10 greatest Premier League gamers: August 2024 - ranked

The primary month of the 2024/25 Premier League season is within the books and it is honest to say it went very a lot as anticipated.

Superstars like Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah put in world class performances, Manchester United struggled for kind and the likes of Brighton and Aston Villa confirmed glimpses of their potential to compete for European qualification.

In any case of that enjoyable, here is 90min’s picks for the ten greatest performing gamers from August – ranked.

10. Joao Pedro

Greatest efficiency: Purpose and star flip vs Arsenal

After a reasonably first rate maiden marketing campaign at Brighton & Hove Albion in 2023/24, Joao Pedro has seemingly taken his recreation to a different degree firstly of the brand new season.

His objectives towards Arsenal and Manchester United noticed Brighton take a shocking four-point haul from their tough fixtures which ended August and have helped the coastal membership rise as much as third within the Premier League desk heading into the worldwide break.

Greatest efficiency: 4 objective contributions vs Wolves

Whereas outcomes and performances have been quite inconsistent for Chelsea firstly of the brand new season, star man Cole Palmer has been as persistently good as ever.

The just lately topped PFA Younger Participant of the Yr already has 5 objective contributions to his identify, thanks largely to his masterclass in a thumping 6-2 win over Wolves wherein he bagged a objective and a whopping three assists.

Greatest efficiency: Participant of the match outing vs Ipswich Town

When match, Kevin De Bruyne might be the most effective midfielder on the earth.

And fortunately for Man City followers, De Bruyne has been totally match firstly of the 2024/25 marketing campaign.

That has notably made Metropolis the crew to beat within the early phases of the season, with KDB dictating the tempo of all three of his facet’s wins in August.

He is totally different class.

Greatest efficiency: Clear sheet vs Man Utd

Liverpool’s spectacular performances in August had been largely all the way down to their veteran stars re-finding their greatest kind, with Virgil van Dijk considered one of these gamers.

The Reds’ Van Dijk-led defence have began the season with three clear sheets from three video games, with their star centre-back placing in improbable exhibiting after improbable exhibiting to attain this feat.

His potential to utterly nullify Joshua Zirkzee in the win over Man Utd was significantly spectacular.

Greatest efficiency: Brace vs Southampton

No Ivan Toney? No drawback.

With their former star striker upping sticks and shifting to the Saudi Professional League, Bryan Mbeumo has been tasked with turning into Brentford‘s major goal-getter in 2024/25 and boy oh boy has he delivered.

His three objectives in three video games up to now have seen Brentford bag a powerful six factors to kick-off the marketing campaign. Good one.

Greatest efficiency: Participant of the match vs Wolves

Bukayo Saka was many individuals’s tip to win all of the participant of the yr awards this season and, judging by his August outings, it is easy to see why.

Arsenal’s ‘Starboy’ has been as constant as ever within the opening weeks, bagging a objective contribution in all three of his facet’s video games up to now.

Greatest efficiency: Hat-trick vs Wolves

Contemplating simply what number of forwards Chelsea have on the books (a trillion by our final rely), Noni Madueke has been a shocking starter for Enzo Maresca up to now.

And it is honest to say Madueke has grabbed that shock alternative with each fingers.

The extensive ahead’s hat-trick within the win over Wolves was the most effective particular person show we have seen in 2024/25 up to now.

Greatest efficiency: Brace vs Man Utd

Having been given the beginning berth on the left flank forward of Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz have excelled underneath new boss Arne Slot.

The extensive ahead has 4 objective contributions and two participant of the match awards to his identify already, notably bagging a brace in a well-known 3-0 win over Man Utd to spherical out the month on Sunday.

2. Mohamed Salah

Greatest efficiency: Three objective contributions vs Man Utd

Yep, one other Liverpool participant. And the most effective of the lot, too.

Mohamed Salah has regarded again to his very, best in 2024/25, bagging a quite outrageous three objectives and three assists to fireside the Reds into an early title race with Manchester Metropolis.

The veteran star is prospering underneath Slot.

Greatest efficiency: Hat-trick vs West Ham

Three video games = seven objectives.

Erling Haaland can’t be stopped.

The ahead is on monitor for yet one more record-breaking marketing campaign in entrance of objective for Manchester City.