Salah on fire again as Mendy comes to Chelsea's rescue: Premier League team of the week

Two Leicester City players also named in XI after the 4-2 win over Manchester United

Goalkeeper: Edouard Mendy (Chelsea) – Made three brilliant saves to ensure Chelsea survived Brentford’s late bombardment as they won a London derby. Getty Images

Right-back: Tino Livramento (Southampton) – Another all-action display from the youngster, who is shaping up as a superb signing, as Southampton chalked up their first win. Reuters

Centre-back: Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester) – After a shocking start to the season, he produced his best display so far against Manchester United, capped with a goal. Getty Images

Centre-back: Conor Coady (Wolves) – His equaliser against Aston Villa was scrappy but the captain showed the spirit Wolves needed as they made a dramatic late comeback. Getty Images

Left-back: Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) – An unlikely goalscorer has three in as many games, with a well-taken winner at Brentford to celebrate his return to the side. Reuters

Right midfield: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – Staged an action replay of his wonder goal against Manchester City with a superb strike at Watford. Got a lovely assist, too. Getty Images

Centre midfield: Youri Tielemans (Leicester) – His delightful chip beat David de Gea and set an inspired Leicester on the way to a 4-2 win against Manchester United. Reuters

Centre midfield: Declan Rice (West Ham) – David Moyes thought he was “head and shoulders” above everyone else on the pitch in West Ham’s win at Goodison Park. Getty Images

Left midfield: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) – In outstanding form at the moment, a star against Chelsea and Liverpool got the close-range opener against Burnley. AFP

Centre forward: Harry Kane (Tottenham) – Ended his wait for a first league goal of the season in the win at Newcastle and set up Son Heung-min’s strike, too. Reuters

Centre forward: Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) – Sometimes he doesn’t get enough tap-ins, but Firmino scored a close-range hat-trick as Liverpool ran riot at Watford. Getty Images

After the international break, the Premier League returned with a bang this weekend.

The action got underway at Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon as Liverpool gave Claudio Ranieri a rough welcome on his return to the league by battering his new Watford side 5-0.

There were two thrilling matches played in the traditional Saturday time slot as Wolves fought back from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in the Birmingham derby, while Leicester City produced their best performance of the season to defeat Manchester United 4-2 and heap more pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Elsewhere, Manchester City cruised past struggling Burnley, 2-0, Southampton recorded their first win of the season by beating Leeds 1-0, and Norwich and Brighton played out a goalless draw.

In Saturday's late game, Chelsea returned to the top of the table with a 1-0 win at Brentford in the west London derby, but the European champions needed to survive a second-half onslaught by their promoted rivals.

On Sunday, David Moyes got one over his former club as West Ham edged out Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park, before Tottenham bounced back from conceding early to defeat Newcastle 3-2 and spoil the party for the new owners in their first game in charge.

The round concluded on Monday night at the Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal needed a last-gasp equaliser from Alexandre Lacazette to draw 2-2 with Crystal Palace.

Assessing the performances from the latest round of Premier League fixtures, Richard Jolly has selected his team of the week in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.