It was another weekend of chaos in the Premier League as the fixtures begin to come thick and fast in December with 20 matches across six days. West Ham stunned league leaders Chelsea 3-2 at home, Liverpool found a 94th-minute winner against Wolves while the Ralf Ragnick era at Manchester United began on a positive note with a win over Crystal Palace.
Here is our Man’s Life Premier League Team of the Week.
GK: Daniel Bachmann (Watford)
Despite conceding three goals against Manchester City, Daniel Bachmann starred in goal for Watford, making nine saves at Vicarage Road, the joint-most by a goalkeeper in the Premier League this season.
RB: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United)
Diogo Dalot impressed in the absence of Aaron Wan Bissaka with the Portuguese offering much more in attack with his dangerous deliveries into the box and ability to stretch the play horizontally.
CB: Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa)
Ezri Konsa scored the first brace by an Aston Villa defender in over a decade to give Steven Gerrard’s side their 3rd victory in their last four Premier League games.
CB: Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham)
Davinson Sanchez was assured in defence for Tottenham and scored his first Premier League goal of the season with an opportunistic finish from a corner to kill the game for Antonio Conte’s side.
LB: Ben Davies (Tottenham)
Ben Davies has been one of the biggest beneficiaries from Antonio Conte’s arrival at Tottenham, with the Welsh defender thriving in the left-centre back role and registering a clean sheet and an assist in Spurs’ 3-0 win over Norwich City.
CM: Fred (Manchester United)
After gifting the opening goal to Arsenal by stepping on David de Gea’s ankle, Fred redeemed himself by registering an assist and drawing a penalty in United’s mid-week comeback win over the Gunners before scoring the winning goal against Crystal Palace with a long-range effort from outside the box.
CM: Declan Rice (West Ham)
Declan Rice dominated the midfield battle against his boyhood club Chelsea at the weekend as the Hammers shocked the league leaders to snatch a thrilling 3-2 victory at home.
CAM: Mason Mount (Chelsea)
Mason Mount enjoyed a productive week in front of goal for Chelsea, registering four goals and assists against Watford and West Ham which included a stunning first-time volley into the bottom corner at the London Stadium.
RW: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
Bernardo Silva has been one of the players of the season in the Premier League, and the Portuguese midfielder ran the show against Watford at the weekend, scoring two picturesque goals and creating four chances throughout the 90 minutes.
ST: Callum Wilson (Newcastle United)
Callum Wilson took his goal tally to six for the season with a clinical strike into the roof of the net that finally helped Newcastle United get off the mark in the Premier League and register their first win.
LW: Heung-Min Son (Tottenham)
Heung-Min Son created a game-high four chances against Norwich City at the weekend and capped off his sublime performance with his 6th league goal of the season.
Manager of the week: Antonio Conte (Tottenham)
Antonio Conte’s Tottenham have quietly enjoyed an excellent week in the Premier League, collecting six points out of six against promoted sides Brentford and Norwich while scoring five goals and keeping two clean sheets.
Shivaan Shah