European Team of the Week: Foden stars, Arsenal miss out،
Every week we'll feature the best players from Europe's top five leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A) using the unique WhoScored rating system.
Ratings are based on a comprehensive algorithm that uses Opta data from live matches, with over 200 raw statistics, which give us a single rating from 1 to 10 (1 being poor; 10 being excellent) weighted based on performance. the influence of a player within a game.
Find out more about how ratings are calculated at WhoScored here. Here are the best players from the latest round of action, with no Arsenal representatives (despite a 6-0 win over Sheffield United), showing just how tough a place in the XI can be – and, for the record, Kai Havertz has missed by 0.01 of a point.
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Goalkeeper: Alphonse Areola (West Ham United | Premier League) – 9.62
Areola produced a sensational change in West Ham's 3-1 win at Everton at the weekend. The France international made nine saves in total, including a late penalty save, to secure all three points for the Hammers.
Central defender: Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga) – 7.97
The first of two Dortmund players in the team, Süle was solid at the heart of the defense during their trip to the capital and sealed a 2-0 victory at Union Berlin. The imposing German international made five clearances, four tackles, four interceptions and won three aerial duels.
Central defender: Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga) – 8.10
Lejeune scored his first league goal of the campaign as Rayo played out a 1-1 draw against Cadiz on Saturday. The 32-year-old also made 10 clearances and won five aerial duels.
Central defender: Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga) – 8.34
Schlotterbeck also held his own in Dortmund's victory at Union Berlin, with four clearances, four tackles and four interceptions helping Edin Terzić's side to a clean sheet and take the spoils.
Right midfielder: Phil Foden (Manchester City | Premier League) – 9.23
A star player in Manchester City's 3-1 derby win over Manchester United, Foden scored twice in Sunday's win at the Etihad. He got the better of André Onana with two of his nine shots and also made two key passes.
Central midfielder: Edson Álvarez (West Ham United | Premier League) – 9.31
Álvarez struck with one of his two shots in the Hammers' win at Everton. The Mexican midfielder also made five tackles, five interceptions and three clearances at Goodison Park.
Central midfielder: Dani Parejo (Villarreal | LaLiga) – 9.20
Parejo became the second player to record a hat-trick of assists in a La Liga match this season as Villarreal secured a 5-1 victory over Granada on Sunday. The trio completed three key passes, while Parejo also made two tackles and an interception.
Left midfielder: Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga) – 8.52
Mittelstädt recorded his third league assist of the campaign as VfB Stuttgart won 3-2 at Wolfsburg. The German advanced wide on the left flank in the narrow victory, completing three dribbles and making two key passes.
Forward: Phillip Tietz (Augsburg | Bundesliga) – 9.58
Augsburg won 6-0 at Darmstadt, thanks to striker Tietz. The 26-year-old scored his sixth and seventh goals of the Bundesliga campaign in the resounding victory, scoring two out of four shots, while also making two key passes.
Forward: Ermedin Demirovic (Augsburg | Bundesliga) – 9.19
Demirovic was directly involved in three of Augsburg's six goals in Darmstadt. The Bosnia and Herzegovina striker scored twice in the first half on two of five shots and provided the assist for Ruben Vargas' goal on one of his two key passes.
Forward: Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal | La Liga) – 9.39
Sørloth was in unstoppable form for Villarreal in Sunday's 5-1 win over Granada. The Norway international scored a hat-trick, hitting the back of the net with all three of his shots, to reach double the number of league goals this season.
