Every week, we will bring you the best performers across Europe's top five leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A) using the unique WhoScored ratings system.
The ratings are based on a comprehensive algorithm that uses Opta data during live matches, with more than 200 raw statistics, that gives us a single rating from 1-10 (1 being bad; 10 being excellent) weighted according to a player's influence within a game.
Find out more about how the ratings are calculated at WhoScored here. Here are the top players from the last round of action, with no representatives from Arsenal (despite a 6-0 win over Sheffield United) showing how tough a place in the XI can be -- and, for the record, Kai Havertz missed out by 0.01 of a mark.
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Goalkeeper: Alphonse Areola (West Ham United | Premier League) - 9.62
Areola put in a sensational shift in West Ham's 3-1 win at Everton over the weekend. The France international made nine saves in total, which included a late penalty stop, to guarantee the three points for the Hammers.
Centre-back: Niklas Süle (Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga) - 7.97
The first of two Dortmund players in the side, Süle was solid at the heart of the defence for their trip to the capital as they sealed a 2-0 win at Union Berlin. The towering Germany international made five clearances, four tackles, four interceptions, and won three aerial duels.
Centre-back: Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga) - 8.10
Lejeune scored his first league goal of the campaign as Rayo played out a 1-1 draw with Cadiz on Saturday. The 32-year-old also made 10 clearances and won five aerial duels.
Centre-back: Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga) - 8.34
Schlotterbeck also stood firm in Dortmund's win at Union Berlin, with four clearances, four tackles and four interceptions helping Edin Terzić's side to a clean sheet and all the spoils.
Check out this wonderful goal from Karim Adeyemi that put Borussia Dortmund 1-0 up over Union Berlin.
Right midfield: Phil Foden (Manchester City | Premier League) - 9.23
The star performer in Manchester City's 3-1 derby win over Manchester United, Foden netted twice in Sunday's victory at the Etihad. He got the better of André Onana with two of his nine shots and made two key passes as well.
Central midfield: Edson Álvarez (West Ham United | Premier League) - 9.31
Álvarez struck with one of his two shots in the Hammers' win at Everton. The Mexico midfielder also made five tackles, five interceptions and three clearances at Goodison Park.
Central midfield: Dani Parejo (Villarreal | LaLiga) - 9.20
Parejo became the second player to register a hat trick of assists in a LaLiga match this season as Villarreal eased to a 5-1 win over Granada on Sunday. The trio came from three key passes, while Parejo also made two tackles and one interception.
Left midfield: Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga) - 8.52
Mittelstädt registered his third league assist of the campaign as VfB Stuttgart claimed a 3-2 win at Wolfsburg. The German got forward well down the left flank in the narrow victory as he completed three dribbles and made two key passes.
FC Augsburg strolled to victory over SV Darmstadt, scoring six goals and moving into the top half of the Bundesliga table.
Striker: Phillip Tietz (Augsburg | Bundesliga) - 9.58
Augsburg romped to a 6-0 win at Darmstadt, with striker Tietz key. The 26-year-old scored his sixth and seventh goals of the Bundesliga campaign in the resounding victory, netting with two of four shots, while he also made two key passes.
Striker: Ermedin Demirovic (Augsburg | Bundesliga) - 9.19
Demirovic was directly involved in three of Augsburg's six goals at Darmstadt. The Bosnia and Herzegovina forward bagged a first-half brace from two of five shots and provided the assist for Ruben Vargas' strike from one of his two key passes.
Striker: Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal | La Liga) - 9.39
Sørloth was in unstoppable form for Villarreal in Sunday's 5-1 win over Granada. The Norway international bagged a hat trick, hitting the back of the net with all three of his shots, to move into double figures for league goals this season.