Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?

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Both Troy Deeney’s team of the week and the Premier League are back.

Eight shots against Manchester United were saved by Arsenal’s David Raya. The one to his left was sensational; if that happens, the game will change. He will form Arsenal’s foundation.

Rico Lewis (Manchester City): I actually chose both of their full backs. Lewis and Rayan Ait-Nouri were excellent, in my opinion. They were strong defensively and offered a lot going forward. Erling Haaland received that wonderful assistance from Lewis.

Rayan Ait-Nouri (Manchester City): Ait-Nouri did a fantastic job of handling the game against his former club. He was strong on the defensive end and offered a lot more. They have been able to find the left-back solution, which they have been trying to do for a while.

William Saliba (Arsenal): Saliba put together a strong display for Manchester United. Saliba, the star of that defense, won with a 1-0 victory despite it being obvious United was the better team. He showed his class once more without a single glib. If Arsenal want to keep him, they must win something this season.

Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United): Ampadu excelled in the middle of the park. He was excellent despite having a really bad tackle that appeared to have caused ankle damage. He was the force behind Leeds’ victory by showing the armband, heading everything, tackling everything, and being extremely aggressive when passing forward.

Anderson, Elliot Anderson, (Nottingham Forest), and Ampadu are next. He joins the team because of that alone. He has gotten a second chance since joining the World Cup squad for England. We speculated that Forest’s performance last year might have been a little off, but he was the driving force behind Brentford. Chris Wood played the pass, but he perfectly balanced it, and many players would have rushed and tried to kick the ball away.

On that right side, Kudus was excellent for Spurs, according to Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham). He appears to have found a new life. He has joined a Spurs team that requires him to play well, and he appears to have made an exceptional impression with them.

Semenyo (Bournemouth): Semenyo set the ideal example for a young player or any player in general when something bad or difficult happens to you. He explained what had happened to the referee, but as time went on, he grew taller, which was a real indication of the man. He was a winner for how he handled it, despite not being on the winning team.

Excellent, excellent performance by Regis le Bris (Sunderland). He has brought in a lot of people, and I believe he has done so well during the transfer window. The strategy against West Ham was fantastic and very wise. A major success.

Players of the week at Opta

Richarlison

Richarlison struggled with injury last season, missing out on a lot of games. Although his off-the-field time was particularly impressive on his debut against Burnley, when he scored a superb bicycle kick, one of two goals he scored on Saturday, was what made him so successful in 2025-26.

The Brazilian scored two Premier League goals against former club Everton in February 2024, and it marked his first since Harry Kane, who scored 18 Premier League goals in the same season. Spurs supporters would be very happy to hear Richarlison in 2025-26. With only eight more doubles left…

Tijjani Reijnders

Tijjani Reijnders made an incredibly impressive debut for Manchester City, becoming the first player to score and assist in a Premier League game since Sergio Aguero in August 2011. It’s surprising that he only managed to do that twice in 179 top-flight appearances during his career.

Only Nico Gonzalez completed more successful final third passes than the Dutchman, while only Erling Haaland recorded more shots and touches than Reijnders (3 shots, 5 touches in box). No City player has ever scored or assisted in either of their first two games before, making a standout debut.

Virgil van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk, the reigning champion, was the standout player for Liverpool when they started the season with a win over Bournemouth, who scored four goals in the process.

Van Dijk posted his best totals for both clearances (17) and headed clearances (16), and his best aerial duels won (12). In his 235th Premier League appearance for the club, Van Dijk recorded his best totals. Since Jan Vertonghen in December 2016, he was the first Liverpool player to record all those totals in a single Premier League game.

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Source: BBC

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