyweight Browne are an item
Browne also spoke of the relationship
Finn hobbles around on crutches after suffering 'bone stress injury' which ruled him out of first Test
Forced to watch Pakistan opener from stands
What happened lads? Robshaw and Lancaster face Prince Harry and the Queen after debacle
Buckingham Palace reception held for team representatives
Klopp-mania firmly hits Liverpool as special collection is created for the club's shop
'Normal One' has mugs and T-shirts made in his honour
Mayweather chills out by the pool in Miami as undefeated champion and boxing superstar enjoys his retirement
In no mood for a return to the ring
West Ham star Carroll and fiancee Billi Mucklow enjoy holiday in Dubai during the international break
Relaxed with their baby son on beach
Ibrahimovic receives a gold record as his version of the Swedish national anthem is streamed 3m times
Striker made recording last year for an advert
A wheelie good way to recover! Scotland prepare for World Cup clash with Australia by sitting in ice-filled bins
Also went swimming in bid to get over Samoa tie
'Goat's face anyone?' England bowlers Wood and Plunkett faced with unusual Sunday dinner in Abu Dhabi
The pair were presented with a goat's carcass
Former Premier League striker Davies shows off massive Star Wars merchandise
The impressive collection of memorabilia could be worth more than £3,000
Just married! Ronaldo gets swept up in the arms of kickboxer Hari
Badr Hari joked he and Cristiano Ronaldo had been 'married' while on holiday in Morocco
Madigan compared to Gascoigne by Ireland team-mate Kearney due to post-match tears after World Cup win
Overcome with emotion after France victory
Klopp agrees to rent Rodgers' former luxury £1.2m apartment
Sportsmail's exclusive pictures show a smiley Jurgen Klopp was out in Sefton Park on Saturday
Nottingham Forest legends attend 'I Believe in Miracles' premiere
Nottingham Forest's famous European Cup winning side gathered at the City Ground
Neymar parties in Rio despite World Cup ban
While he is suspended from Brazil's qualifiers, Neymar took the opportunity to party with some famous faces
ANDREW FLINTOFF EXCLUSIVE: I look back at myself and think 'what a ****!'
There have always been two people jostling for control of my life...
Kyle Lafferty jokes he wants 'Argentina or Brazil' at Euro 2016
His goals have helped fire Northern Ireland to France, and he is clearly enjoying the moment
Cool, crazy and emotional... how Klopp won over the people
ROB DRAPER: Jurgen Klopp turned from average footballer to one of Europe's most wanted
Am I jealous of Andy? Honestly? Never ever
OLIVER HOLT: Jamie Murray lives in the shadow of his record-breaking brother... but he's still his biggest fan
Fairytale win for Sinfield's Leeds
This was a fairytale ending for Leeds' departing trio Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Peacock and Kylie Leuluai
Sainz insists he's fine and wants to race despite 200mph smash
MATT MORLIDGE: Carlos Sainz insists he is 'fine' and wants to race at the Russian GP
ALLEN HURNS: Bortles is owning the Jaguars' offense at the moment... and find out how Pacino inspires me
Read the wide receiver's first Sportsmail column
Wilshere treats girlfriend to dinner as crocked Arsenal star's injury woes continue
Jack Wilshere would rather have been at Wembley than Mayfair
Brook cheers on Sheffield United during victory over Rochdale
Undefeated boxer Kell Brook proved to be Sheffield United's lucky omen on Saturday
Akinfenwa bats away 'Beast' tag by insisting he has a 'soft side'
Adebayo Akinfenwa has put his success in the lower echelons down to table tennis
Rooney gets golden boot from Sir Bobby
England's all-time top two goalscorers came together to recognise 50-goal Wayne Rooney as leading marksman
Ronaldo released from Portugal squad ... and Real Madrid star is making the most of it!
Cristiano Ronaldo posed with friends after jetting off to Morocco
Kane treats six-year-old who invited him for kickaround
Harry Kane made the young fan's day, inviting him to visit Wembley to watch England's win
'Kloppmania' already gripping Anfield
A new word has been put into the lexicon of Merseyside football. On the front of the Liverpool Echo, there it was...
ANDREW FLINTOFF EXCLUSIVE: Cricket's great showman
City sweat on Silva
Spain beat Luxembourg 4-0 to secure a spot in France, but will the win come at a cost for Manchester City, with David Silva limping off?
Klopp: 'I am the normal one'! New Liverpool manager insists he's nothing special and vows not to let club's history weigh him down
An instant hit at Anfield
Messi still smiling despite personal troubles as he continues injury recovery
Lionel Messi has shared an encouraging picture of his progress
Liverpool fans ushered in the era of Jurgen Klopp with a fine show of support for the new manager in his first game charge against Tottenham at White Hart Lane. German flags and banners were unfurled.
LAURIE WHITWELL: Sam Allardyce will realise in no uncertain terms the prospect facing him after he lost his first game in charge of Sunderland to slide further away from safety.
As Jurgen Klopp prepares to make his Premier League bow on Saturday, it appears the new Liverpool manager wasn't always such a cool customer.
JOE BERNSTEIN: Raheem Sterling scored his first professional hat-trick for Manchester City on the day his former club Liverpool drew a blank on Jurgen Klopp's first game in charge.
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