Garth Crooks' team of the week: Kane, Coutinho, De Bruyne, Rashford

Manchester town are pinnacle of the premiere league after a 1-0 victory over champions chelsea at stamford bridge, at the same time as manchester united remain level on factors with their opponents after cruising to a 4-zero win against crystal palace.

Someplace else, striker harry kane scored two times in tottenham's 4-zero win at huddersfield, and north london rivals arsenal eased to a 2-0 fulfillment at home to brighton.

Burnley's stunning form continued as they beat everton 1-zero at goodison park to position the strain on toffees supervisor ronald koeman, whilst jurgen klopp's liverpool have been held to a 1-1 draw through a newcastle group led via former reds boss rafa benitez.

West ham recorded a dramatic overdue win over swansea to offer slaven bilic some remedy heading into the worldwide smash even as peter crouch rolled returned the years as stoke town clinched a 2-1 win over southampton, watford drew 2-2 at west brom, and bournemouth and leicester played out a goalless draw.

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Goalkeeper - ederson (manchester metropolis)

Ederson
Ederson has conceded just two goals in his first seven foremost league games, and stored a smooth sheet in every of his past four
It turned into like playing with a further defender the manner the brazilian goalkeeper, who joined manchester metropolis for £35m from benfica inside the summer season, continually swept up at the lower back for pep guardiola's facet in opposition to chelsea. The manner wherein ederson started the game certainly stuck my eye. His save on the close to publish from cesar azpilicueta during the early exchanges turned into as sharp as it was stunning. But the capture and throw to raheem sterling from the ensuing pass became pretty superb. It became as commanding as it changed into emphatic and advised that there has been most effective going to be one winner on this recreation.

That sentiment regarded to be encouraged via guardiola in his post-suit interview, whilst he discovered his dedication to play to win at stamford bridge. What have to be stressful for chelsea manager antonio conte and manchester united boss jose mourinho is how nicely guardiola's team completed his instructions to the letter.

Let's not forget this performance become simply 4 days after town had dismissed ukrainian facet shakhtar donetsk within the champions league. It is the second time they had been so spectacular after a jaunt in europe and it's far turning into an impressive function. A chunk like their goalkeeper surely.

Defender - maya yoshida (southampton)

Maya yoshida
Maya yoshida scored the saints' intention and made 75 passes, with best oriol romeu (108) making more in their defeat at stoke
There can be some of my readers who experience a defender whose team loses is lucky to be in my facet, and they might be right. However maya yoshida's equaliser for southampton against stoke become so brilliantly taken it deserved selection all by using itself. There are very few centre-backs who can execute a volley like yoshida did. It became the sort of finish that should have earned the saints a point, and however for a few abject defending in the very last minutes it would have carried out.

Stoke, on the other hand, stuck to their task after making the lousy selection to allow saido berahino to take a penalty synthetic with the aid of himself. Granted southampton's virgil van dijk, who still appears ring rusty to me, did not make an lousy fuss about the decision, which tells you something.

Nonetheless, berahino by no means appeared confident as he waited to take the spot-kick. It is infrequently surprising berahino become nervous given he hasn't scored for 30 premier league video games. So why did he, or absolutely everyone else for that rely, assume converting this penalty was going to be easy? Taking penalties has by no means been clean and anybody who tells you in any other case has by no means taken one. Stoke were fortunate to come away with this win however i refuse to permit yoshida's superb volley be swallowed up by means of berahino's penalty pass over or stoke's victory.

Defender - james tarkowski (burnley)

James tarkowski
James tarkowski has made 15 blocks for burnley inside the most beneficial league this season - handiest ben mee has made as many (also 15)
It is the second one time this season that james tarkowski has made his manner into my team of the week. His overall performance against an everton side who seem to have lost their way changed into very amazing. This wasn't a conventional come across with the aid of any manner however burnley defended stoutly and tarkowski, who has stepped up to replace michael keane after the clarets sold him to everton for £30m, have become a feature in their performance.

Final week everton seemed bright and breezy against bournemouth however they desperately lacked the vital knowledge towards burnley. So what's happened to everton inside the space of 8 days? Unexpectedly ronald koeman appears uninspiring and inclined at goodison park, whilst his gamers are searching at every other, and not him, for path.

What a evaluation while you have a look at burnley. Clarets boss sean dyche has advanced a aspect very much in his picture. They may be resolute, no-nonsense and play organised soccer with a dash of agency right here and there. He has grew to become respectable professionals into appropriate players.

But, if everton had been to dispense with the services of koeman they need to get hold of watford's marco silva. He is perfect for the toffees. He performs vivid, attacking soccer - the sort everton lovers would love - and has an eye for a participant.

Defender - nacho monreal (arsenal)

Nacho monreal
Nacho monreal ended a one hundred thirty five-match run without a top of the line league aim while he scored arsenal's opener against brighton
A participant such as nacho monreal is not the type of defender i certainly gravitate in the direction of, but i sense compelled to choose him. Performances from players consisting of former gunners full-back lauren used to thrill me, while sol campbell seemed to get higher the larger the event. Then there has been william gallas, who became high-quality, and ashley cole who, for 5 years, changed into the nice left-again within the world. These had been defenders - some of whom had been part of their 'invincibles' side - i significantly popular.

Now monreal isn't always on this class, but every time i see him play he does so as though his existence depends on it. Monreal has survived at arsenal at the same time as others have disappeared and the extra i watch his performances, the more i apprehend why. The player's dedication is quite first-rate, supervisor arsene wenger trusts him implicitly, and so he should.

Monreal's purpose against brighton, in what became an otherwise terrible sport of soccer, became one of the few vibrant sparks. This fixture was enough to ship me to sleep.

Midfielder - kieran trippier (tottenham)

Kieran trippier
Tottenham's kieran trippier has eight most effective league assists in 2017
I observed kieran trippier whilst he played for burnley against spurs at white hart lane, and he stood out then. That seems a long time ago, but in case you had requested me then changed into this lad capable of gambling champions league soccer, i would have told you he had an lousy lot of work to do.

But this is exactly the point. Trippier got here to spurs with severe opposition for his vicinity inside the beginning line-up. However the young complete-lower back seems to have executed it. He is been a constant member of the primary-crew squad for a while and is playing with bags of confidence in a spurs set-up bristling with self belief.

Huddersfield town in no way laid a glove on spurs all afternoon in yorkshire. As for trippier's overall performance, it changed into of the very best order. The entirety he seemed to do become executed with such finesse and quality. It changed into a trippier header that set up harry kane's first purpose, and it changed into nothing short of genius.

Midfielder - philippe coutinho (liverpool)

Philippe coutinho
Considering the fact that his top-rated league debut, liverpool's philippe coutinho has scored 17 goals from outdoor the field, more than every other participant
What is inaccurate with liverpool? The reds ought to have smashed newcastle out of sight, but as an alternative they limp far from st james' park with a factor. Are they over-reliant on philippe coutinho? Given that his return to first-team duties, the brazilian attacking midfielder been honestly extremely good.

I've been banging on about liverpool's defence for three hundred and sixty five days and not anything has been completed approximately it. Jonjo shelvey drove a ball thru joel matip and dejan lovren with such ease for newcastle's equaliser it changed into frightening. You can have driven a instruct and horse through the space among liverpool's defenders, it turned into so huge.

Coutinho is at anfield for now following the transfer saga of the summer season. But i would not be in the least surprised if it have been for one more season simplest, in a similar manner to luis suarez, who additionally finally departed to barcelona.

However, if performances like this hold you'll both burn him out or he turns into disillusioned. Manager jurgen klopp have to now fulfil his facet of the good buy with liverpool having held on to coutinho, and make certain he has a defence worthy of gambling with the brazilian. Otherwise, what's the point of the little magician scoring breathtaking desires, if his team can't guard a lead when he does? There's no factor maintaining him.

Midfielder - marouane fellaini (manchester united)

Marouane fellaini
Marouane fellaini has three most desirable league goals for manchester united this season, one greater than he scored in his past two league seasons combined
To win the endorsement of manchester united lovers takes a few doing. Players which includes captain michael carrick, as an example, have needed to paintings particularly tough to win the approval of the old trafford faithful.

In that experience, red devils midfielder marouane fellaini is in superb business enterprise. The belgium worldwide has discovered winning their approval specially difficult because david moyes signed him from everton for £27.5m in september 2013. Though, to the belgium international's credit, he's caught at it and, certainly, may have cracked it.

Towards a poor crystal palace crew, who're low in self assurance, fellaini's presence was telling and he struck me as a big participant in the united team in a way i hadn't noticed before. That presence seems to have transferred itself to the united fanatics, which is probably why they have got started out to chant his name. And not anything offers a player greater prominence, and self assurance, than whilst the enthusiasts start chanting your call.

Midfielder - kevin de bruyne (manchester metropolis)

Kevin de bruyne
Kevin de bruyne has had a hand in four goals in his beyond four most suitable league games for manchester metropolis (one intention, 3 assists)
Bbc commentator jonathan pearce notion kevin de bruyne changed into having a quiet recreation in opposition to chelsea, and by using his requirements he probable was. That said, de bruyne did celebrity in city's 2-zero win over shakhtar donetsk in the champions league closing week so he could be forgiven for taking his time to come to the boil. He additionally scored a vital aim in that match as city secured three factors towards a crew who are not to be sniffed at.

Though, the sport in opposition to chelsea changed into a exclusive affair entirely and a exquisite contest. The one- de bruyne performed with gabriel jesus which set up the belgium midfielder's intention became so inviting i felt like getting off my sofa and giving the ball a whack myself.

Metropolis are looking ominous at the moment, and greater reminiscent of barcelona with every sport i see them play. The strike on the run by using de bruyne changed into so sweetly struck it flew past chelsea goalkeeper thibaut courtois like a rocket. It needed to be some thing unique due to the fact courtois had earlier made a incredible shop from fernandinho's flying header so we knew he changed into up for it.

This become one of these compelling victory through city that even chelsea boss antonio conte needed to the front up in his publish-healthy interview and provide credit score where it turned into due, praising guardiola's aspect. City are searching the actual deal at the moment.

Midfielder - ben davies (tottenham)

Ben davies
Ben davies has been worried in seven goals in his beyond 9 most efficient league games (three goals, four assists)
If guardiola is making an attempt to get manchester city to play within the fashion of barcelona then you can be forgiven for wondering that mauricio pochettino looks like he's developing a team inside the photo of the current real madrid side. The only-touch soccer performed via spurs in opposition to huddersfield turned into, at instances, mind-blowing. The goal which involved nearly every member of the tottenham team, resulting in a memorable finish by way of ben davies, was simply natural first-class from start to complete.