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Premier League team of the week: Mohamed Salah, Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba

Sol Bamba chooses his best Premier League XI from the weekend's games

Mohamed Salah celebrates giving Liverpool the lead with Jordan Henderson
Image: Mohamed Salah was one of the weekend's best performers, according to Sol Bamba

Who were the standout players in the Premier League this weekend? Sol Bamba picks his best XI.

There were plenty of star performers in the Premier League over the weekend and it was up to Bamba to pick his best line-up.

Everton and Southampton registered much-needed wins, Manchester United produced a hard-fought victory over Tottenham and West Ham overcame their London rivals Arsenal to list just a few of the intriguing stories which came out from the latest round of fixtures.

The Cardiff City defender reflected on the weekend of Premier League action and picked his best team...

Sol Bamba's PL team of the week
Image: Sol Bamba's PL team of the week

Goalkeeper

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  • David de Gea - 135 points
 during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on January 13, 2019 in London, United Kingdom.
Image: David de Gea made 11 saves against Tottenham on Sunday

I thought he was absolutely magnificent against Tottenham and over the years he's been the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. He showed that on Sunday.

Defence

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  • Trent Alexander-Arnold - 73
  • Kurt Zouma - 89
  • Virgil Van Dijk - 104
  • Andrew Robertson - 82

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Highlights from Liverpool's 1-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League

Van Dijk is the best centre-half in the Premier League for me, no question about it. Zouma has been doing very well over the last couple of weeks but yesterday. With the goal as well, his performance means he deserves to be in there.

Alexander-Arnold for me is the best right-back in the country and for his age as well he's been doing very well. Robertson for me is the best left-back. You always know what he will give you and will always give eight out of ten.

Midfield

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Highlights from Manchester United's 1-0 win against Tottenham in the Premier League
  • Declan Rice - 54
  • Mohamed Salah - 74
  • Paul Pogba - 51
  • Christian Eriksen - 60
  • Heung-Min Son - 34

Rice, I love him. For me he's a very good holding midfielder. Salah has obviously been very good and he scored. Pogba is full of confidence at the minute - no question for me. He's an excellent, very good player and he did very well even if United did lose the game against Tottenham. Son has been the player of the season for me so far.

Attack

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  • Marcus Rashford - 53
Man Utd players celebrate after Marcus Rashford's goal against Tottenham
Image: Man Utd players celebrate after Marcus Rashford's goal against Tottenham

Marcus Rashford scored the only goal in Manchester United's 1-0 win over Tottenham on Sunday with an incisive finish in the first half.

Bamba said: "Rashford has been excellent for me so far."

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