Man City duo included in Premier League Team of the Week alongside Arsenal & Aston Villa stars - gallery

Manchester City put in one of the standout performances of the weekend in the Premier League as they beat Liverpool 4-1 at the Etihad.

Despite going behind to an early Mohamed Salah strike, the champions responded emphatically with Julian Alvarez equalising before the break, while goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish in the second period wrapped up all three points.

Unsurprisingly, their excellent display saw a few City players included in WhoScored’s Team of the Week. The website uses stats to rate every player out of 10 in a game. “Ratings are based on unique, comprehensive statistical algorithm, calculated live during the game,” WhoScored explain. “There are over 200 raw statistics included in the calculation of a player’s/team’s rating, weighted according to their influence within the game. Every event of importance is taken into account, with a positive or negative effect on ratings weighted in relation to its area on the pitch and its outcome.”

It’s no surprise that Jack Grealish, who was voted man of the match at the weekend and given the joint-highest rating by ManchesterWorld, was selected in WhoScored’s Team of the Week, but he did bank the highest rating from a City star in the win over Liverpool.

Meanwhile, Arsenal also had two players selected after they recorded a 4-1 win over Leeds United. But it was Aston Villa who registered the highest number of players in the team from last weekend.

Unai Emery’s side beat Chelsea 2-0 and put in a superb defensive showing to keep the Blues at bay. Four Villa players were selected in the WhoScored XI, while Newcastle United and Brentford also are represented in the team. Here’s the full XI…