The top stories from papers and websites - 08 September 2012

• Frank Lampard became England's penalty king after Roy Hodgson's golden oldies got their World Cup campaign off to a flying start with a 5-0 win in Moldova.


• Brendan Rodgers has told his Liverpool players to "man up" to get their squad through to the January transfer window.


• Tottenham have turned their attention to Brazil midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso who is rated at around £8m by Santos, after missing out on Joao Moutinho.


• Bordeaux midfielder Yoan Gouffran, 26, is available for a cut-price £3m in January and could be a target for Fulham, Everton and Aston Villa.


• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists striker Nicklas Bendtner will play for the club again at the end of his loan spell at Juventus.

• England made a carnival start to their World Cup campaign last night as they set off on the long road to Brazil.


• Wayne Rooney has told Manchester United he will stay at the club for as long as they want him.


• Huddersfield are still looking to sign striker Jermaine Beckford from Championship rivals Leicester.


• Sammy McIlroy has been linked with a return to management at former club Bury.

• England began their bid to qualify for the 2014 World Cup by mauling Moldova.


• Wayne Rooney has insisted: I'm Manchester United for life.


• Chelsea outcast Florent Malouda has been thrown a career lifeline by former club Lyon.

• Frank Lampard launched England's World Cup qualifying campaign with the first two goals in an emphatic victory in Moldova.


• The relationship of midfielder Florent Malouda and defender Paulo Ferreira with Chelsea is at breaking point after the pair were ordered to play for the reserves in a behind-closed-doors friendly.


• Manchester United and England defender Phil Jones, 20, could be set for a lengthy injury lay-off after injuring his right leg after only just returning to training following back spasms.

• Frank Lampard tore the heart out of Moldova last night with two goals in England's 5-0 World Cup demolition job.

• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he sees a future for Nicklas Bendtner, 24, at the Emirates despite sending the Denmark striker on loan to Juventus after spending a season with Sunderland.

• England are up and running, taking a confident stride down the road to Rio with this emphatic victory over Moldova, a very modest chip off the old Eastern Bloc.


• Wayne Rooney has told Sir Alex Ferguson that he wants to finish his career at Manchester United, two years after handing in a transfer request.

• Frank Lampard inspired Roy Hodgson's so-called "Dad's Army" to a 5-0 win over Moldova last night as England began their World Cup qualifying campaign with their biggest win in any fixture for 19 years.