Premier League 2019/20: 5 star performers from Matchday 14

#4 Jonjo Shelvey

Jonjo Shelvey scored a wonderful goal to stun Manchester City

Newcastle put together a wonderful team performance on Saturday to take a point from Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering Manchester City side, and any of their defenders – in particular Federico Fernandez and Jetro Willems – could’ve made this list, but for me the Magpies’ most outstanding player was midfielder Jonjo Shelvey.

Largely starved of the ball – the Magpies were reduced to just 24% of possession during the game – the Newcastle captain for the day had to be largely perfect when he did find an opportunity, and for the most part he was. He completed 25 of his 30 passes during the game – the most of any Newcastle player by some way – and often started his side’s dangerous counter-attacks.

Best of all, Shelvey capped off an impressive individual performance with a phenomenal goal; controlling a short free-kick from Christian Atsu, the Magpies’ captain hit the ball with his right foot first-time, firing it beyond Ederson’s dive and into the bottom corner. Shelvey might be a little inconsistent, but you can’t argue with his quality when he delivers like this.