Zlatan Ibrahimovic tops Sky Sports Power Rankings as Manchester United hit form

By Adam Smith

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings this week.

The 35-year-old scored twice during United's 2-0 win over West Brom on Saturday, while Paul Pogba slipped five places to No 8.

Chelsea made it 11 wins on the bounce after defeating Crystal Palace 1-0 at Selhurst Park, with Diego Costa (No 5, no move) scoring his 13th goal this season.

Team-mate Cesar Azpilicueta climbed five places to No 3 following his man-of-the-match performance against the Eagles, while 'keeper Thibaut Courtois held his No 4 spot in the chart after keeping his 10th clean sheet this term.

Tottenham full-backs Kyle Walker (No 6, up seven places) and Danny Rose (No 9, up 22 places) stormed into the top 10 to join Christian Eriksen (No 2, no move) after Spurs came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor.

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Image: Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez set up Theo Walcott's opener against Manchester City but slipped to No 7 in the Sky Sports Power Rankings this week after topping the chart for three weeks

Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez crashed to No 7 after topping the chart for three successive weeks following the Gunners' 2-1 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.

The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance by awarding points to players for 32 different matchday stats.

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Below, we present this week's Power Rankings, your club's top points scorer and the accumulative season rankings.

The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated every Tuesday during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big movers...

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