Manchester City pair of Erling Haaland and Phil Foden both netted hat-tricks as Pep Guardiola’s side blew away arch rivals Manchester United on Sunday afternoon, winning 6-3 at the Etihad Stadium.
On Monday night, James Maddison scored twice and provided one assist as Leicester City hammered Nottingham Forest 4-0 to claim their first win of the season and leapfrog their midlands rivals in the table.
Haaland, Foden and Maddison all received perfect scores from football statistics website WhoScored for their performances in the latest round of top-flight fixtures.
With Leicester’s win over Forest concluding the latest round of action in the Premier League, we have put together the best XI based on WhoScored ratings.
Three players from Man City make the cut while there’s one representative from Leeds United, Newcastle United, Brentford, Chelsea, Everton, Leicester, Brighton and Liverpool.
See who makes the cut...
9. Midfield: Phil Foden - 10
One of the stars of the show for Man City as they claimed victory in the Manchester derby. A hat-trick took his tally to the season to five goals. Photo: Laurence Griffiths
10. Forwards: Roberto Firmino - 8.4
His two goals hauled Liverpool level at Anfield as they eventually battled to a 3-3 draw at Anfield against Brighton. He is Liverpool's top scorer this season across all competitions. Photo: John Powell
11. Forwards: Erling Haaland - 10
Another jaw-dropping display from the Man City man at the weekend. His hat-trick against Man United took him to 14 league goals for the season as he became the quickest player to score three Premier League hat-tricks, achieving the feat in eight games. The previous holder was Michael Owen, who took 48 games. Photo: Laurence Griffiths