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#3 Vinicius Jr - Real Madrid
13-time UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid spent big to bring Eden Hazard to Real Madrid in 2019. The former Chelsea star was meant to be Ronaldo’s worthy successor. But Hazard has turned into one of the club's biggest liabilities.
While the Belgian has slipped, Brazilian sensation Vinicius Jr. has only grown from strength to strength. He may not be the club’s best player yet - that crown goes to Karim Benzema - but he’s arguably the most exciting to watch.
Vinicius has an enviable bag of tricks, blistering pace, and has massively improved his shooting ability. In the previous matchday, he scored an excellent brace against Shakhtar Donetsk. We expect him to fare well again on Wednesday.
Vincius Jr. has scored nine goals and provided five assists in 14 appearances in all competitions this season, with two goals and as many assists coming in the UEFA Champions League.
At the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid will look to put on a show for their fans. Vinicius Jr, whose double ended Shakhtar’s ambitions in gameweek 3, is the best entertainer Los Blancos have.
#2 Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United have not had the best of campaigns. The 36-year-old has not looked at his best in all games, which has made life a little more difficult for Manchester United.
Thankfully, Ronaldo is still quite devastating in the UEFA Champions League and has the potential to be one of the standout performers on matchday four.
In the UEFA Champions League gameweek 3, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner against Atalanta. However, the goal was not the only thing the Portuguese star brought to the table that night. With United 2-0 down, Ronaldo inspired his teammates to push a little harder to chase after every ball.
The Portugal captain led by example, and soon enough, everyone followed. Ronaldo’s leadership caught everyone’s attention that night, and United will count on the UEFA Champions League's leading scorer once again this Wednesday.
#1 Mohamed Salah - Liverpool
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is arguably the best player in the world right now. The 2018-19 Champions League winner is in the form of his life and there is hardly an adjective to define his performances for the Reds.
Salah has ten goals and six assists in the Premier League this season, with three of those goals coming against Manchester United on October 24th.
He has also been prolific in the UEFA Champions League, scoring five goals in three appearances. Salah’s match-winning performance against Atletico Madrid in the third round made plenty of headlines, and we are expecting something similar this week as well.
At Anfield, expect Salah to show no mercy; expect him to disrupt Atletico Madrid’s backline every opportunity he gets.
