Another thrilling weekend of action has now come to a close with some incredible results across England, proving the Premier League really is the gift that keeps on giving.
From Arsenal turning things around mightily late against AFC Bournemouth in a 3-2 victory, to Brighton & Hove Albion dispatching a bottom-three-threatened West Ham United side 4-0, it was a brilliant couple of days for home teams.
West Midlands sides Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers both enjoyed 1-0 wins to add some vital points on the board, whereas Manchester City beat Newcastle United by two goals to nil.
Meanwhile, Southampton managed a narrow 1-0 win over Leicester City to boost their survival hopes and Chelsea put an end to their awful run as they beat Leeds United, also 1-0. Nottingham Forest held fellow relegation battlers Everton to an exciting 2-2 draw.
No result was greater, however, than Liverpool’s remarkable 7-0 thrashing over bitter rivals Manchester United. Going into the break 1-0 up, nobody in the world could have possibly imagined six more to be added to the tally in the second half – but the floodgates well and truly opened.
So many players impressed this weekend just gone that it would be difficult to select just 11 to form a team of the week but, rather thankfully, WhoScored’s ratings system makes things a lot easier. With that in mind, here are the best-performing stars of the weekend based on WhoScored ratings. See below.
West Midlands sides Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers both enjoyed 1-0 wins to add some vital points on the board, whereas Manchester City beat Newcastle United by two goals to nil.
9. Harvey Elliott - 8.44
Was everywhere in midfield for Liverpool, progressing forward, contributing to attacks and also breaking up the play. Made six direct defensive contributions and notched an assist.
10. Cody Gakpo - 9.12
Netted two goals from three shots and looked a constant threat, particularly in the air. Beats his compatriot Darwin Nunez (8.56) to the XI.
11. Mohamed Salah - 10.00*
Without doubt the player of the week with a perfect WhoScored rating of 10.00. Scored two and assisted two. He just loves playing United.
12. Brennan Johnson - 8.64
Vital to Nottingham Forest’s 2-2 draw with Everton as he scored a brace and dribbled past opponents on four occasions.