Those who won big won really big, while the less said about this week's losers the better.

Winners

Manchester City - Eight Premier League games at home for Manchester City and eight victories. It looked like that record was going to go this weekend before Stephen Ireland produced a stunning volley in the fourth minute of stoppage time to earn a 2-1 victory over Reading. Ireland flew to meet the ball with his right foot like Superman - actions certainly speak louder than pants.

Robert Green - With confidence in Paul Robinson irreparably damaged and Scott Carson's international career possibly over before it even got going, the West Ham keeper's fantastic last-minute penalty save from Upton Park favourite Jermain Defoe underlines what a serious contender for the cursed number one jersey he is.

Nicolas Anelka - Once again, the Bolton striker made Alex Ferguson realise exactly what he is missing out on as he netted the winning goal for Bolton. Fergie revealed earlier in the week that he had tried to sign the Frenchman on a number of times throughout his career, and Saturday's strike only served to rub the Manchester United manager's ever-reddening nose in it (see below).

David Moyes - His right-hand man Alan Irvine may have just left to manage Preston, but Moyesey enjoyed his team's best performance under him all on his own. Not only did he have the luxury of taking off two players who were on hat-tricks because further strikes from them weren't important, his main striker Andy Johnson gave himself a huge boost by returning from a long-term injury to score with practically his first touch.

Mr Testicles - A man dressed as two giant hairy balls (sporting a scrotal grin nearly as big as David Moyes' facial version at full-time) appeared before the kick-off at Goodison Park to highlight awareness of the very worthy Male Cancer Awareness Campaign. The stunt certainly achieved its goal and few will disagree that the appropriately named Mr Testicles did a great job.

Losers

Alex Ferguson - Perhaps we should have known what was coming when the United boss's face turned a deep shade of purple at the Reebok. A verbal assault directed at referee Mark Clattenburg swiftly followed and Fergie now faces a slap on the wrists from the FA. Perhaps if he spent less time complaining to the referee and more time thinking about picking Cristiano Ronaldo, he wouldn't be in this sticky situation.

North east clubs - Once a hotbed of football talent, the region is in real danger of becoming the new south west. They are the most bitter of enemies but for once Sunderland, Newcastle and Middlesbrough were united at the weekend - by their dismally poor performances. A combined total of 13 goals were shipped by the trio on Saturday, with just a solitary goal scored in their favour, by Dwight Yorke. What price now on a north east-free Premier League next season?

Roy Keane - The biggest loser of all three managers, on the basis that his side let in seven goals and slipped into the relegation zone as a result. Sunderland were bad against Everton, very bad. But at least Black Cats fans can console themselves with the fact that Keane did not spend over £35 million on nothing over the summer. Ooops.

Steve Tanner - Reading's Steven Hunt caused a collective wince among the Eastlands crowd with his horrific knee high lunge on City's Gelson Fernandes. In one of those classic neither-here-nor-there decisions official like to give, referee Steve Tanner decided to only book the Irishman for his actions. That half-hearted attempt at pretending he was in charge now prevents a disciplinary panel punishing Hunt retrospectively and handing out a lengthy and thoroughly deserved ban.

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