Arsenal resume battle with Manchester United at the top of the Premier League on Saturday.
Recently, he put a spanner on the foreign jaunts of IAS officers and other government officials as part of his economy drive.
Arsenal regained first place in the Premier League with a 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield.
Here are five talking points from the weekend's action:
A summary of Sunday's Premier League matches.
Manchester United moved into the top four for the first time this season with a scrappy 1-0 victory at Everton.
Arsenal scored a comfortable 2-0 win over Sparta Prague in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie.
'It's not easy to handle a team at a big, big club... always demanding to win competitions and every manager needs time. I have the feeling United started to play the way he wants'
A stunning hat-trick by Cristiano Ronaldo saw the champions outclass Newcastle United and go top of the Premier League.
Arsenal strode into the New Year with their lead at the top of the English Premier League intact after a 2-0 victory over West Ham United.
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David Beckham says he is shocked at the way Alex Ferguson has frozen out Nicky Butt.
The court had observed that no exception could be made on the ground that there was some threat to the life of the person to provide security when he had criminal antecedents.
United are 16th in the standings with a game in hand heading into the international break.
Written off before the start of the season, the Gunners can clock up a 10th consecutive victory in all competitions when they welcome Roy Keane's Sunderland to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
The Argentine midfielder is keen to return to Italy and Chelsea will have to accept a significant loss on the £15m they paid Manchester United for him last summer.
Morocco's Atlas Mountains bear witness to the dedication of the man seeking an Olympic double.
Rodriguez whipped Everton in front from the edge of the box, and Michael Keane and Calvert-Lewin ensured it was two wins from two in the Premier League so far this season.
Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has admitted that the club's loss of form is down in part to David Beckham's transfer to Real Madrid.
Nicolas Anelka scored twice against his old club to help Bolton Wanderers beat Arsenal 3-1 to climb to third in the Premier League on Saturday.
Arsenal stayed top of the Premier League after two goals in five minutes from Spain international midfielder Santi Cazorla set them on their way to a 2-0 win over Fulham who remain mired deep in the relegation battle.
Unai Emery begins the task of steering Arsenal into a brave new post-Arsene Wenger world.
Andy Sutton, Ben Curtis's caddy during The Open, reflects on a Roy of the Rovers-style year.
Real Madrid defender Michel Salgado has been made a "spectacular offer" to join Chelsea.
Dwain Chambers claimed over a year ago that drug use in athletics added to the excitement of the sport.
Arsenal fielded a strong team with Ozil installed as captain and the Premier League side soon took control against weakened opposition, given the time and space they will not be afforded when the domestic campaign kicks off in August.
Lionel Messi has become the first player to win Europe's Golden Shoe award for three straight years after his nearest challenger Kylian Mbappe failed to score the four goals he needed in Paris St Germain's final league match of the season on Friday.
Premier League leaders Arsenal host north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the standout tie in the draw for the third round of the FA Cup made on Sunday.
The England central defender said he wanted a "fresh challenge" and hinted he would go abroad.
Chelsea moved within two points of fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League after a 1-0 victory over Liverpool thanks to an Olivier Giroud header at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
When it comes to pressure, the Indian hockey team doesn't believe in removing the stopper.
Arsene Wenger reckoned that leaving his leading marksman Alexis Sanchez on the substitutes' bench had been a "debatable" decision but it was one that appeared to backfire on the Arsenal manager in the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday.
The mortal remains of a jawan, who was found dead after a sting video on the "abuse" of buddy system in the army, were laid to rest in Kollam district of Kerala after a fresh autopsy was conducted following insistence of his family, who raised doubts over this demise.
David Beckham's Hollywood ambitions are on the verge of being realised. We can only hope.
Arsenal's French international striker swept almost 90 per cent of the votes cast in England's Footballer of the Year poll.
If the Premiership champions avoid defeat on Saturday against Leicester City they would become only the second team in history to complete an unbeaten top-flight season.
The army has initiated court martial proceedings against a soldier, who "deserted" the service in 1999 and is accused of providing information to the Pakistani army, defence sources said.
Champions Chelsea beat 9-man Arsenal 2-0 in a heated match at Stamford Bridge last week but a coffee brand had to bear the brunt of angry Arsenal supporters.
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