After an action-packed weekend, RALPH ELLIS sifted through the statistics. Here he shares what he has learned this weekend, from Arsenal to MK Dons.

Formal proceedings have been opened against FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini in relation to a payment made by the Swiss to the Frenchman in 2011.

Saturday's mauling at the hands of Liverpool will have been a day to forget for Manchester City but for one of Manuel Pellegrini's stars it provided another landmark moment.

The 24-year-old has developed into a first-team regular at the Emirates Stadium and Arsene Wenger is hoping a scan later on Monday does not rule the him out for more time.

Former Arsenal hero Robert Pires admits he is concerned about Arsenal's opposition in their next two Champions League fixtures as they fight to stay in the competition.

Santi Cazorla suffered an embarrassing penalty miss in Arsenal's 2-1 defeat by West Brom on Saturday. We look at which other Premier League stars have awful spot-kick attempts to their name.

Jonah Lomu's former doctor, John Mayhew, has said the rugby great likely died from a blood clot which probably formed during a long haul flight to New Zealand.

Barcelona supporters have added fuel to the speculation linking John Stones with a move away from Everton by revealing they want to see the defender seal a move to the Nou Camp.

Conor McGregor left Dublin for Las Vegas on Monday morning and declared: I am the UFC.
The Irishman bids to dethrone featherweight champion Jose Aldo in their December 12 clash.

The threat of keeping Russia from Rio in 2016 is working - it is only those charged with protecting the Olympic spirit who are in denial. Thomas Bach and his cohorts need to get with the programme.

JAMIE REDKNAPP: What a great away performance again from Liverpool. They were magnificent at Chelsea before the international break and even better at Manchester City on Saturday.

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has hailed the 'tactical plan' by Jurgen Klopp following their impressive 4-1 win over Manchester City - and insists belief is growing in the dressing room.

Jordan Henderson's last appearance for the Reds was in the 1-0 victory against Bournemouth on August 17, where he was replaced by Emre Can after 52 minutes because of a heel injury.

A public memorial service for Jonah Lomu is to be held next Monday in Auckland. New Zealand prime minster John Key said the service, at Eden Park, would be open to everyone

Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins is reluctant to fork out a hefty compensation package - which could run up to £3.5million - to sack under-fire Garry Monk.

Jay Rodriguez is set for another agonising eight weeks out after requiring surgery on his foot. The Southampton striker will have an operation on Tuesday to sort out the pain he has been feeling.

Not since his half-season spell at Chelsea will Rafa Benitez have felt more like an interim manager. The 55-year-old looks to be on borrowed time at the Bernabeu after being humiliated by Barcelona.

Cristiano Ronaldo is happy at Real Madrid and has not fallen out with manager Rafa Benitez, insists Carlo Ancelotti. Ronaldo has been linked with a return to Manchester United.

Following his side's dismantling by Barcelona on Saturday night, Karim Benzema was the sole member of Real Madrid's first team to report for training on Sunday.

Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has revealed the horrors of Paris left him too exhausted to play properly against Liverpool on Saturday.

CRAIG HOPE: Claudio Ranieri paused for a split- second. Then, having accepted that Jamie Vardy and Gabriel Batistuta are perfectly at home in the same sentence, he continued.

Columbus Crew will take a 2-0 lead into the second leg of the MLS Eastern Conference final after defeating New York Red Bulls at home.

Romelu Lukaku has revealed his intentions to sell his Brussels base in light of the terrorist alert in the Belgium capital, with the Premier League star admitting his family's safety comes first.

A West Ham supporter is in hospital after being stabbed outside White Hart Lane before the club's clash with Tottenham. The 35-year-old man's injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

JEFF POWELL IN HANOVER: Martin Murray's heart-rending plea for a rematch after yet another narrow world title defeat is likely to fall on deaf ears. Murray has had four shots at world belts.

Mark Webber is a jeans and t-shirt sort of man. So what was he doing in Dougie Hayward's Mayfair tailors? His friend Sir Jackie Stewart had arranged the visits to the shop on Mount Street.

Eddie Jones is not my favourite person in the world. Four years as a player being harangued, taunted means his name does not fill me with an enormous amount of joy.

LAURIE WHITWELL: It is fair to say the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as Nigel Pearson's successor was met with scepticism. Bookmakers trimmed odds on Leicester's relegation to 4-1.

Tim Henman has cancelled plans to go to Belgium and watch the Davis Cup final, but the Great Britain team are due to travel on Monday after delaying their departure for 24 hours.

Aston Villa have enough quality in the squad to secure their Premier League survival and will fight till the end to preserve their top-flight status, manager Remi Garde has said.

NEIL ASHTON AT WHITE HART LANE: When Tottenham play like this they make you want to believe they can break the spell in English football and finish in the top four.

The wife of Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has said her husband is 'fine' after undergoing a heart operation. The former Reds captain was taken to hospital on Friday.

Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores has thrown his full support behind captain Troy Deeney, despite the striker's late own goal against Manchester United on Saturday.

Michael Cheika admits it will be 'a bit weird' locking horns with 'old mate' Eddie Jones when the new England head coach tours Australia next summer.

CHRIS FOY'S GAINLINE: Bath insist Kyle Eastmond is not about to follow Sam Burgess and become their second rugby league convert to return to his former code this season.

Wladimir Klitschko would like Tyson Fury to know that come Saturday night in Dusseldorf he will be up against the man who really is the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world.