• Goalkeeper: Petr Cech (Arsenal) – Only had a couple of saves to make but proved reliable to extend his record of Premier League clean sheets in the victory over Newcastle. Eddie Keogh / Reuters
    Goalkeeper: Petr Cech (Arsenal) – Only had a couple of saves to make but proved reliable to extend his record of Premier League clean sheets in the victory over Newcastle. Eddie Keogh / Reuters
  • Right-back: Antonio Valencia (Manchester United) – Made a couple of vital interceptions against West Brom. It was notable United found life tougher after he went off. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images
    Right-back: Antonio Valencia (Manchester United) – Made a couple of vital interceptions against West Brom. It was notable United found life tougher after he went off. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images
  • Centre-back: James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) – Helped blunt an in-form Leicester side and provided the basis for Palace to secure a win that elevated them from the relegation zone. Carl Recine / Reuters
    Centre-back: James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) – Helped blunt an in-form Leicester side and provided the basis for Palace to secure a win that elevated them from the relegation zone. Carl Recine / Reuters
  • Centre-back: Aaron Cresswell (West Ham) – Adapting superbly to his new role as a left-sided centre-back, he and the Hammers kept a third clean sheet in a row as Stoke were beaten. Andrew Yates / Reuters
    Centre-back: Aaron Cresswell (West Ham) – Adapting superbly to his new role as a left-sided centre-back, he and the Hammers kept a third clean sheet in a row as Stoke were beaten. Andrew Yates / Reuters
  • Left-back: Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) – Underlined his ability to come up with vital goals and his capacity to score from set-pieces with the winner against Southampton. Toby Melville / Reuters
    Left-back: Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) – Underlined his ability to come up with vital goals and his capacity to score from set-pieces with the winner against Southampton. Toby Melville / Reuters
  • Right midfield: Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) – Another outstanding display. His emphatic goal against Tottenham was a superb riposte to a reprehensible challenge from Dele Alli. Phil Noble / Reuters
    Right midfield: Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) – Another outstanding display. His emphatic goal against Tottenham was a superb riposte to a reprehensible challenge from Dele Alli. Phil Noble / Reuters
  • Centre midfield: Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield) – Huddersfield had not score on the road since the opening day. Mooy struck twice as they ended that wait in style by beating Watford 4-1. Daniel Hambury / AP Photo
    Centre midfield: Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield) – Huddersfield had not score on the road since the opening day. Mooy struck twice as they ended that wait in style by beating Watford 4-1. Daniel Hambury / AP Photo
  • Centre midfield: Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City) – Produced perhaps his best display in a City shirt against Spurs. Scored the first goal and played a part in the next two. Clive Brunskill / Getty Images
    Centre midfield: Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City) – Produced perhaps his best display in a City shirt against Spurs. Scored the first goal and played a part in the next two. Clive Brunskill / Getty Images
  • Left midfield: Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) – Added to his compendium of wonder goals with a terrific solo run to break the deadlock in the 4-0 rout of Bournemouth. Andrew Matthews / AP Photo
    Left midfield: Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) – Added to his compendium of wonder goals with a terrific solo run to break the deadlock in the 4-0 rout of Bournemouth. Andrew Matthews / AP Photo
  • Striker: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – Became the first Liverpool player since Ian Rush in 1986 to reach 20 goals before Christmas with a trademark effort at Bournemouth. Catherine Ivill / Getty Images
    Striker: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – Became the first Liverpool player since Ian Rush in 1986 to reach 20 goals before Christmas with a trademark effort at Bournemouth. Catherine Ivill / Getty Images
  • Striker: Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) – Ran Leicester ragged and took his goal well as Palace, who had not scored on the road all season, emerged 3-0 winners in a shock. Carl Recine / Reuters
    Striker: Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) – Ran Leicester ragged and took his goal well as Palace, who had not scored on the road all season, emerged 3-0 winners in a shock. Carl Recine / Reuters

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Richard Jolly
Richard Jolly
Greater Manchester, England

December 18, 2017

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Mohamed Salah makes this week's Premier League team, with the Egyptian striker scoring his 20th goal of the season.

Other household names in the side include Kevin de Bruyne, after another stellar week in a Manchester City shirt, and Philippe Coutinho, Salah's Brazilian teammate at Liverpool.

Several promising players, such as Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace and City's Ilkay Gundogan, also find spots in the XI.

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Richard Jolly: Pep Guardiola's improved Manchester City side overwhelmed 'the Harry Kane team'

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