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Manchester United maintained their 100% record under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and kept up the pressure on Chelsea, fourth, with a win over Brighton.
Maurizio Sarri's men were beaten in a London derby by Arsenal, while Liverpool's leaders remained four points ahead of their victory at Crystal Palace, a day later tied with Manchester City's win. , second in Huddersfield, without manager.
The Wolves defeated Leicester in a clbadic and Newcastle won a major victory over Cardiff, while Bournemouth rebounded to win against West Ham and Southampton continued his recovery under Ralph Hasenhuttl, taking three points. on Everton.
Tottenham dropped behind Fulham and Watford played a goalless draw with Burnley.
Goalkeeper – Ederson (Manchester City)
He has not had much to do against Huddersfield, but it's very hard to keep the record in the Premier League – just ask Julian Speroni. The keeper of the Crystal Palace has missed the opportunity, which has cost his team. None of these mistakes Ederson.
The Manchester City goalkeeper did what he had to do for City to keep the hope of retaining his title.
Did you know? Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Manchester City's Ederson has kept more clean sheets than any other goalie (26).
Defenders – Fabian Schar (Newcastle), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham)
Fabian Schar: I have to go back to the time of Philippe Albert for such a performance of a Newcastle defender. I'm not saying that he's in this clbad, but Fabian Schar has had a magnificent match.
The Swiss international has scored one of the best individual goals of a central defender for years, with an intervention that allowed him to win a match, if ever I saw one. Can Newcastle survive this season? Yes, but not without Rafa Benitez.
Did you know? Fabian Schar became the first defenseman to score twice in a Premier League match for Newcastle since Philippe Albert against Manchester City in February 1996.
Laurent Koscielny: French is a difficult man to keep when he is in this state of mind. He is also a real threat in the opposing penalty area. It has therefore been proven against a Chelsea team that I did not recognize among the players I saw earlier in the season.
Something is happening at Stamford Bridge and, if his interview after the game has enough to go, he clearly scared Maurizio Sarri. Learn more about my thoughts on Sarri's explosion in The Crooks of the Matter below.
Did you know? Laurent Koscielny became the first defender of Arsenal to score 20 goals in the Premier League.
Davinson Sanchez: The expression of Claudio Ranieri at the end of the meeting between his team Fulham and the Spurs has said everything. With a face like thunder, he left the field. The hosts deserved a point. Harry Winks might have had the winner, but he was coming back to Davinson Sanchez to face the threat of Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic and he did it brilliantly.
It was like a heavyweight competition, but poor old Sanchez had to hit well over his weight. Meanwhile, Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld left the field without a scratch. Both should give Sanchez half their salary. Protection of money!
Did you know? Since the start of the 2017-18 season, the Spurs have conceded an average of 0.8 goals per game when Davinson Sanchez started (39 games), compared to 1.2 per game when he did not (21 games ).
Midfielders – James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Ruben Neves (Wolves), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
James Ward-Prowse: What a transformation in Southampton, which looks like a football team very different from the one I had seen under Mark Hughes, although I do not understand why. The saints seem to benefit from the departure of one manager and the arrival of another.
James Ward-Prowse appears to be one of the main beneficiaries of the team. He was at the top of his game against Everton, who was not at his best, far from it. There are now rumors that Marco Silva is under pressure. Surely not. It's way too early for that.
Did you know? James Ward-Prowse scored for the first time in his Premier League career.
Paul Pogba: The rebirth of Manchester United continues under Paul Pogba. At least that is what is happening on the ground under the look of Acting Director, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, perfectly comfortable while his five-star general is busy with business.
Pogba's first contact was so precise that Gaetan Bong was panicked and wrapped up the Frenchman in the penalty area. As for the penalty – he can take it as he sees fit, provided he puts the ball in the net.
Did you know? The goal of Paul Pogba was his eighth in the Premier League for Manchester United this season, equaling his best return in a season in the top five European leagues (he won eight for Juventus in 2014-15 and 2015-16 ).
Ruben Neves: We have already seen Neves destroy the opposition to Molineux, so why did Leicester give this very talented Portuguese international the opportunity to do what he does best? It was for me a complete mystery. Is it any wonder that Claude Puel blew a joint on the sideline?
The job of the Leicester manager is hanging on a thread because he can not provide the fans with a well established team. For his part, Nuno Espirito Santo, the Wolf coach, knows exactly who his best team is and Neves is the heart of it.
Did you know? Ruben Neves has completed more pbades than any other Wolves Premier League player this season (940).
Raheem Sterling: When a penalty call is so bad against you and the local crowd has the audacity to boo you because it believes that you have tried to gain an advantage, the humiliation of it all can erase all your game
Sterling's objective and overall performance against a totally upgraded city, Huddersfield, proved that the English international was tougher than that. Andre Marriner's decision not to inflict a penalty on Sterling was so bad that she was almost naughty.
As for his badistant referee, Richard West, he could just as easily have gone to the West!
Did you know? Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling have combined for six Premier League goals for City this season. The only duo to combine more is Bournemouth, Callum Wilson, and Ryan Fraser (seven).
Attackers – Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Diogo Jota (Wolves), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Marcus Rashford: There was a moment in the Manchester United v Brighton match when I literally jumped out of my chair in the Final Score studio. Marcus Rashford tried the most wonderful skill and narrowly missed the Brighton turnaround.
Moments later, from a sharper point of view, the United striker perfectly mastered the technique and scored a magnificent goal. Two months ago, the English striker would not have dared to be so bold in front of the autocrat Jose Mourinho.
The result? Old Trafford has once again problems of seats and smiling faces.
Did you know? Marcus Rashford, who played his 150th game for United in all competitions, has now scored in his last four Premier League matches. Anthony Martial (five) is the only one to have had a better performance this season.
Diogo Jota: It was a match full of errors and excellent finishes on the part of the Portuguese international.
Jota looked very angry at a city in Leicester City that desperately needed leadership. He tormented the Foxes and, with a better finish, could have scored more than his hat trick.
What really pleased me was the expulsion of Nuno Espirito Santo. The Premier League insists that such behavior warrants dismissal and that referee Chris Kavanagh is duly obliged. So why did not the same referee send Jurgen Klopp against Everton to Anfield in December? Kavanagh clearly made a mistake.
Did you know? Diogo Jota is the first Wolves player to score a hat trick in flight since John Richards in October 1977, also against Leicester. He also became the second Portuguese player to score a hat trick in the Premier League after Cristiano Ronaldo.
Mohamed Salah: Mo Salah breaks my heart. Why would such a wonderful player do something so grotesque?
He fell into the penalty box as if he had been treated. The skipper of the Crystal Palace, Luka Milivojevic, explained to the Egyptian international what he thought of the charade in clear terms and rightly so. It was before the Liverpool striker returned the Eagles to Selhurst Park after being cut off.
I was so disappointed by Salah but I still can not bring myself to leave him outside my team of the week.
Did you know? Salah scored his 50th Premier League goal in his 72nd appearance at the competition. Only Andy Cole (65), Alan Shearer (66) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (68) have reached the milestone in fewer games.
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The crooks of the material
When is it legitimate for a manager to criticize his players in public?
Maurizio Sarri said the time was right after Chelsea's dismal performance against Arsenal on Saturday. Messrs. Mourinho and Conte, his predecessors in Chelsea, had no trouble telling the media what they thought of their players, whether they were good, bad or indifferent.
What I have never accepted, that 's why? Why is it necessary for managers to criticize players in public while they can do it in private?
The answer is, of course, when you know that some players do not answer you anymore. Sarri has not yet mentioned names, but I will bet a penny pound, these names will appear very soon in the public domain. Mourinho did it with Pogba at Old Trafford and Conte with Diego Costa at Stamford Bridge.
However, they play a very dangerous game. Make no mistake and it is the manager who gets his P45, not the player. Sarri takes note.
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