EPL 2016/17: Team of the Week - Gameweek 15

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11:  David De Gea of Manchester United celebrates his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on December 11, 2016 in Manchester, England.  (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
David de Gea celebrates his team’s victory against Tottenham Hotspur

Forwards

Stefano Okaka

WATFORD, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10:  Stefano Okaka of Watford (R) celebrates as he scores their first and equalising goal during the Premier League match between Watford and Everton at Vicarage Road on December 10, 2016 in Watford, England.  (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)
Stefano Okaka scored his first goal in a Watford shirt against Everton

Okaka helped his side get into the game after Lukaku’s goal in the 17th minute. The Italian scored with a sweet backheel making it his first goal for Watford. He followed up his first goal for the Hornets with yet another in the second half, almost assuring his side of a home victory against Everton.

The forward was also quite good at winning the ball back from his opponents and made three successful tackles.

Jamie Vardy

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates with the match ball after the final whistle during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Leicester, England.  (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images)
Jamie Vardy with the match ball after his first Premier League hat-trick

Jamie Vardy has not been anywhere near as effective for Leicester City as last season but he showed signs of his previous form with a stunning hat-trick at the expense of Manchester City. Considering his explosive run last year, this was his first hat-trick in the Premier League.

He managed to find the net from all three of his shots on target and made Claudio Bravo and the rest of his team look sub-standard.

Fernando Llorente

SWANSEA, WALES - DECEMBER 10: Fernando Llorente of Swansea City (L) celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Sunderland at the Liberty Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Swansea, Wales.  (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Fernando Llorente (left) scored a double to assure Swansea of a victory

Swansea clawed their way up from bottom place thanks to a brace by Fernando Llorente. The Swans forward’s first goal came in the second half when he finished from close range from a Gylfi Sigurdsson corner. His second goal came 10 minutes before time as he headed in his team’s third and final goal from a cross.


Substitutes

HULL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10:  Fraizer Campbell of Crystal Palace applauds the travelling fans after the Premier League match between Hull City and Crystal Palace at KCOM Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Hull, England.  (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Fraizer Campbell scored off the bench to salvage a point for Crystal Palace

Fraizer Campbell

Campbell rescued Crystal Palace after they squandered away their lead in the second half. He scored Palace’s equalising third goal just two short minutes before the final whistle to assure his side of at least one point from a hard-fought game.

Cesc Fabregas

Fabregas combined with Diego Costa yet again to make a goal for the Blues. The former Arsenal player made a sublime assist for Costa after coming off the bench to replace Victor Moses. His assist against West Bromwich Albion was his second since last week when he actually started.

Moussa Sissoko

The French midfielder came off the bench at Old Trafford and immediately infused new life into Spurs’ attack. He was relentless along the right flank and crossed in a couple of great deliveries that could have easily rescued his team from a defeat. Sissoko might not be good enough to start a game under Pochettino but he showed some deft skills and creativity that the London side could use.


Manager

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Wes Morgan of Leicester City (L) speaks to Claudio Ranieri, Manager of Leicester City (R) during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Leicester, England.  (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images)
Claudio Ranieri (right) in conversation with his captain Wes Morgan

Claudio Ranieri

Ranieri hasn’t been quite as brilliant as he was last season, but some of his previous genius was in evidence against Pep Guardiola’s side. His method to counteract City’s passing style was shockingly effective as Leicester beat them on the counter attack every time. The Italian surely taught Guardiola well about the ways of the Premier League if he hadn’t caught onto it yet.

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