Back pages of the nationals - November 23

THE SUN: Jermain Defoe kisses the match ball after his five-goal supershow and raves: “It was like a dream. Brilliant.” Also...Chelsea will try to steal Franck Ribery from under the nose of Real Madrid in the January transfer window.

DAILY STAR: Arsene Wenger last night accused his players of choking after watching Sunderland shatter Arsenal’s 13-game unbeaten record. Also...Harry Redknapp hailed Jermain Defoe as the country’s best finisher after his five-goal super show stunned Wigan.

DAILY MAIL: Jermain Defoe responded to Harry Redknapp’s half-time roasting by scoring five goals as Tottenham destroyed Wigan 9-1 to notch up their record Barclays Premier League win. Also...Martin Johnson received the renewed backing of his RFU employers yesterday despite another England defeat, while captain Steve Borthwick angrily denounced former players for turning on the team.

THE INDEPENDENT: The master and the apprentice carried England blissfully to victory yesterday. Also...Manchester United may have silenced their noisy neighbours for a while but Arsenal suddenly have a major local difficulty in the shape of Tottenham, who joined them yesterday on 25 points in the Premier League thanks to an astonishing nine-goal demolition of Wigan, in which Jermain Defoe scored five times.

THE TIMES: Jermain Defoe equalled a Barclays Premier League record with five goals as Tottenham sent out a powerful statement of intent to their rivals for a top-four place by crushing Wigan 9-1 yesterday. Also...So long as there remains a chance that Michael Schumacher might return to Formula One, the speculation and rumours about the sport’s most successful driver are not going to go away.

THE GUARDIAN: Harry Redknapp proclaimed Jermain Defoe as the “best finisher” in the English game after seeing the striker become only the third player, after Alan Shearer and Andy Cole, to score five times in a Premier League game as Tottenham inflicted a humiliating 9-1 defeat on Wigan. Also...Martin Johnson will this week conduct a performance review of England’s autumn internationals with his employers at Twickenham but the team manager’s position is not under threat and the future of his under-fire coaches will be his alone to decide.

DAILY MIRROR: Jermain Defoe hit a sensational five-goal haul for Spurs after changing his boots just before kick-off. Also...Liverpool have yet more injury worries as they go in search of a Champions League miracle this week.

DAILY EXPRESS: Jermain Defoe changed his boots from green and ended up in the pink as he became only the third striker to score five times in a Premier League match. Also...Merciless Lee Westwood turned playground bully to see off Rory McIlroy and the rest of his Race to Dubai rivals and take the biggest prize in European golf history.