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Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton): He makes a massive block in the second half, which would have made it 1-1, and if the floodgates open it would be a problem. He is not known for his defensive skills, but he was great.
Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace): A centre-midfielder playing at centre-back. He scored a goal, made some big tackles, and was also was able to play out from
Keep or sell Cherki? FPL gameweek five dilemmas
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James McAtee (Nottingham Forest): He absolutely ran the game at Anfield from start to finish. Getting on the ball in the pockets, half-turn, playing forward. He was the reason they were any good, and he’s very, very good, but won’t be spoken about in the same breath as the goalscorers.
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United): There’s not much more to say. Captain Fantastic, three goals, an assist, and nearly scored from
Cherki seemed in good spirits on Tuesday evening when posing for pictures and signing autographs for fans at the PFA awards in Manchester, where he was named in the Team of the Year and nominated for the Young Player of the Year award.
His goal contributions last weekend mean he has now provided 12 assists from open play since the start of last season – more than any other Premier
Rayan Cherki’s sublime rabona assist in Manchester City’s win over Sunderland on Saturday drew gasps from the home crowd and may be a moment of inspiration to turn the tide in this season’s title race.
But while former City defender Steph Houghton described it as the assist of the season, manager Pep Guardiola was not as excited – urging the French playmaker to keep things simple.
Cherki was the star
Manchester City have completed the signing of attacking midfielder Rayan Cherki from Lyon before the first of this summer’s transfer deadlines.
City will pay an initial fee of £30.45m, and Cherki has signed a five-year deal until 2030.
The 21-year-old will be able to play for City at the Club World Cup, which begins in the United States on 14 June.
Cherki has already made almost 200 appearances for Lyon
Cherki is only the latest talent fresh off the Lyon production line, but may be the best yet.
He joined Lyon at the age of seven from AS Saint-Priest and, aged 16 years and 140 days, Cherki became the youngest goalscorer in the Ligue 1 side’s history in a French Cup tie back in January 2020.
Before that in November 2019, a Champions League debut came against Zenit, while he
