Midfielders
Adam Lallana
Liverpool has clearly been missing the brilliance of Philippe Coutinho but Adam Lallana seems to be doing a bang-up job in his absence. After a draw with West Ham over the weekend, the Reds needed a win and the English midfielder gave them one almost singlehandedly. Lallana scored his side’s opener with a header, set up the second goal and then just scored the third himself. His double gave Klopp’s side a vital victory and put a halt to their disappointing run.
Paul Pogba
The most expensive football player in the world came within touching distance of proving his exorbitant value by orchestrating Manchester United’s victory over Crystal Palace. Even though Pogba’s goal, which came on the cusp of half-time resides in the murky territory of an offside and a handball, he did see Juan Mata’s free kick to the back of the net. He then set up Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s winning goal after brushing aside a Palace defender and delivering an inch-perfect pass for the Swede to attack.
Victor Wanyama
Victor Wanyama has been a great acquisition for Tottenham Hotspur and not enough people seem to be talking about it. Hull City pushed Spurs for quite a bit of the night, but Wanyama pushed back harder. He kept tight control over passes that went through him and refused to let a threatening Hull dictate the terms of the game. Out of his two attempts on goal, the defensive midfielder made one count as he was able to make the most of a rebound Christian Eriksen shot and found the back of the net.
Christian Eriksen
It’s time for yet another Spurs player in this team of the week. Christian Eriksen has finally found his form and he proved it with a double against Hull. The Dane conjured up his side’s first goal with one fluid motion to aim high into the back of the net. His second of the night was an easy tap-in at the far post which came about thanks to some great positioning. Eriksen could have easily gotten a third ten minutes later if not for the darned post.
