Saturday Sundae: André Villas-Boas ends 'Tottenham turmoil' rumours

MAN OF THE DAY André Villas-Boas: earning the right to look smug after shrugging off a week of media crisis talk with victory at Old Trafford. The Sun 's pre-match headline: "Spurs in turmoil". RUNNERS-UP Luis Suárez followed up last season's hat-trick at Norwich with another one; and Sunderland's Steven Fletcher matched Alan Shearer's 2003-04 record of scoring his side's opening five league goals. GOAL OF THE DAY Demba Ba's must-see volley for Newcastle against Reading added sheen to game one of Alan Pardew's new eight-year deal. FACT OF THE DAY The past two times Manchester United lost two of their first six league games, they went on to win the title (92-93 and 2002-03). GROUNDHOG DAY After last week's 3-1 defeat to Leicester, which featured an opposition hat-trick, Hull manager Steve Bruce called himself "an idiot" and promised no repeat: "We'll learn from this. We'll work hard, be more resilient." Saturday's result: 3-1 to Peterborough, featuring an opposition hat-trick. FANS OF THE DAY 10: The number of Hyde fans who made the journey to Dartford. They lost 2-1. BET OF THE DAY Installed as second favourite to succeed Craig Levein at Scotland: Steve Kean . PLUS: ANSWERED QUESTION Is Olivier Giroud the new Chamakh? Maybe. The Frenchman's last-minute miss against Chelsea was eerily familiar.