Sky Sports Power Rankings: Manchester United's Wayne Rooney tops the charts
Thursday 21 January 2016 16:40, UK
Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings after scoring four goals in his last three league games.
The 30-year-old scored his 176th league goal for United in their 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield on Super Sunday to become the top goal-scorer for one club in Premier League history.
Matchday 21 and 22 were combined for the week's Power Rankings, which saw Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud shoot 25 places up the charts to No 2 - boosted by two goals in the Gunners' 3-3 thriller against Liverpool.
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne (No 3, up five places), Nicolas Otamendi (No 5, up 23 places) and David Silva (No 10, up 44 places) secured places in the top 10 after thumping Crystal Palace 4-0 on Saturday.
Harry Kane rose six places to maintain his top-10 presence at No 4 after converting a penalty in Tottenham's 4-1 win over Sunderland, with team-mate Christian Eriksen climbing 35 places up the Power Rankings to No 8 after scoring twice.
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge, but has hit form under new Blues boss Guus Hiddink. The 27-year-old rose 13 places to No 7 this week after scoring and assisting Cesc Fabregas in their 3-3 draw with Everton at the weekend.
Bournemouth defender Charlie Daniels also broke into the top 10 at No 6 - converting a penalty and assisting new signing Benik Afobe to register his first goal for the Cherries in their 3-0 win over Norwich.
Christian Fuchs re-entered the top 10 at No 9 after assisting Robert Huth and keeping a clean sheet in the Foxes' 1-0 victory over Tottenham at White Hart Lane in midweek.
The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance over the previous five weeks - with each preceding week worth fewer points. This means the Power Rankings reflect the in-form players of the moment.
Below, we also present your club's top points scorer and the cumulative season's rankings.
The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated each week during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big movers...
