Sunday's photos of the day

Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy's hat-trick in the 4-1 drubbing of Leicester proved the perfect response to a torrid week and grabs most of the attention on the backpages.

The Sunday Telegraph screams "Ruud fires back" and underneath follows up with "Leicester feel the United backlash", which seems to sum it up neatly as life moved on from the ugly scenes between Man Utd and Arsenal players at Old Trafford last Sunday.

With exactly the same picture, The Independent on Sunday and The Observer cry "Ruud rises above the feud" and "Triple Dutch", respectively.

THE HEADLINES The Sunday Times: Ruud reply News of the World: We're no cheats The Sunday Telegraph: Ruud fires back The People: Tongue lashed Sunday Express: Stay away - Eriksson makes amazing plea The Mail on Sunday: Spurs in deal to land O'Neill Daily Star Sunday: Gunners gagged Sunday Mirror: Ruud's on a roll The Observer: Triple Dutch The Independent on Sunday: Ruud rises above the feud

But some papers are still chuntering on about how aggrieved Arsenal are at their treatment in the aftermath.

Intriguingly, the Daily Star claims Arsenal bosses have banned their players from discussing the bust-up.

But the News of the World runs a piece with Sol Campbell saying: "We're not cheats, we're not yobs and we're not out of control."

Only one of the papers, the Sunday Express, chooses to feature England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's specially-prepared plea to fans to stay away from Turkey for the crucial Euro 2004 qualifier in Istanbul on 11 October.

The paper leads with "Stay away", while most of the other rags bury the story inside.

One other big football line is that talks this week will ensure Celtic boss Martin O'Neill will become Tottenham manager at the end of the season.

The Mail on Sunday runs with "Spurs in deal to land O'Neill" and claims an exclusive steer, though several other papers also have the story.