Ballon d'Or Power Ranking: January 2019

#3 Son Heung Min

Surprised? You shouldn't be if you've been following the Premier League over the month of December. Son Heung-Min has been absolutely untameable and was easily Tottenham's most important player as they struggle to stay relevant in the title challenge.

The South Korean scored 7 goals and provided 3 assists in the month of December. He has managed to kick on in the same vein in January so far. He has racked up 2 goals and 3 assists from 2 matches this month.

Son has been in the form of his life and has scored a handful of stunners that took Wembley by surprise. Son has also managed to bring out a different facet to Kane's game with the English striker now dictating more of the play upfront and looking revitalized up top.

Spurs have also performed better as a team whenever Son has started. Spurs have scored at a rate of 1.6 goals per game when Son hasn't started. This number rises to a whopping 2.9 on occasions when Son has started for the Lilywhites.

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