GoalkeeperANDRE ONANA (Inter/Cameroon)The 26-year-old Cameroonian shot-stopper was one of the crucial men in Inter’s critical 2-1 away win at Sassuolo after a couple of disappointing results. Onana’s consistency has made him Simone Inzaghi’s first choice ahead of more experienced Samir Handanovic.DefenceEDMOND TAPSOBA (Bayer Leverkusen/Burkina Faso)It was a splendid performance of the Burkinabe centre-back in the 4-0 trashing of Schalke 04 in Xabi Alonso’s maiden game in Leverkusen’s dugout. His heatmap – embellished with nothing but red on the left – tells a story of its own.Gattuso’s reaction to Diakhaby getting a 2nd yellow/red card when on the bench (89th minute, with Valencia leading by 2 goals). pic.twitter.com/QpROsWasUy— pat 🦅 (@lordpatricius1) October 8, 2022 MOUCTAR DIAKHABY (Valencia/Guinea)Albeit defender, Diakhaby netted for his Valencia in an important 2-1 away win at Osasuna. He finished nicely when a loose ball fell to him. However, after he was substituted while sitting on the bench, the ref showed him a second yellow for protesting, which enraged coach Gennaro Gattuso.RAMY BENSEBAINI (M’gladbach/Algeria)Moenchengladbach’s Algerian defender scored twice as they thrashed ten-man Cologne 5-2. Bensebaini hit it from the spot after 45 minutes and gave his side a commanding 4-1 lead in the 76th minute.MidfieldRIYAD MAHREZ (Manchester City/Algeria)The immaculate winger scored his second goal in successive games as the Premier League champions crushed Southampton 4-0. City were already two goals up when Mahrez netted in the 49th minute with a left-footed volley from a tight angle.ALEX IWOBI (Everton/Nigeria)Nigerian Alex Iwobi scored a superb goal at the weekend against Manchester United. The midfielder struck after just five minutes, curling a shot past David De Gea from outside the box.🇳🇬 Alex Iwobi is averaging a goal involvement every 163 minutes for Everton!In rich form. 🔥#EVEMUN pic.twitter.com/1yHRRyISN8— BabaIjebu (@playbabaijebu) October 9, 2022 PATSON DAKA (Leicester/Zambia)Daka’s third goal of the season couldn’t prevent Leicester from losing 2-1 at Bournemouth. In the 10th minute, Youri Tielemans crossed and after Harvey Barnes’ initial effort was blocked, Daka nailed it for the Foxes.Patson Daka supports his compatriot and friend Mwepu following his premature career endAttackEL BILAL TOURE (Almeria/Mali)Toure netted his first goal of LaLiga season in a 3-1 win against Rayo Vallecano to help his team reach their second victory. He reacted marvellously from a close range when the ball dropped to him in the box.Another Goal!Another Glasses Celebration!!It’s 🇳🇬Ademola Lookman’s second consecutive goal for Atalanta. pic.twitter.com/KGTehwKnxG— FAST TRACK 🇳🇬 (@FastTrackNaija) October 9, 2022 ADEMOLA LOOKMAN (Atalanta/Nigeria)Lookman scored for the second time in his second Serie A appearance for Atalanta in their 2-2 draw at Udinese. The 24-year-old tapped in a sumptuous pass from Luis Muriel to put Atalanta ahead nine minutes before the break.BOULAYE DIA (Salernitana/Senegal)Dia struck his fourth goal since moving to Salernitana on loan from Villarreal to claim a stoppage-time 2-1 win over Verona. His winner sparked a wild celebration and an on-pitch brawl afterwards.Terem Moffi grabs league goal no. 8 for Lorient 🚀NO PLAYER has scored more Ligue 1 goals than the striker this season. pic.twitter.com/QG2okyoe9r— Soar Super Eagles (@SSE_NGA) October 9, 2022 TEREM MOFFI (Lorient/Nigeria)The Nigerian forward grabbed both goals as Lorient came from behind to win 2-1 at Brest and climb to within a point of leaders Paris Saint-Germain. The 23-year-old has already matched his tally from last season and sits alongside Kylian Mbappe and Neymar atop the Ligue 1 scoring charts with eight.
