• Goalkeeper: David de Gea (Manchester United) – The man with the most clean sheets in the division kept another, aided by a couple of important saves, at Burnley. Phil Noble / Reuters
    Goalkeeper: David de Gea (Manchester United) – The man with the most clean sheets in the division kept another, aided by a couple of important saves, at Burnley. Phil Noble / Reuters
  • Right-back: Moritz Bauer (Stoke) – The Austrian helped Stoke keep their first clean sheet since October to give indications he may be the answer to their problem position. Carl Recine / Reuters
    Right-back: Moritz Bauer (Stoke) – The Austrian helped Stoke keep their first clean sheet since October to give indications he may be the answer to their problem position. Carl Recine / Reuters
  • Centre-back: Phil Jones (Manchester United) – Produced a commanding performance at the back as United kept a fifth consecutive clean sheet in victory at Burnley. Phil Noble/ Reuters
    Centre-back: Phil Jones (Manchester United) – Produced a commanding performance at the back as United kept a fifth consecutive clean sheet in victory at Burnley. Phil Noble/ Reuters
  • Centre-back: Steve Cook (Bournemouth) – A solid display as he and Bournemouth fared better against West Ham’s in-form forwards than most to take a vital point. Tony O' Brien / Reuters
    Centre-back: Steve Cook (Bournemouth) – A solid display as he and Bournemouth fared better against West Ham’s in-form forwards than most to take a vital point. Tony O' Brien / Reuters
  • Left-back: Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) – The unlikely destroyer scored one goal and made two more as Arsenal rushed into a 4-0 lead against Crystal Palace. Clive Mason / Getty Images
    Left-back: Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) – The unlikely destroyer scored one goal and made two more as Arsenal rushed into a 4-0 lead against Crystal Palace. Clive Mason / Getty Images
  • Right midfield: Willian (Chelsea) – Combined superbly with Eden Hazard, scored and suggested he should have been playing more often with his display at Brighton. Gareth Fuller / AP Photo
    Right midfield: Willian (Chelsea) – Combined superbly with Eden Hazard, scored and suggested he should have been playing more often with his display at Brighton. Gareth Fuller / AP Photo
  • Centre midfield: Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) – While Arsenal have lost Alexis Sanchez, Ozil returned to the team and played some delightful passes in the rout of Palace. Dylan Martinez / Reuters
    Centre midfield: Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) – While Arsenal have lost Alexis Sanchez, Ozil returned to the team and played some delightful passes in the rout of Palace. Dylan Martinez / Reuters
  • Centre midfield: Joe Allen (Stoke) – Scored the first goal of Paul Lambert’s reign and helped them record the Scot’s first win as they beat Huddersfield 2-0. Peter Powell / Reuters
    Centre midfield: Joe Allen (Stoke) – Scored the first goal of Paul Lambert’s reign and helped them record the Scot’s first win as they beat Huddersfield 2-0. Peter Powell / Reuters
  • Left midfield: Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – A sparkling, superb display as he struck twice for a Chelsea team who had been short of goals recently. He was unstoppable. Mike Hewitt / Getty Images
    Left midfield: Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – A sparkling, superb display as he struck twice for a Chelsea team who had been short of goals recently. He was unstoppable. Mike Hewitt / Getty Images
  • Striker: Jamie Vardy (Leicester) – Helped end Marco Silva’s reign at Watford by scoring against them, troubling them with his pace and bursting behind the defence. Matthew Childs / Reuters
    Striker: Jamie Vardy (Leicester) – Helped end Marco Silva’s reign at Watford by scoring against them, troubling them with his pace and bursting behind the defence. Matthew Childs / Reuters
  • Striker: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – His 11th City hat-trick was a display of predatory finishing and got them back to winning ways after the defeat to Liverpool. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images
    Striker: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – His 11th City hat-trick was a display of predatory finishing and got them back to winning ways after the defeat to Liverpool. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images

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Richard Jolly
Richard Jolly
Greater Manchester, England

January 22, 2018

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With predatory goalscorers like Sergio Aguero, who needs Alexis Sanchez?

The Argentine bagged an 11th hat-trick in Manchester City colours in the 3-1 win over Newcaslte United as Pep Guardiola's side quickly banished the memory of last week's defeat to Liverpool.

There was a debut win for Stoke City manager Paul Lambert. Moritz Bauer was part of a backline that kept an all too rare clean sheet in the win over Huddersfield Town, so he slots in at right-back.

Willian and Eden Hazard pulled the strings to orchestrate a 4-0 win on the road to Brighton. The former's display suggests he should be starting more games while the latter was simply unplayable.

Nacho Monreal was the main man for Arsenal. A goal and two assists in the first 13 minutes killed the game against Crystal Palace, allowing Mesut Ozil to show his array of passing skills.

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