The Offside Daily – Sunderland’s first Monday win in 12 years, Manchester City injury blow and Aston Villa’s goal of the month competition cancelled

10 of the biggest football stories of the day:

1. Newcastle United winger Jonas Gutierrez has been discharged from treatment for testicular cancer

2. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has described tonight opponents Real Madrid as ‘the best in the world.’

3. Manchester City defender Alexander Kolorov is out for a month with a calf injury.

4. Police are investigating racist tweets sent to Manchester City’s Yaya Toure.

5. Sunderland defender Partick Van Aanholt dislocated his shoulder in the clubs 3-1 win over Crystal Palace last night.

6. The Tel Aviv derby between Hapoel and Maccabi had to be abandoned when a player was attacked by a fan. (BBC Sport)

7. Sunderland had not won on Monday night in 12 years, in that time Cristiano Ronaldo had scored nearly 450 goals. (Twitter)

8. Aston Villa have been forced to withdraw their October goal of the month competition due to not scoring. (Daily Star)

9. VIDEO – Watch a one legged man perform a ‘rainbow flick’ with the use of crutches. (Metro)

10. Read about Michael Owen’s travel torture after flight trouble. (Metro)

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