Midfielders:
Raheem Sterling
Raheem Sterling looks set to become a crucial player for club and country as he is quickly becoming one of the most dangerous players in the division. He was a constant threat to Tottenham and scored a well taken goal. His direct running and pace proved too much to deal with for Spurs and his performances could dictate how well Liverpool do this season.
Cesc Fabregas
The Spaniard has been a revelation since he returned to English football and he got another assist this weekend to make it four for the season. He has easily slotted in to add class to the midfield in the absence of Frank Lampard, while Fabregas’ arrival puts less pressure on the likes of Eden Hazard and Oscar to create goals for the striker. The former Barcelona player links up excellently with Diego Costa and that was clear on Saturday.
Dean Marney
He is the second Burnley player in the team of the week and it’s well deserved as the midfielder looked good against the Manchester United midfield, he certainly didn’t look out of place against such quality individuals. The occasion didn’t get to him either as he made several good tackles and interceptions, while his passing was good throughout. He has played the majority of his football in the lower leagues, but he now has the opportunity to establish himself in the top flight, more performances like Saturday and he will do that.
Jason Puncheon
Crystal Palace have been poor over the opening weeks and there were concerns over Jason Puncheon after Neil Warnock was appointed, given the two had a very public spat last season, but there should have been no worries as the midfielder was excellent against Newcastle. He scored a brilliant goal, despite the chance being very hard, he executed a great bit of skill to beat Tim Krul. His pace was a problem for Newcastle all afternoon.
Strikers:
Diego Costa
Chelsea finally look to have found a world class forward to score the goals necessary to become a force both domestically and in Europe. They look to be the best side so far this season as the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool have already slipped up, while Chelsea have come through unscathed and a lot of that is down to Costa. He allows Chelsea to play more offensively and he is a regular goalscorer, as showed by his two goals this weekend.
Mame Biram Diouf
The former Manchester United striker scored an excellent solo goal to beat Manchester City this weekend and it showed his undoubted ability which could make him one of the signings of the summer. He worked hard for Stoke and deserved a goal. Against the bigger teams, you need your strikers to take their chances and produce moments of magic to find a way past the best defenders in the league, Diouf did that.