#SOTW – A ‘party pooper’ and a derby winner

They made their own luck. These are the players that were instrumental in their team’s performance over the past weekend.

As it is with every other week, picking the outright brightest star is never easy, and sometimes blinding. There were many bright spots over the weekend, but these are the men that were able to make our list.

The final shortlist for #SOTW included…

Daniel Didavi (Freiburg vs Wolfsburg) – German Bundesliga
Christian Eriksen (Stoke City vs Tottenham Hotspur) – English Premier League
Cheick Diabaté (Benevento vs Juventus) – Italian Serie A
Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo – Sevilla) – Spanish La Liga
Alexis Sanchez (Manchester City vs Manchester United) – English Premier League
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona vs Leganes) – Spanish La Liga
Adrián Lopez (Deportivo La Coruña vs Malaga) – Spanish La Liga
Thorgan Hazard ( Borussia Monchengladbach vs Hertha Berlin) – German Bundesliga
Memphis Depay (Metz vs Lyon) – French Ligue 1
Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli vs Chievo Verona) – Italian Serie A
Joe Hart (Chelsea vs West Ham United) – English Premier League
Danny Welbeck (Arsenal vs Southampton) – English Premier League

But the SOTW will have to go to
Paul Pogba
(Manchester City vs Manchester United) – English Premier League

Scoring a brace to help Manchester United win the ‘Manchester Derby’ against Manchester City. A result that ensured that Manchester United wouldn’t suffer the pain of having to witness their city rival celebrate the English Premier League title in their presence.