It was a huge weekend in the Premier League, with many turns in the context of the title race and the battle for European football, and here we put together our team of the week.
Alisson (Liverpool) – 7.61
Liverpool went free at the top of the clean leaf cards of the Premier League after their 2-0 win in Manchester City on Sunday, and Reds goalkeeper Alisson has a place in our team of the week. The 32-year-old produced five saves in the Etihad stadium, while also made seven litters and 11 ball repair.
Aaron Wan -Bissaka (West Ham) – 8.41
West Ham Full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka continued his impressive individual campaign in East London with a great show in the 1-0 win in Arsenal on Sunday. The former defender of Manchester United won more duels than any other player on the field (9), while he also offered the assist for the winning goal of the Hammers, went home by Jarrod Bowen.
Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) – 7.95
Brighton was the newest side to enjoy a trip to St Mary's Stadium during the weekend and placed four past a helpless Southampton side on Saturday afternoon. Seagulls Defender Jan Paul van Hecke makes our team of the week after a solid show, in which he made eight clearance, six ball repair and six of his eight duels won.
Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) – 8.19
Crystal Palace Center-back Maxence Lacroix joins Van Hecke in the heart of our backline, after he has delivered a huge display in Fulham on Saturday. The Frenchman managed four tackles, including one as the last man, as well as 12 approvals and three ball repair, while he also won all seven of the duels he disputed.
Lewis Hall (Newcastle) – 8.40
Perhaps the game of the weekend on Sunday arrived in St James' Park, where the 4-3 ended to Newcastle against high-flying Nottingham Forest. The key to the first half of the hosts was the left side Lewis Hall, who offered the assist for the equalizer of Lewis Miley, before he practically set up the goal of Jacob Murphy two minutes later and then won the punishment that Alexander Isak would convert shortly afterwards . The graduated Chelsea Academy has also made more tackles than any other player on the field (5), in a fine all -round display.
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 8.92
Mohamed Salah used the trip to Manchester City as an opportunity to break countless more records in what a simple obscene individual season has been so far. The Egyptian scored and assisted in Liverpool's 2-0 triumph, and became the first player to score 25+ goals and offers 15+ assists in a single Premier League campaign.
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 9:00 am
Manchester United looked down on Saturday afternoon and out to Everton, until the 72nd minute, when Captain Bruno Fernandes placed his free kick perfect in the top right corner of Jordan Pickford's goal to ignite a comeback from Red Devils. The Portugal International also completed more dribbles (3) and fits (65) than any other player on the field in Goodison Park.
Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) – 8.50
Brentford midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard moved Joint-Second in the Premier League Assists Chart with 10 when he set up two of the four goals of the bees in Leicester on Friday evening. The Denmark International took care of the assists for the 17th minute Opener of Yoane Wissa, as well as the lush strike of Bryan Mbeumo 10 minutes later, to achieve a WHOSOSCORED rating of 8.50.
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) – 9.10
With a WHOSCORD -Rating of 9.10, the aforementioned Bryan Mbeumo is our Premier League player of the week after his performance in Leicester on Friday. The 25-year-old scored and assisted in the King Power Stadium, to bring his respective league games to 15 and four, while he is getting closer to 20 Premier League goal for the first time.
Alexander Isak (Newcastle) – 8.36
After four games without a goal – a considerable drought according to his recent standards – Alexander Isak returned to form for Newcastle with a brace in the victory over Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Isak struck twice in the room of two first half minutes against Forest, first from the penalty spot, and then a classic center-Forward's finish, after he was found by Joe Willock.
Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) – 8.35
Despite the 2-0 defeat, for his side against Liverpool, Manchester City-Vleugel player Jeremy Doku completes our team of the week and completed no fewer than 15 successful dribbles against the Reds on Sunday, the most by a player in a single Premier League – match since Allan Saint- Maximin against Sheffield United in May 2021 (also 15).
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