{"id":1104315,"date":"2019-09-02T15:50:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T14:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1104315"},"modified":"2019-09-29T17:41:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T16:41:10","slug":"premier-league-gameweek-4-best-worst","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/premier-league-gameweek-4-best-worst\/","title":{"rendered":"Best & worst combined XIs from Premier League Gameweek 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gameweek four has come and gone and the Premier League landscape is now beginning to take shape as we enter the first international break.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The weekend kicked off with a meeting on the South Coast as Manchester United dropped points against Ralph Hasenhuttl’s\u00a010-man Southampton, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer only able to engineer a 1-1 draw at\u00a0St Mary’s.<\/p>\n

As for the 3pm kick-offs on Saturday, Chelsea were made to pay for a last-gasp Kurt Zouma own goal as Sheffield United battled valiantly to snatch a 2-2 draw in west London, while across the M25 West Ham ruthlessly dispatched Norwich City by two goals to nil and Crystal Palace edged Aston Villa 1-0.<\/p>\n

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Further north of the border Leicester City continued their unbeaten start to the campaign with a confident 3-1 triumph over Bournemouth, whilst champions Man City ran riot against Brighton in a 4-0 victory and Newcastle shared the spoils in a 1-1 stalemate against Watford.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Liverpool ran amok at Turf Moor, breezing past Burnley 3-0, while Sunday whipped up a feast; first with Everton coming out on top in a five-goal thriller against Wolves, wining 3-2, while Arsenal came from two down to secure a dramatic 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in another north London Derby for the ages.<\/p>\n

Across the board there were some simply sensational individual performances, but also some rather forgetful ones.\u00a0So, which players have made our Premier League best and worst XIs for Gameweek four?<\/p>\n

Disagree with any of our picks? Let us know on Twitter<\/a> or Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Best<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goalkeeper: Angus Gunn (Southampton)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Southampton goalkeeper Gunn made our TOTW for gameweek three and he’s once again come out on top, demonstrating his innate dexterity and elite-level reflexes to keep the Red Devils to just one goal, which was an unstoppable strike from Daniel James in fairness to the 23-year-old shot-stopper.<\/p>\n

Key stat:<\/strong> No goalkeeper made more saves than Gunn in the Premier League this weekend (7).<\/p>\n

Right-back:\u00a0Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Man Utd)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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While there are still one or two questions marks over\u00a0Wan-Bissaka’s ability to influence the game further up the turf, analysing his performance at the weekend from a strictly defensive standpoint, the 21-year-old is currently tearing up the modern full-back blueprint of just rampaging up the byline and making the art of defending\u00a0en vogue once again.<\/p>\n

Key stat:<\/strong> No player made more tackles (10) – making him the first player to do so this season in a single match – or won more duels (17) than\u00a0Wan-Bissaka in the Premier League this weekend.<\/p>\n

Centre-back:\u00a0Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester City)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you’re wondering why Leicester City have started the season so brightly, then look no further than the man promoted to the first team reckoning following Harry Maguire’s departure. The tenacious Turk has thus far proven the perfect tonic in remedying\u00a0Maguire’s ball-playing void as he once again\u00a0exhibited his silky yet dogged skills against Bournemouth, with no player making more accurate passes (68) or successful tackles (4) than him at the\u00a0King Power; the perfect defensive blend.<\/p>\n

Key stat:<\/strong> No player registered more touches than\u00a0Soyuncu in the Premier League match between Leicester and Bournemouth (97).<\/p>\n

Centre-back:\u00a0<\/strong>Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Another commanding performance from Liverpool’s insatiable bulwark who meanly locked up the backline to give Jurgen Klopp’s side a first clean sheet of the season, while his aerial prowess stifled Burnley’s towering presence on the field.<\/p>\n

Key stat:<\/strong> No player won more aerial duels than Van Dijk in the Premier League this weekend (12).<\/p>\n

Left back:\u00a0Arthur Masuaku (West Ham)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With competition from\u00a0Aaron Cresswell,\u00a0Masuaku may have just solidified his position in\u00a0Manuel Pellegrini’s XI with this performance alone, as he provided the left flank plenty of veal and vest, combining exceptionally well with Felipe Anderson to bully\u00a0Max Aarons, while his run and cross for\u00a0Sebastien Haller’s opener was everything you want from a full-back – not to mention keeping a first clean sheet of the season.<\/p>\n

Key stat:<\/strong>\u00a0Masuaku created the second-most chances of any Premier League defender at the weekend (2), and was not dribbled past by an opponent.<\/p>\n

Central midfielder: David Silva (Man City)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It was another exemplary performance from Man City’s diminutive skipper, who not only provided two assists but bossed the midfield and continuously looked to instigate attacking moves whenever in possession against Brighton; his first assist was a world-class run, dismissive brush past Davy Propper\u00a0and composed pass to locate Kevin de Bruyne, while his second was an instinctive first-time lay-off to\u00a0Sergio Aguero who proceeded to do what\u00a0Sergio Aguero does best.<\/p>\n

Key stat:<\/strong> Silva made the second-most passes ending in the final third of any player in the Premier League this weekend (30).<\/p>\n

Central midfielder:\u00a0<\/strong>Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Matt\u00e9o Guendouzi's north London derby by numbers:<\/p>\n

74 touches
58 passes
30 final-third passes
7 recoveries
3 tackles made
2 interceptions
2 fouls won
2 shots
1 assist<\/p>\n

And he was the youngest player on the pitch. ? pic.twitter.com\/EPkJTZ5h6H<\/a><\/p>\n

— Squawka (@Squawka) September 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n