Porto maintained the pace in the Primeira Liga after a comfortable 5-0 victory against AVS.

It was one way traffic from the opening whistle at Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves, the hosts saved by the woodwork on two occasions before the floodgates opened.

The opening goal came in the 22nd minute when Nico González headed Fábio Vieira’s cross past Guillermo Ochoa.

Samu Omorodion was back in the spotlight 10 minutes later when he did well to convert Martim Fernandes’ cross. It was the same combination in the 38th minute, Samu heading Fernandes’ cross into the net.

The Spanish striker completed his hat-trick on the stroke of half-time when he raced onto Pepê’s through ball, rounded Ochoa and finished from a tight angle.

The Dragons cruised to the finish line in the second half, Rodrigo Mora’s deflected strike in the 88th minute giving the 17-year-old his first senior goal.

Less than 24 hours after sacking manager Erik ten Hag, Manchester United appear to have focused their attention on Sporting manager Rúben Amorim.

According to respected sources in England, United aim to pay Amorim’s €10m release clause, with the Sporting boss open to accepting the offer to move to Old Trafford.

Benfica bounced back from their midweek defeat in the Champions League in fine style by crushing a poor Rio Ave side 5-0 in Lisbon this afternoon.

Two early goals from Kerem Akturköglu set the Eagles on the road to a straightforward victory, with the Turk completing his hat-trick on the stroke of half time. 

After a weekend that was filled with some exciting cup football, the Portuguese Primeira Liga returns this week with AVS hosting FC Porto in Jornada 9 of the competition. 

The Monday evening fixture will be an interesting test for a Porto side that will be eager to secure three points to keep pace with an in-form Sporting CP team that is yet to drop points in the league. Newly promoted side AVS will need to be at their best if they hope to pull off an upset against a Porto squad that is littered with talented stars.