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Zlatan Ibrahimovic heads Sky Sports Fantasy Football team of the week

Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates after scoring from the penalty spot
Image: Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates netting from the spot on Friday

Zlatan Ibrahimovic leads the second Sky Sports Fantasy Football team of the week after maintaining his free-scoring start to life at Manchester United.

The Swedish star scored twice as Jose Mourinho's men beat Southampton 2-0 on Friday Night Football, having also found the net in the Community Shield and at Bournemouth.

He currently shares top spot in the Premier League scoring charts with Sergio Aguero, who fails to make the team of the week due to John Stones bagging the man-of-the-match award in Manchester City's 4-1 thumping of Stoke.

Here's who else has made the top scoring XI...

Sky Sports Fantasy Football's top scoring XI

Tom Heaton - Burnley (£5.8m)

Burnley recorded the upset of the weekend thanks to a defensive masterclass against Liverpool, beating Jurgen Klopp's men despite having less than 20 per cent of possession. Heaton secured an additional bonus for making five saves but the quality of his team-mates' work meant they were all relatively comfortable.

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Watch highlights of Burnley's win over Liverpool

Kyle Walker - Tottenham (9.5m)

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Tottenham recorded a solid if unspectacular 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace, with Walker part of a back-line which looked more like the one that propelled Spurs into title contention rather than the one that crumbled at the business end last season.

Laurent Koscielny - Arsenal (£10.3m)

While Arsenal fans grumble over the lack of defensive reinforcements, the return of Koscielny was enough to tighten up their back-line, the Frenchman helping secure a 0-0 draw at Leicester.

Curtis Davies - Hull (£6.5m)

Curtis Davies wearing Hull City's new away kit in a pre-season friendly
Image: Curtis Davies is just one of Hull's 11 fit senior outfield players

Hull continued to defy the odds on Saturday, following up their win over champions Leicester with a 2-0 victory at the Liberty Stadium. Davies played a key role in snuffing out the Swans' threat.

Shaun Maloney - Hull (£6.7m)

The Tigers' defence may have provided the platform for victory but it was substitute Maloney who delivered it, scoring one in the 79th minute and setting up another in extra-time for a classic smash-and-grab win. 

Michail Antonio - West Ham (£8.9m)

West Ham also left it late to secure the points this weekend, scoring with what was only one of two efforts on target against Bournemouth in their new stadium. 

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Watch highlights as West Ham edged Bournemouth

Gareth Barry - Everton (£7.8m)

Everton didn't leave it quite as late but they did have to come from behind, with Barry completing the comeback after Kevin Mirallas cancelled out Gareth McAuley's opener.

Etienne Capoue - Watford (£7.8m)

Watford suffered contrasting fortunes as they let a lead slip against Chelsea but Capoue was still rewarded with the MOTM award for his stunning opener. The strike also represented two goals in as many appearances this season for a defensive midfielder who failed to net in 33 starts in the previous campaign.

Etienne Capoue celebrates scoring for Watford
Image: Etienne Capoue celebrates scoring for Watford

Andre Gray - Burnley (£10.1m)

Gray's 25 goals and nine assists from last season has seen him listed among Sky Sports Fantasy Football's most popular strikers and he rewarded the faith on Saturday, setting one up and then scoring another in the Clarets' shock win over Liverpool.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Manchester United (£12.2m)

Only Aguero and Dimitri Payet were selected more than Ibrahimovic before the season started and the 34-year-old has immediately proved his worth, stealing the headlines from Paul Pogba with a brace in the season's first Friday Night Football.

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Watch highlights of Manchester United's victory at Bournemouth

Cristhian Stuani - Middlesbrough (£7m)

The far more modestly-priced Stuani starred on Super Sunday with two contrasting efforts, firing in from range to open the scoring before tapping in Alvaro Negredo's selfless pass.

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Stuani scores a Wear-Tees derby screamer

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