SOTW – The safest pair of hands in futbol?

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…

Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli vs Juventus) Italian Serie A
Philippe Coutinho (Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool) English Premier League
Roberto Firmino (Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool) English Premier League
Stephane Bahoken (Strasbourg vs Paris Saint-Germain) French Ligue 1
Serge Gnabry (Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig) German Bundesliga
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad) Spanish La Liga
Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan vs Chievo Verona) Italian Serie A
Alberto Brignoli (Benevento vs AC Milan) Italian Serie A
David Silva (Manchester City vs West Ham United) English Premier League

But the SOTW will have to go to
David De Gea
(Arsenal vs Manchester United) English Premier League

His performance between the sticks is what kept Manchester United’s lead intact.