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Ederson
Ederson has certainly had his fair share of calamities this season, but if it wasn't for him at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Man City wouldn't have gone away with three crucial points in the Champions League race.
Ederson made 6 saves, his most in a Premier League game this season, with crucial stops from Kevin Danso just before half time and Heung-Min Son in the second half kept his side their single goal advantage.
Jake O'Brien
O'Brien had only played 38 minutes of Premier League football prior to David Moyes' arrival, but shifting him to right-back has been a masterstroke from the Scotsman, with O'Brien flourishing in the role.
Against Brentford, not only did O'Brien come up with the draw-saving diving header for his side, but defensively he was top again, making 3 tackles, 9 clearances, blocking 1 shot, making 1 interception and winning 8/13 of his duels.
Harry Maguire
After his mistakes at Goodison Park, Maguire recovered well in his side's home game against Ipswich Town, and he was needed, especially in the second half, coming up with the winning goal just after the break and leading a defence a man short for over half the game.
Along with his goal, Maguire made 7 clearances, blocked 3 shots, made 2 tackles, 1 interception and won 9/10 of his duels and most importantly dealt with Liam Delap very well all game.
Abdukodir Khusanov
After a poor 10 minutes to his City career, Khusanov has not looked out of place since, growing each minute he plays in sky blue, and with City under pressure against Spurs, especially in the second half, Khusanov was vital to his side keeping a clean sheet.
Khusanov has the raw defending instinct, accompanied by great physical attributes, and its clear to see why City paid the money they did for the 20 year old Uzbek, as against Spurs, he won 2/3 of his duels, made 2 tackles, 1 interception and 4 clearances.
Ryan Sessegnon
In his first start in the Premier League since January 2023, Sessegnon had an immediate impact for his side, scoring to give his side the lead in the 1st minute with a well taken left footed shot into the bottom corner.
Despite having played just 19 minutes of Premier League football in the past 2 years, Sessegnon managed to play 72 minutes, running up and down Fulham's left hand side, completing 18/18 of his passes, winning 4/6 of his duels and completing 3 tackles.
Enzo Fernandez
Obviously any game against Southampton for top teams has to come with a pinch of salt, but Fernandez was the dictator in the middle of the park against The Saints, with his ball-playing capabilities on full show.
Enzo created 7 chances, more than double any other player, completed 2/2 crosses, 4/5 long balls and 1/1 of his dribbles, plus winning 2 tackles and 5/5 of his duels in a complete midfield performance.
Bruno Fernandes
If it wasn't for the signing of Bruno Fernandes in 2020, United would be in a much bigger mess than they are in now, with him almost single-handedly saving them week-in and week-out at the moment and it was no different against Ipswich Town.
It was Bruno's set-pieces that saved United embarrassment against The Tractor Boys, with his free-kick forcing an own goal from Sam Morsy, his first corner finding Maguire for the knock-down, leading to Matthijs De Ligt's goal and his direct corner assist to find Maguire for their winning goal just after half-time.
Dominik Szoboszlai
After his goal and assist at The Etihad, Szoboszlai had another great performance against Newcastle United, which included his side's opening goal with a well placed left footed shot into the bottom corner.
Along with his goal, Szoboszlai also created 2 chances, completed 2/2 of his long balls, 2/2 of his dribbles as well as winning 8/10 of his duels and 5 tackles in a dominant physical and ball-playing midfield performance against a tough Newcastle midfield.
Eberechi Eze
Whilst Eze's numbers this season haven't been extraordinary, he is attacking prowess is vital to Crystal Palace's attack, with his ball control and smooth dribbling his standout abilities.
His excellent ball control was key to two of Palace's goal, with his ball control, whilst falling backward into the defender, laid the ball directly into the path of Jean-Phillipe Mateta to score.
Eze's physicality is also one of his great assets, as the 26 year old won 9/13 of duels and 6 tackles to help his side demolish Aston Villa 4-1.
Ismaila Sarr
After nine Premier League games without a goal, Sarr returned to goal-scoring form with a bang, with a brace on his 27th birthday to help his side to an impressive victory,
Sarr's two goals showcased his anticipation in the oppositions box, as he was quickest to react to the loose ball in the box for his first goal and for his second he found space in a loaded box to finish with a well placed volley.
Danny Welbeck
Welbeck was sent on in the 72nd minute to find his side a winner against their south coast rivals and in the 74th minute with his first touches of the game, he did just that with a perfectly placed left footed shot.
Welbeck's striker play also helped his team hang onto their lead, completing 5/6 of his passes, 1/1 of his dribbles and 1/1 of his duels as he took his side level on points with Bournemouth.
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