Zidane boosted as superstar duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale return to training Getty Images5Cristiano Ronaldo missed the start of Real Madrid’s season through injuryAP:Associated Press5Ronaldo cruellly suffered the knee injury during Portugal’s Euro 2016 final against France and had to be substitutedRonaldo was only making his third appearance of the season in the midweek draw. Strong, fantastic quality, shooting, vision - very intelligent. It turned out to be the best performing season for Ben Arfa - scoring a whopping 17 league goals and five assists as he re-found his love for the game. Reuters27Wayne Rooney's late goal clinches a valuable three points for Manchester UnitedA trium. JURGEN KLOPP celebrated?Liverpool’s 3-0 EFL Cup win over Derby by dropping an F-bomb on live TV. phant Fergie waved to the crowd as he left the Old Trafford pitch in his suit — only to appear for the post-match interview in a tracksuit. West Brom visit the Potteries on Saturday, managed by former boss Tony Pulis who will be taking charge of the 1,000th game of his career. Yet again, he was another who swapped positions, from defensive midfield to centre-half, and the decision reaped instant rewards. itle winning season, and two defeats already this season have served to highlight the challenge. The French defender was less of an attacking force as an unmovable rock at the back.