Ross Barkley inevitably was the centre of attention as he inspired Everton to an eighth successive Premier League home win with a 3-1 victory over Burnley.
The midfielder found himself at the centre of a media storm this week, from being allegedly punched on a night out to becoming inadvertently embroiled in the row which saw The Sun newspaper banned from the club after derogatory comments about him from columnist Kelvin McKenzie.
He produced the perfect response by letting his football do the talking, scoring the important second goal - via two deflections off defenders - to make this current home winning streak the club's best since April 1990.
Everton 3-1 Burnley
