Man City

Which player is finally settling in at Manchester City? And who is playing with an infectious arrogance that is spreading like wildfire?

Some of whom congregated outside the gates of Balmoral, in the streets of Edinburgh and London all the way to Buckingham Palace, just to catch a glimpse of the cortege. His goal against Wolves at the weekend was a mishit, and much was made of his finish against Borussia Dortmund in midweek; some even dared to compare it to Johan Cruyff's goal against Brazil in 1974. What a way to regain your confidence, and at the same stick two fingers up to the manager. Much was made in some quarters about the rights and wrongs of postponing the weekend's fixtures in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's death. Haaland's late winner against his old club in the Champions League, while vital in Manchester City's quest to lift the elusive European title, was a scruffy lunge in a desperate attempt to make contact with the ball. His movement around the pitch is fantastic and he plays the game with an infectious arrogance that is spreading through the Arsenal team like wildfire, and the reason why they currently sit on top of the Premier League. Silva has put together a team who are not afraid to take the game to the opposition and take risks, and that's precisely what they did against Forest. I would like to know why Brentford didn't look up for this game, but the Gunners were so good I rather suspect that even if they had it wouldn't have changed anything - Arsenal were that good. It wasn't just his willingness to get in the six-yard box where it hurts that was impressive, but his link-up play with Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland was telling - a further indication he's no longer intimidated by his surroundings and finally starting to settle in and produce his best work. However, both Brentford and Toney had to contend with William Saliba, who looks very dangerous in the opposition penalty area and as solid as a rock in his own. The owner has not helped by bringing players to the club in August when they should have been there in July. As for scoring top-class goals against top-class opposition, this is proof of the confidence the player has acquired by remaining at City.