Troy Deeney names his Premier League team of the week on BBC Sport

What happened

BBC football pundit Troy Deeney published his Premier League team and manager of the week on BBC Sport, selecting players from Fulham, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Everton and Arsenal after the latest round of matches. Deeney presented the picks as his own opinion and invited readers to respond through the comments form, so the selection carries no official status.

Report details

In goal, Deeney chose Fulham's Bernd Leno, crediting him with an "unbelievable couple of saves" that kept Fulham in the game. He said he thought Newcastle should have been three or four goals up before Fulham equalised. In defence he picked Ronald Araujo of Liverpool, calling him the difference maker in that backline and arguing Liverpool play better and look more solid when he is in the team. Deeney described the injury-time Crystal Palace penalty that denied Liverpool a clean sheet as a terrible decision. He also selected Jair Cunha of Nottingham Forest, praising him as exceptional at sniffing out danger and noting that his goal helped; he said Erling Haaland did not have a sniff of a goal in Manchester City's defeat by Forest. Deeney added that Cunha will need to be really good going forward if Forest are the team Oliver Glasner wants.

Tarik Muharemovic of Leeds United was included for staying chilled and calm under pressure and making his tackles, despite being caught one against one many times by Spurs; Deeney called him very unassuming. Nordi Mukiele of Sunderland was picked for forcing Chelsea to go wide, which Deeney saw as the key to Sunderland winning the game. In midfield, Deeney chose Leon Goretzka of Aston Villa, describing him as a beast in a 4-4 draw at Manchester United, calm under pressure and good at moving the ball, with a goal to go alongside his passing and movement. Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool was selected for coming up big with high energy, and Deeney questioned why he has not got a new deal, saying Liverpool feel they have a chance in the title race when he is fit and firing. Enzo Le Fee of Sunderland was praised for his scoring, his big moments, his ability to take the ball under pressure and carry his side up the pitch, and his inventive, free-thinking play.

Up front, Deeney picked Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall of Everton, saying he bossed the game against Coventry with an unbelievable goal, never gave the ball away, was solid defensively and delivered goals and assists. Thierno Barry of Everton was chosen alongside him after two good goals against Coventry, with Deeney saying he probably should have had a third; he noted this was probably the last time he would have the two together in the same team. Liam Delap of Nottingham Forest completed the attack after scoring two unbelievable goals against his former club Manchester City, then managed by his former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca. Deeney said Delap had faced pressure from outside, including from himself, had not shown up big this season, but led the line well and looked physically fitter and stronger, suggesting the confidence could bring the best of him after the international break.

For manager of the week, Deeney chose Mikel Arteta of Arsenal, saying simply that Arteta had just won the Premier League. He recalled predicting at the start of the season that Arsenal would win the league by 10 points and said that this weekend they did it, adding that it was November and the season was officially over. The report reflects Deeney's assessments as published by BBC Sport rather than any confirmed results beyond the details he gave.