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The Premier League has completed its 12th game week of the 2021-22 edition. Chelsea managed to hang on to yet another week as the table toppers by beating Leicester City. Manchester City and Liverpool also scored wins, keeping the title race red hot against Everton and Arsenal respectively.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lost 4-1 to Watford, thereby losing the Manchester United job. Meanwhile Antonio Conte grabbed his first win as Tottenham manager against Leeds United. Steven Gerrard also got his first win at Aston Villa in his first game for the new club against Brighton Hove Albion.
All that said, there were several players who had a standout day for each of their clubs. Here is a look at five of them:
#5 Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Arsenal suffered a devastating 4-0 loss at the hands of Liverpool this week. However, their goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was the best player of the night. This makes the loss even worse from Arsenal's point of view.
Aaron Ramsdale made five saves on the night, several of them big reflexive saves. If it hadn't been for him, Liverpool could have easily had seven or eight goals.
Two of the goals also came from direct Arsenal passing mistakes, allowing Liverpool to get the ball close to the penalty box.
Ramsdale could have dealt better with Mane's opening goal. However, this performance against a top side will boost his confidence immensely.
#4 Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace)
Christian Benteke might be a name you haven't heard in a long time. This week it was a throwback to the days of old when the Belgium striker struck fear in the hearts of defenders.
Against Burnley, Benteke scored a brace in a 3-3 draw that took his team into the first half of the Premier League table. In addition to that, he also won seven aerial duels throughout the game, only behind James Tarkowski on the night.
Benteke has been on an upward trend lately for country and club, scoring four goals in his last five PL appearances for Crystal Palace. He also scored against Estonia in the UEFA qualifying for Belgium. FPL players, take note of that delicious differential!
#3 Emmanuel Dennis (Watford)
Oh, how can we ignore the man who orchestrated the final act of ruin against Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer?
Emmanuel Dennis delivered two assists, two key passes, one goal and the final nail in the coffin for Solskjaer at Manchester United. He was virtually unplayable against the Red Devils on Saturday.
In addition to this, he also had four shots on the night and completed two out of seven dribbles. Not containing himself to the offense, the Super Eagle also won two out of three tackles, while committing two fouls.
The Hornets' player was dispossesed only twice on the whole night, and only one of those led to a turnover in possession.
#2 Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea)
Chelsea are reportedly reluctant to offer Antonio Rudiger a new deal. However if his recent performances have been proof they should offer the German as much money as he demands. His performance against Leicester City made it even clearer.
In addition to scoring the first goal, he was his usual dominant self in defense right alongside Thiago Silva. He put in three clearances, two tackles, won five duels, made five long passes successfully and was not dribbled past even once.
#1 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
After the game against Arsenal, Trent Alexander-Arnold said in the post-match conference:
"We were all over them. They (Arsenal) were just seeing red blurs all over the place."
Trent himself accounted for about four of those red blurs.
The Englishman was all over the Gunners, pulling strings and pinging passes from everywhere. He finished the night with two assists to his name, creating two big chances and four chances in total.
In addition to all that, he had three shots, made eight successful crosses and won three duels down the wings. To retaliate in such a way for the loss against West Ham prior to the break takes a special player. That's exactly what Liverpool have in Alexander-Arnold.
