Liverpool and Man City stars in XI after comeback wins: Premier League team of the week

Tottenham's super-sub leads the attack after a devastating cameo in the win over Sheffield United

PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM OF THE WEEK (4-3-3) GK: Robert Sanchez (Chelsea): In a game Chelsea largely dominated, they still needed to rely on their goalkeeper to preserve a clean sheet at Bournemouth. Sanchez made at least two key saves as the blunt Blues played out a goalless draw at Vitality Stadium. AFP

RB: Tariq Lamptey (Brighton): A player whose progress has been stunted by injuries in recent years, Lamptey displayed his enduring talent with a fine showing at Old Trafford. The full-back provided two assists as impressive Brighton eased to a 3-1 win over Manchester United. EPA

CB: Sven Botman (Newcastle): Back in the side after missing the defeat to Brighton with injury, the Dutch defender brought his usual calm to the Newcastle backline. Alongside the equally effective Fabian Schar, Botman kept Brentford’s dangermen quiet in a 1-0 win at St James’ Park. AFP

CB: William Saliba (Arsenal): Opponents Everton may be struggling but in Beto, the Toffees have a new striker who can be a real handful. Not for Saliba, though, who nullified the Portuguese forward’s threat and marshalled Arsenal’s defence with poise in the 1-0 victory at Goodison Park. EPA

LB: Andrew Robertson (Liverpool): He may have had a bit of a shocker for Scotland against England and was responsible for not marking Hwang Hee-chan for Wolves’ opening goal, but Robertson bounced back by scoring Liverpool’s second in the 3-1 comeback win. Getty

CM: Rodri (Manchester City): A near-permanent fixture in this XI. The Spain international was at it again at the London Stadium, dominating the midfield and pulling the strings as City bulldozed West Ham in the second half, having fallen a goal behind, to claim a 3-1 win and extend their perfect start to the season. Getty

CM: Pascal Gross (Brighton): The best player on the pitch for Brighton against Manchester United, the versatile German enhanced his impressive performance with a goal of real class and composure. One of the standout players of the season so far. Reuters

CM: Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa): What a difference the French midfielder has made to an already impressive Aston Villa side. Diaby was a constant threat against Crystal Palace and provided the assist for Villa’s third goal in their late blitz to win 3-1 at Villa Park. Had scored a stunning opener but his goal was chalked off for a marginal offside. Getty

RW: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool): No goals for the Egyptian superstar but two superb assists to lead Liverpool’s fightback at Wolves. Thought he had a hat-trick of assists, but Harvey Elliott’s late strike was marked down as an own goal. An immediate reminder of why Liverpool resisted a succession of massive bids from Al Ittihad. EPA

LW: Julian Alvarez (Manchester City): Five Premier League games, five goal contributions from the Argentine World Cup winner. Alvarez picked up two assists in the win at West Ham, but beyond that, he was a constant menace operating in the space between midfield and attack. An impact player for much of the treble-winning campaign, Alvarez is establishing himself as a key man for City this season. Getty

CF: Richarlison (Tottenham): To play just 20 or so minutes and still be the standout striker of the weekend shows how devastating the Brazilian’s cameo was. Richarlison started Tottenham’s dramatic comeback win over Sheffield United by heading home the equaliser in the eighth minute of stoppage time before, two minutes later, laying on the pass for Dejan Kulusevski’s winner. The Brazil forward has spoken of his struggles in recent days, so hopefully, for the player and club, this is a sign of better times to come. Getty

If hat-tricks were the theme of the Premier League team of the week prior to the international break, then it was all about dramatic late wins this past weekend.

Liverpool set the tone on Saturday afternoon at Molineux, where the Reds fought back from conceding an early goal to twice strike late in a 3-1 win. Aston Villa left it even later against Crystal Palace, scoring all three goals in their own 3-1 victory, against Crystal Palace, after the 87th minute.

Not to be outdone, Tottenham produced their own rousing fightback, scoring twice in the final two minutes of stoppage time to defeat promoted Sheffield United 2-1.

Champions Manchester City didn't leave it quite as late but similarly needed to come from behind to defeat West Ham 3-1, with all three City goals coming in the second half.

However, it was far more routine for Brighton at Old Trafford, where the Seagulls eased to a 3-1 win over Manchester United, while Fulham defeated Luton 1-0 at Craven Cottage as the promoted side's losing start to the season continued.

In Saturday's late game, Newcastle dug out a 1-0 win over Brentford at St James' Park.

Sunday didn't bring quite the same drama as Bournemouth and Chelsea played out a goalless draw at the Vitality Stadium to highlight both sides' struggles in front of goal, before Arsenal edged out Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park.

The round then concluded on Monday when a Callum Hudson-Odoi wonder goal earned Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw with Burnley at the City Ground.

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