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Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku tops Sky Sports Power Rankings on debut

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Romelu Lukaku has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings after scoring twice on his debut during Manchester United's 4-0 win over West Ham on Sunday.

Team-mate Paul Pogba (No 4) also kicked off the new campaign in style, scoring United's fourth in the last minute of normal time from outside the box.

Sam Vokes scored a double during Burnley's incredible 3-2 win over champions Chelsea on Saturday to claim the Power Rankings runner-up spot.

Huddersfield recorded an impressive 3-0 win over Crystal Palace in their first Premier League game, with debutants Steve Mounie (No 3) grabbing two goals and stopper Jonas Lossl (No 6), on loan from Mainz, keeping a clean sheet.

PL and La Liga Power Rankings 2017/18
PL and La Liga Power Rankings 2017/18

Sky Sports Power Rankings return for Premier League and La Liga

West Brom defender Ahmed Hegazi (No 5) scored a header from a set-piece on his debut during the Baggies' 1-0 win at Bournemouth, despite Tony Pulis' side only claiming 29 per cent possession.

Tottenham duo Hugo Lloris (No 7) and goalscorer Ben Davies (No 8) were among the top performers, with Lloris making three saves against Newcastle before Jonjo Shelvey received a straight red card and Spurs capitalised to win 2-0.

Alexandre Lacazette celebrates after scoring Arsenal's first goal of the 2017/18 season
Image: Alexandre Lacazette stormed to No 10 in the Power Rankings after scoring on his Arsenal debut

Arsenal hosted Leicester in a dramatic season opener on Friday, with Gunners new boy Alexandre Lacazette (No 10) scoring within just two minutes before Foxes forward Shinji Okazaki levelled three minutes later.

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The Foxes got their noses ahead twice during the game, but a late goal from substitute Olivier Giroud cancelled out a Jamie Vardy (No 9) double and secured three points for Arsene Wenger.

Power Rankings maths
Power Rankings maths

How are the Sky Sports Power Rankings calculated?

The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance over the last five matchdays by awarding points to players for 32 different stats.

Below, we present this week's Power Rankings, your club's top points scorer and we will also reveal the the accumulative season rankings after matchday five.

The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated every week during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big movers...

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