Premier League team of the week: Gameweek 16
- Tottenham & Bournemouth steal the show after two enormous victories
- Alisson led Liverpool to the top of the Premier League with some dazzling saves
- Fulham & Aston Villa among sides with representatives this week
By Tom Gott
Well, this weekend's Premier League action was a bit wild, wasn't it?
Manchester United remembered they were in crisis, joining Chelsea in the pits of despair, and we've got new leaders at the top of the table after Arsenal's defeat to Aston Villa saw Liverpool end the round of fixtures in the ascendancy.
Here's 90min's top performers from gameweek 16.
Premier League team of the week: Gameweek 16
GK: Alisson
- Match: Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool
- Notable contributions: Those saves from Lerma and Andersen
While some clubs are complaining about their options in goal, Liverpool continue to celebrate the day they won the race for Alisson's signature.
Two outrageous saves to deny Jefferson Lerma and Joachim Andersen single-handedly won Liverpool the points against Crystal Palace and led the Reds to the top of the Premier League table.
CB: Tosin Adarabioyo
- Match: Fulham 5-0 West Ham United
- Notable contributions: Five clearances, one goal, one mauling of Kurt Zouma
Sunday was a pretty good day for Fulham and Tosin Adarabioyo.
The towering centre-back was an impenetrable wall in defence but made his biggest impact in attack, where he rose highest to thump a header into the back of West Ham's net to ramp up the pressure on David Moyes.
CB: Marcos Senesi
- Match: Man Utd 0-3 Bournemouth
- Notable contributions: Another goal, another viral video
Marcos Senesi has faced accusations of poor discipline and focus at times since his move to England, but there was no doubting his approach to Bournemouth's 3-0 thumping of Manchester United.
As well as scoring his side's second goal, and his second strike this week, Senesi caught the eye by orchestrating the press which led to Bournemouth's opening goal. A real high IQ performance.
CB: Diego Carlos
- Match: Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
- Notable contributions: Five tackles, one goal-line clearance
Diego Carlos has had a pretty decent week, pocketing Erling Haaland before helping to hand Arsenal a huge defeat which leaves Aston Villa just two points off the top of the Premier League table after 16 games.
No player made more than his six clearances, but it was his stop off the line which ultimately proved crucial to Villa's victory.
RM: Son Heung-min
- Match: Tottenham 4-1 Newcastle United
- Notable contributions: Two assists, one goal, one Premier League landmark
Dropping back out to the wing this week, Son Heung-min delivered another sensational performance as he bagged a goal and two assists in Tottenham's 4-1 drubbing of Newcastle United on Sunday.
Son has now made it eight straight seasons with at least ten Premier League goals, a feat only achieved by six other players - including his BFF Harry Kane.
CM: Pape Matar Sarr
- Match: Tottenham 4-1 Newcastle United
- Notable contributions: One passionate tribute from 90min's Sean Walsh
Tottenham had plenty of top performers against Newcastle, but there's a case for 21-year-old Pape Matar Sarr topping the lot.
Sarr was the glue that held everything together, putting Spurs on his shoulders as he dragged his teammates back to winning ways.
CM: Lewis Cook
It speaks volumes of Bournemouth's current confidence that the man leading the fifth-minute press for their opening goal against Manchester United was their defensive midfielder.
Lewis Cook regained possession and set up the first of Bournemouth's three goals - no player this season has managed more than the 16 recoveries the midfielder popped up with this weekend.
CM: Andreas Pereira
- Match: Fulham 5-0 West Ham United
- Notable contributions: One assist, six key passes
West Ham were beaten from pillar to post by the creative brilliance of Andreas Pereira.
It was his corner that set up Tosin, but Pereira could have easily walked away with more assists as he managed six key passes and 22 balls into the final third, dragging West Ham all over at Craven Cottage.
LM: Marcus Tavernier
- Match: Man Utd 0-3 Bournemouth
- Notable contributions: Two assists, one nightmare for Diogo Dalot
Marcus Tavernier is coming into his own at Bournemouth these days and he made sure Man Utd were well aware of that.
Two perfect crosses for Bournemouth's second and third goals of the afternoon capped off a glorious showing from Tavernier, who had Diogo Dalot and the rest of the United defence on skates at times.
ST: Dominic Solanke
- Match: Man Utd 0-3 Bournemouth
- Notable contributions: One goal, thousands of fans begging him to join their clubs
It may have taken Dominic Solanke a little while to find his feet in the Premier League following his departure from Chelsea as a youngster, but the striker is absolutely flying now.
He tapped home his eighth goal of the campaign in a monstrous showing against United, and his social media mentions are now full of fans begging him to join their clubs in January.
ST: Richarlison
- Match: Tottenham 4-1 Newcastle United
- Notable contributions: First Spurs goal with his feet
Not since April 2022 had Richarlison scored twice in a Premier League game, while his last goal with his feet in the competition came one month later. It's been a long road to redemption for Richarlison at Tottenham, but he finally broke the curse this weekend.
The Brazilian, playing up top this time, netted twice as Spurs ran through Newcastle and brought a five-game winless run to a close.
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