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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba tops the Sky Sports Power Rankings

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Paul Pogba has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings this week

The midfielder scored for the second game running and assisted Anthony Martial (No 15, up one place) during Manchester United's 4-0 win over Swansea.

United playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan climbed four places to No 9 after grabbing two assists for the second successive game, while team-mate Romelu Lukaku slipped three places from last week's summit to No 4.

Romelu Lukaku celebrates after doubling Manchester United's lead
Image: Romelu Lukaku slipped three places from the Power Rankings summit to No 4 this week

Premier League new boys Huddersfield also had three representatives in the top 10, with on-loan 'keeper Jonas Lossl (No 3, up three places) producing a wonder save to keep his second consecutive clean sheet during the Terriers' 1-0 win over Newcastle.

Former Manchester City midfielder Aaron Mooy soared 24 places up the chart to No 6 after scoring the match-winning goal at the John Smith's Stadium, while team-mate Steve Mounie slipped three places to No 7.

Aaron Mooy of Huddersfield Town celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Huddersfield
Image: Aaron Mooy soared 24 places up the Power Rankings chart to No 6

Chelsea wing-back Marcos Alonso (No 2, up 179 places) struck a double to beat Tottenham 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday, while Wayne Rooney (No 8, up six places) struck for the second game running during Everton's 1-1 draw with Manchester City.

Marcos Alonso celebrates after he scored Chelsea's second goal during the Premier League football match v Tottenham at Wembley
Image: Marcos Alonso struck twice against Tottenham at Wembley to climb 179 places to No 2 in the Power Rankings this week

The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance over the last five matchdays by awarding points to players for 32 different stats. Only games from this season will be factored before matchday five.

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Below, we present this week's Power Rankings, your club's top points scorer and we will also reveal 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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