IAN HERBERT IN DOHA: The drum beat told the story of a thumping weight of expectation which this Brazil side bears. It was relentless and metronomic from a sea of yellow.
ADRIAN KAJUMBA AT THE VITALITY STADIUM: About the only consolation for Frank Lampard is he has a quick chance to right this wrong and ease some of the pressure mounting on him.
BRIGHTON 4-1 CHELSEA - ADRIAN KAJUMBA AT THE AMEX: Of all the places for Graham Potter to suffer his first Chelsea defeat, especially like this. Of all the teams for Roberto De Zerbi to claim his first win against.
SAMI MOKBEL AT SELHURST PARK: Crystal Palace without Wilfried Zaha is unthinkable, really. Almost taboo. Once again, Zaha was the toast of south London as he fired Palace to victory.
JOE BERNSTEIN: Erling Haaland scored again, of course he did, but this was an afternoon to reflect on the strength of arguably Pep Guardiola s greatest Manchester City team.