Danny Mills chooses his best Premier League XI from the weekend's games
Monday 17 December 2018 14:52, UK
Who were the standout players in the Premier League this weekend? Danny Mills picks his best XI from the 10 games.
The former defender and Sky Sports pundit chose the best players from the fixtures on Saturday and Sunday.
Liverpool maintained their spot at the top of the table after a convincing 3-1 win against Manchester United, with Manchester City also keeping pace at the top. Southampton picked up their first win under Ralph Hasenhuttl, while there were also victories for Tottenham, Chelsea and West Ham.
So who did Mills choose this week? Read on to find out...
Sky Sports Fantasy Six-A-Side points
He was very, very unlucky. The goals he conceded were exceptional, there was nothing he could have done about those but up until that point, he made three or four really top class saves, absolutely outstanding. He had the challenge with Troy Deeney as well so he gets in for that reason, although he conceded three which might seem a bit strange.
Sky Sports Fantasy Six-A-Side points
Azplicueta is a fabulous full-back, as we know and Van Dijk is a rock at the heart of Liverpool at the moment. He has really improved them as a team. Bednarek made two exceptional clearances where, had he not have slid in and made those, Pierre-Emerick Aubamenyang and Alexandre Lacazette would have had simple taps-ins and Southampton would have been dead and buried in that game. Holebas also scored a fabulous goal.
Sky Sports Fantasy Six-A-Side points
I thought Deulofeu played very, very well and Milivojevic scored with an incredible strike. He's got a lot of goals for Crystal Palace and he is integral to them. Shaqiri came off the bench and OK, they were both deflections, but to have that impact after 70 minutes and to get two goals in a massive game like that, he has got to go in.
Sky Sports Fantasy Six-A-Side points
Hazard is just fabulous at the moment, absolutely superb. Mane caused havoc and scored a fabulous goal. Ings has been out with injury for a long time and scored two absolutely brilliant headers. It was the new manager's first game at home and he really delivered the goods. I think he was a bit disappointed to come off when he was on a hat-trick but he ran himself into the ground, scored two great goals and it was a huge win for Southampton this week.
The first header was brilliant and the second - I haven't seen headers like that since Alan Shearer was at Southampton, with that looping header back towards goal. Southampton needed that. You need to get that bounce effect under the new manager and he helped provide it.
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