Premier League Team of the Week: Man City forwards star in Brentford thrashing

[p]Arsenal took a huge step towards the title after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/west-ham-Cxq57r8g/?mid=8Cxbx9Wh"]edging West Ham 1-0[/a], despite [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brentford-xYe7DwID/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/?mid=4IfWN9Ha"]Manchester City picking up a dominant 3-0 win over Brentford.[/a][/p][p]Elsewhere, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/crystal-palace-AovF1Mia/everton-KluSTr9s/?mid=Med3KzB7"]Crystal Palace and Everton played out a thrilling 2-2 draw[/a] and Manchester United's winning streak came to an end with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/manchester-utd-ppjDR086/sunderland-WSzc94ws/?mid=dY8uKRGO"]a 0-0 stalemate at Sunderland.[/a][/p][p]Here, [i][b]Flashscore[/b][/i] takes a look at the Premier League Team of the Week, based on our player ratings system.[/p][image alt="Premier League Team of the Week" id="d8ef8e9b-d795-4930-a731-fcc77d667a5b" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="38aa756b-ec24-47f2-a61f-acf0dfe72ef2" original-width="1080" original-height="1350" /][h2]Goalkeeper[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lammens-senne/UFssg7X4/"]Senne Lammens[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a]) - 8.5[/b][/p][p]Manchester United weren't at the races in their 0-0 draw with Sunderland, but still came away with a point thanks to goalkeeper Lammens.[/p][p]The Belgian made four saves, including efforts from Noah Sadiki and Brian Brobbey that looked like certain goals, to help United to a seventh clean sheet of the season.[/p][h2]Defenders[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/munoz-daniel/4vZVW6Ur/"]Daniel Munoz[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a]) - 8.1[/b][/p][p]Munoz excelled in Crystal Palace's draw with Everton and was the Eagles' main creative outlet throughout the match, with four key passes and three big chances created.[/p][p]The defender also contributed at the back with a match-high four tackles won, as well as one clearance and three recoveries.[/p][image alt="Munoz heat map v Everton" id="3b0b8052-d2e0-415b-918f-c766969b3e47" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform / ČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Paul Terry" guid="5a1a4da5-961a-4a79-a966-146558daedfd" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mavropanos-konstantinos/zBXgM0Xa/"]Konstantinos Mavropanos[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a]) - 8.6[/b][/p][p]West Ham's fight for survival goes on despite their 1-0 loss to Arsenal, and one of the pillars of their upturn in form has been defender Mavropanos.[/p][p]The 28-year-old was excellent in defeat to the Gunners and earned an 8.6 player rating after winning nine duels, making seven clearances, three blocks, two interceptions and two recoveries.[/p][p]Mavropanos earned the highest rating on the pitch for the third time in his last seven Premier League appearances.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tarkowski-james/Mu9cCtLo/"]James Tarkowski[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a]) - 8.1[/b][/p][p]Everton are still pushing for European football and Tarkowski helped the Toffees earn a valuable point at Selhurst Park.[/p][p]The Englishman opened the scoring after just six minutes and went on to provide an assist later in the match - while also maintaining strong defensive discipline with eight duels won, two tackles, seven clearances and two blocks.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-cuyper-maxim/GGc6kPWT/"]Maxim De Cuyper[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a]) - 9.3[/b][/p][p]De Cuyper grabbed two assists as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brighton-2XrRecc3/wolves-j3Azpf5d/?mid=YLpmOIBr"]Brighton beat Wolves 3-0[/a] to rise up to seventh in the Premier League.[/p][p]His creative influence was felt throughout the match with the Belgian youngster making six key passes, four accurate crosses and creating two big chances - both of which were converted by his teammates - to earn a 9.3 player rating.[/p][image alt="Du Cuyper stats v Wolves" id="ee214c5b-4bca-485f-8b5c-f375015179cc" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform / Sportimage, Sportimage Ltd / Alamy / Profimedia" guid="a12d6c2e-bc5d-419f-9f80-b50ec377892c" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][h2]Midfielders[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/minteh-yankuba/0Kp8MqA5/"]Yankuba Minteh[/a] (Brighton) - 8.1[/b][/p][p]Another Brighton player to enjoy a productive afternoon against Wolves was winger Minteh.[/p][p]The 21-year-old netted his third league goal of the season to round out the scoring at the AMEX Stadium and also provided plenty for his teammates with two key passes and one big chance created.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/xhaka-granit/QBHCDKff/"]Granit Xhaka[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a]) - 8.6[/b][/p][p]Veteran midfielder Xhaka dominated the middle of the pitch in Sunderland's goalless draw with Manchester United.[/p][p]The Black Cats' captain led by example with three tackles, six ground duels, 11 recoveries, 103 touches, 18 passes into the final third and one big chance created - the most of any player on the pitch in each metric.[/p][image alt="Xhaka pass map v Man Utd" id="9e4686fa-262b-4167-90b4-078a23318dae" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform / Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith" guid="93fe4021-591a-4935-bb12-0486dc057dbe" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcginn-john/rgGnzD2e/"]John McGinn[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a]) - 8.0[/b][/p][p]McGinn was on form to help Aston Villa avoid an upset in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aston-villa-W00wmLO0/burnley-z3dmTMMO/?mid=UmvdMdte"]their 2-2 draw with already-relegated Burnley[/a].[/p][p]The Scotland international grabbed an assist in the first half with a superb set-piece delivery and added to that with four key passes as the Villains stayed within touching distance of the Premier League's top four spots.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doku-jeremy/lMHcYK4f/"]Jeremy Doku[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a]) - 9.5[/b][/p][p]The first of a trio of Manchester City attackers to make our side, Doku is our Premier League Player of the Week for his stellar showing against Brentford.[/p][p]The winger has hit form at the perfect time in the title race and opened the scoring at the Etihad on Saturday evening with his fifth goal in his last six appearances.[/p][p]His performance earned a [b]9.5 [/b][i][b]Flashscore[/b][/i][b] rating,[/b] meaning Doku is Player of the Week for back-to-back rounds of Premier League action.[/p][image alt="Doku v Brentford" id="8b8eaa58-db18-45fd-991d-9b0e007c82e5" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform / REUTERS/Chris Radburn" guid="0a112693-9d53-4157-8d19-8983dc1dd129" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][h2]Forwards[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Erling Haaland[/a] (Manchester City) - 8.2[/b][/p][p]Haaland dominated the attacking stats in City's win over Brentford and took his Premier League tally to 26 for the season with another goal.[/p][p]The striker perhaps should have had more with three big chances missed, but he rectified things with an assist in the latter stages to help seal all three points.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marmoush-omar/44pYRYIC/"]Omar Marmoush[/a] (Manchester City) - 8.1[/b][/p][p]Manchester City forward Marmoush helped turn the tide in their favour after his introduction from the bench on Saturday evening.[/p][p]The Egyptian found the net at the end of the match but also provided one key pass and completed one dribble - on top of winning four duels and one tackle.[/p][embed guid="f738a42e-4a1d-4881-b785-862dcf160e46" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2053486534226026767" social-type="twitter" /]