Manchester City pair make XI after derby drubbing: Premier League team of the week

Tottenham and Brentford strikers lead the attack following key contributions this weekend

Goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) – Became the goalkeeper to make the most appearances for Leicester with a clean sheet that featured a brilliant save from Raphinha. Reuters

Right-back: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – Set a new personal best with his 16th assist of the season and made a superb goal-line clearance in the victory over West Ham. PA

Centre-back: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) – Perhaps Gareth Southgate went to Molineux to watch Max Kilman but Guehi was the outstanding defender in a brilliant win for Palace. Getty Images

Centre-back: Dan Burn (Newcastle) – Fabian Schar was the Newcastle centre-back on the scoresheet but Burn was the rock at the back in the win against his old club Brighton. PA

Left-back: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) – Helped City dominate on the left side in the Manchester derby as he combined well with Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva. EPA

Right midfield: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – Took his goal at Vicarage Road beautifully, set up Martin Odegaard’s opener and played a part in Gabriel Martinelli’s strike. Getty Images

Centre midfield: Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) – The outstanding figure in a Manchester derby rout, scoring two first-half goals and getting a second-half assist. Getty Images

Centre midfield: N’Golo Kante (Chelsea) – Laid the platform for Reece James, Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic to score with an all-action display to run the midfield at Burnley. Reuters

Left midfield: Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) – Far too good for Southampton in Steven Gerrard’s biggest win, scoring a goal, playing a part in two more and showing his class. Reuters

Centre forward: Harry Kane (Tottenham) – Took his brace against Everton quite brilliantly in a 5-0 rout. Has gone ahead of Thierry Henry for Premier League goals now. Getty Images

Centre forward: Ivan Toney (Brentford) – Became the first Brentford player since 1937 to score a top-flight hat-trick to decide the relegation six-pointer against Norwich. Reuters

After another round of Premier League fixtures, the picture is starting to get clearer at both ends of the table.

The action began at the King Power Stadium with the early Saturday afternoon kick-off where Leicester City secured a hard-fought 1-0 win over Leeds United and their new manager Jesse Marsch.

Five matches then took place at the traditional afternoon time as Aston Villa and Chelsea both claimed 4-0 wins, against Southampton and Burnley respectively, Newcastle United continued to steer clear of relegation by beating Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1, Brentford returned from Carrow Road with a 3-1 win over Norwich City, and Crystal Palace defeated Wolves 2-0.

In Saturday's late game, Liverpool had West Ham's wastefulness to thank after earning a 1-0 win at Anfield, which kept alive their title hopes.

On Sunday, Arsenal moved into the top four after beating Watford 3-2 at Vicarage Road, before Manchester City thrashed Manchester United 4-1 in the derby at Etihad Stadium.

The round concluded with Tottenham thrashing Everton 5-0 as the Toffees dropped ever closer to the relegation zone.

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.