Barcola starts to justify £123m price tag with hat-trick as Liverpool hit LASK for six

Carrick’s United are in crisis and now spotlight is on Wilcox

Arsenal’s big guns blow Lille away after the second string flop

Painful Coventry defeat will send shudder of fear through Newcastle

The cheats prosper: Man City thrash 10-man Liverpool

Man Utd make worst start in 40 years after being hauled back by 10-man Spurs

Guimaraes looks a £75m bargain as ‘super sub’ makes difference

Dame Esther, best known for presenting the BBC show That’s Life! and launching the charity Childline, had been suffering from lung cancer

Meanwhile, Madonna wins seven awards and British singer Sienna Spiro named Best New Artist

Manchester City found guilty of 114 charges

Michael Carrick will not survive unless Manchester United change

Alisson’s brilliance takes the breath away to show way forward for Liverpool

Bloodthirsty Brighton feast on rattled Arsenal

Spitting row mars feisty Millwall-West Ham clash

All that money spent and Spurs do not have a proper striker or goalkeeper

Floyd Samba’s Man City debut double has father Chris dancing

Manchester United hounded off pitch by own fans

Max Dowman-mania could make League Cup hottest ticket in town

Spurs finally score... but still lose

Outstanding Leeds cut short Jaissle’s Newcastle honeymoon