GOALKEEPER
Wojciech Szczesny - GK - OVR 82 This one could easily go in favour of Benatia who scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 Juventus win against Roma. That being said it was Szczesny who picked up MOTM despite only making two saves. He was there when needed though and you can't really argue against an official MOTM award.
DEFENDERS
Inigo Martinez - LB - OVR 82 Despite failing to keep a clean sheet, Martinez was highly influential in Sociedad picking up three points over Sevilla. He was a constant threat down to left hand side and produced both a goal and an assist because of it. Shame that he won't be a CB though as it kind of ruins his FUT item.
Phil Jagielka - CB - OVR 80 Everton have picked up some form after what has been a disappointing start to the season for them. They managed to hold Chelsea to a 0-0 draw during the first set of fixtures, but had it not have been for Jags it would have been a completely different story. The Englishman made two goal line clearances and was dominant at the back to pick up MOTM.
Medhi Benatia - CB - OVR 84 Despite already having Szczesny included in my prediction I am going to include another Juventus player from their 1-0 win. As already mentioned Benatia scored the solitary goal of the match and although he didn't pick up MOTM he did receive a respectable match rating. That linked with the fact that defensive options were limited makes it a possibility to see two Juventus IF's on Wednesday.
MIDFIELDERS
Kylian Mbappe - RW - OVR 83 Potentially a little cheap with just a goal and an assist but Mbappe is well and truly in line for an 87-rated card after his performance was deemed worthy of player of the week in France. PSG went on to win the game 3-1 with Caen going home empty handed.
Dele Alli - CM - OVR 84 All the talk is around Kane now but Alli is another player who deserves all the praise he gets. This one comes from the Tuesday fixture against Southampton of which Spurs ran away as 5-2 winners. Alli picked up a goal and assist in that match and although Kane was MOTM, Alli was also instrumental.
Allan - CM - OVR 80 Napoli played out a difficult game against Sampdoria of which they managed a narrow 3-2 win from. Several players are in contention, with Hamsik breaking the Napoli goal scoring record and Mertens managing two assists but I am opting for Allan after he picked up a huge 8/10 from Gazzetta.
Juan Mata - RM - OVR 84 Despite United failing to close out the game against a 10 men Leicester side they do look set to pick up an IF after their Spanish magician, Mata scored both of their goals, one of which was a superbly taken freekick. He went on to claim MOTM which should be enough for him to sneak in.
FORWARDS
Sergio Aguero - ST - OVR 89 I get that Pep has an amazing squad which does justify rotation but to give Aguero as little game time as he has this season really does baffle me. When the Argentine is on form there really is no stopping him. We saw that in his match against Bournemouth, where he scored twice and assisted another in a 4-0 win.
Harry Kane - ST - OVR 86 Talking of world class strikers, we now move onto Kane. How long will it be before we are comparing him against Lewandowski and Suarez as surely, we can't be far off. The Spurs talisman equaled Alan Shearer's record for most calendar goals with three against Burnley in a 3-0 win. Kane then went on to break the record in style during Tottenham's second game of the week, scoring yet another three goals. RB on the way?
Lionel Messi - CF - OVR 93 As far as Messi IF's go this one could be his easiest, with just a penalty goal and an assist to his name. It did come in the El Clásico and as a result he broke five records. Unlike Kane these are not specific league records and thus he does not warrant a RB item, but we could easily see him pick up a SIF instead.
SUBSTITUTES
Andrea Consigli - GK - OVR 82 Usually I wouldn't go for two keepers from the same division but considering we saw it a few weeks back and that two good options are present I am willing to take the punt. Consigli saved a penalty and made a total of three other saves as Sassuolo shocked Inter with a 1-0 win.
Nathan Ake - CB - OVR 75 In what was a dramatic end to the match, with three goals in the final ten minutes of the game, Bournemouth v West Ham ended level with three goals apiece. Ake was involved in two of the home sides goals, both scoring one and assisting another. He picked up MOTM by doing so and although Arnautovic was heavily involved for West Ham with multiple PL strikers already included I think he will miss out in favour of Ake.
Takashi Inui - LM - OVR 78 Eibar pulled off a convincing 4-1 home win over Girona from which both Angel and Inui stood out from. With Inui being a gold and picking up MOTM from Marca I shall be opting for his two goals over Angel's two assists from LB.
Mossoro - CAM - OVR 76 With the Turkish league being another of the leagues in action I can easily see them being represented once again. The only real option from the matches is Mossoro, who picked up both a goal and an assist in a narrow 2-1 away win.
Karl Toko Ekambi - ST - OVR 76 Angers picked up three points via a narrow 2-1 home win over Dijon, Ekambi scored both home sides goals and in turn was awarded with an 8/10 from L'Equipe.
Roberto Firmino - ST - OVR 83 After two MOTM performances from Firmino, the first for a goal and assist in their 3-3 draw with Arsenal and the second coming for a brace in a 4-0 win over Swansea, the Brazilian looks set to pick up an IF for his efforts. There are a multitude of PL options though which does factor against him.
Mattia Destro - ST - OVR 76 With limited leagues playing two goals was always likely to be enough and that looks to be the case for Destro after his brace helped Bologna to a 3-2 away win. He was awarded with MOTM and a 7.5 from Gazzetta.
RESERVES
Antonin Barak - CM - OVR 72 Barak was awarded player of the week in Calcio A for his brace in Udinese's 4-0 win over Verona. The fact he is silver may go against him but in the circumstances, he could and should sneak in.
Lennart Thy - ST - OVR 69 The first of several non-gold strikers I have selected this week is Thy. The Venlo striker scored all three of their goals in a 3-1 home win. With so many silver strikers scoring three it could come down to a lottery or we could see a reserves section full of strikers, only time will tell.
Will Grigg - ST - OVR 69 Will Griggs on fire? Well he ended his goal drought this week in style scoring three of his own and adding an assist for good measure during a 7-0 romp for Wigan away at Oxford.
Bobo - ST - OVR 74 It would have been handy for Bobo to still be a gold item in FIFA, allowing other options for the reserves, regardless of that he will surely feature on Wednesday after scoring three goals on Saturday in Sydney's 4-1 win.
Sergi Guardiola - ST - OVR 66 Cordoba ran away as 5-0 winners on Wednesday and from that game there are two obvious candidates and although both probably deserve to make the cut, as we have seen with the lower sides time and time again realistically we are only going to see one. That player will be Guardiola after he scored three of those five goals.
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