Spurs and West Ham got things started again in the Premier League after the second International break of the season. The North London side heaped pressure on Julen Lopetegui’s side with a 4-1 win.
Arsenal suffered a shock loss away to Bournemouth, and Manchester City were able to capitalize with a late win away at Wolves. Chelsea lost away at Liverpool 2-1.
Let’s rank the top 5 players from Premier League Matchweek 8
Josko Gvardiol
Manchester City‘s “attacking defender” was in form against Wolves on Sunday. In a game featuring Bernardo Silva, Savinho, Doku and other creative players, The Croatian defender was able to create the most chances. He also scored a banger to bring Manchester City level.
Alejandro Garnacho
Much has been said about Garnacho’s place among the best young forwards in the world, but the Argentine continues to develop in spite of the chaos at Manchester United. Garnacho scored Manchester United’s equalizer against Brentford to help his side to their first win since September.
Facundo Buonanotte
The Brighton loanee was unplayable as Leicester City came back from 2-0 down to win at St Mary’s stadium on Saturday. The Argentine won 13 duels, completed the most dribbles, and also began the comeback for Leicester in the 64th minute.
Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah was as potent as ever against Chelsea despite not getting too much space in the box against The Blues. Salah scored Liverpool’s opener from the spot, and also set up Curtis Jones’ winner with a fantastic pass that caught out all of Chelsea’s defense.
Curtis Jones
Jones was Arne Slot’s “trump card” for Liverpool against Chelsea at Anfield. The young English midfielder was causing chaos in the box for Chelsea throughout the game. He scored the winner for Liverpool after winning the penalty for their first goal in the first half.
Curtis Jones is the best player of Premier League Matchweek 8
