Premier League Round 1 Team of The Week

The English Premier League kicked off last weekend on a bang as majority of the top 6 sides all managed to pick up victories on match day 1.

It was a memorable weekend for english players as Sterling netted a hat trick against West Ham, while the Rashord and Harry Kane both scored braces as they helped their respective teams pick up maximum points. There where a few players who made their debuts and become instant favorites Ndombele is one of those players who stood out.

Formation (4-4-2)

Ederson – Manchester City

Ederson is unlucky to be from the same country as Alisson, as he continues to be an asset for Manchester City, Ederson made key saves which prevented West Ham from getting back into the game and kept a clean for City as they ran riot against West Ham.

Erik Pieters – Burnley

Burnley have yet again got a massive signing in Erik Pieters, Pieters is the perfect left back for Burnley his tall, strong and fast and at times he can also be utilized as a CB. Erik Pieters cross against Southampton is easily looks like cross of the season.

Erik Pieters registered 2 assists in 1847 minutes of league football last season. He managed as many in 7 minutes against Southampton. Only John Mcginn and Fabinho made more tackles than Erik Pieters on Game Week 1

Lewis Dunk – Brighton

The man who was rumoured to replace Harry Maguire at Leicester City declined the offer and decided to stay at Brighton where he would captained them to a 3-0 victory against Watford. Lewis Dunk capped of a brilliant performance as he cleared an Andre Gray shot off the line and at the other end, before assisting Neil Maupay’s debut strike.

Victor Lindelof – Manchester United

Maguire was excellent on his debut against Chelsea, but having Lindelof next to him helped him a lot. Lindelof is cool, calm and collective. Lindelof has always been a fantastic defender for ManUtd but he never played alongside someone who could actually organize the defence and playing alongside Maguire has stabilized the ManUtd defence at the back.

Maitland Niles – Arsenal

Ainsley Maitland-Niles has now already provided as many assists this season as he managed in his previous two PL campaigns combined.

Doubled his tally in the competition just 58 minutes into the season. 🅰️ pic.twitter.com/p6m7ZJ9Ogb

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 11, 2019

It’s very risky to play a CM in a RB role, however against Newcastle Niles showcased a lot of maturity and was very good for Arsenal at both ends. Niles had a 89% pass accuracy and played a crucial role for Aubameyang goals as he intercepted a loose ball to set up Aubameyang.

Tanguy Ndombele – Tottenham Hotspurs

Tottenham’s Tanguy Ndombele became the 14th Frenchman to score on his Premier League debut at the weekend 🇫🇷

Name as many of the other 13 as you can 👇 pic.twitter.com/oV5HfeQHxe

— Goal (@goal) August 13, 2019

Since preseason games Tottenham fans have been very excited with Ndombele’s performance, and as Spurs kicked off the Premier League campaign at home against Aston Villa with Ndombele scoring on his debut to level matters, as he joins 13 other frenchman to score on their debut’s in the PL.

Paul Pogba – Manchester United

“Manchester United don’t need Paul Pogba.”

Since the 2016/17 season, Manchester United’s most assists in the Premier League:

Pogba – 25
Martial – 13
Rashford – 12
Herrera – 11
Mata – 10

We simply can’t sell this man. Brilliant midfielder. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/oLN7dX4fOU

— MUIP FPL (@MuipFPL) August 13, 2019

Paul Pogba delivered a masterclass performance against Chelsea as he provided two assists, as Manchester United ran riot against Chelsea. Only Pedro (5) created more chances then Pogba on Game Week 1.

Raheem Sterling – Manchester City

Raheem Sterling scores a hat-trick in his first game of the season. New year, same old baller. What a player. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/efpfm6Jlmo

— FutbolBible (@FutbolBible) August 10, 2019

King Sterling scored the first hattrick for 2019/2020 season as he put a sublime performance against West Ham. Despite VAR ruling out a Sterling goal and Sergio Aguero taking a penalty ahead of him, nothing was going to stop Sterling from getting his hattrick. Under Guardiola Sterling’s finishing has improved massively, Sterling scored 3 goals from 4 shots on target against West Ham.

Mo Salah – Liverpool

📅 #OnThisDay in 2017, Mohamed Salah scored his 1st league goal for Liverpool on his debut…

🇪🇬👑 @MoSalah‘s overall Premier League record:

⚽️5⃣7⃣
🅰️2⃣0⃣
👕8⃣8⃣#UCL pic.twitter.com/1Uq50eQHMQ

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 12, 2019

Salah came, Salah saw, Salah conquered, Salah’s hardcore goal scoring is set to continue once again this season as he scored for Liverpool and assisted Van Dijk’s goal. The race for the Golden Shoe could be tough this season as Sterling, Kane, Aubameyang and Mane could challenge Salah once again.

Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspurs

After 187 Premier League games, Michael Owen had 102 goals.

After 180 Premier League games, Thierry Henry had 117 goals.

After 179 Premier League games, Harry Kane has 127 goals.

What a record. pic.twitter.com/AvmLERV7T8

— bet365 (@bet365) August 10, 2019

After having a good preseason Harry Kane was determined to kick start the 2019-2020 season by ending the August goal drought curse. August is a very tough month for Kane as over the years he has struggled to score in August, Kane finally broke the curse as he ended scoring a brace and helping Tottenham pick up 3 points against Aston Villa. Harry Kane currently has the best goal per game ratio of any player ever in the Premier League to score 100+ goals.

Ashley Barnes – Burnley

Premier League goals in 2019:

Ashley Barnes (11)
Raheem Sterling (11)
Mohamed Salah (10)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (10)

Up there with the league’s best. pic.twitter.com/Fsyi669Owt

— Coral (@Coral) August 10, 2019

Ashley Barnes has been Burnley’s most important player ever, he scored two goals against Southampton as Burnley kicked off the season with an epic win. A Call up from the English national team could be imminent for Barnes