Premier League team of the week: Gameweek 21
The longest Premier League gameweek of the 2023/24 season has finally come to an end.
Spread across two weeks in order to give players some much needed respite following the busy Christmas period, gameweek 21 still managed to provide us with plenty of talking points.
From Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur's entertaining draw, to Arsenal finally managing to score some goals, to Kevin De Bruyne's scary return for Manchester City, the elongated gameweek had something for everyone.
And after all that fun, here's team of the week:
Emi Martinez was only forced into two saves by Everton at Goodison Park, but one of those stops ensured that Villa came away with at least a point.
The World Cup winner made a stunning stop with his right foot to deny Dominic Calvert-Lewin after the striker had strode clean through on goal.
After a difficult start to life at Tottenham last season, Pedro Porro has been nothing short of a revelation under Ange Postecoglou in 2023/24.
Porro was once again at his best at Old Trafford in gameweek 21, bagging his seventh assist in the Premier League — the joint third best tally in the division.
There's very few better full-backs in Europe right now.
Konate was immense during Liverpool's 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Sunday, stifling the threat of the red-hot Dominic Solanke.
The Frenchman won 100% of his tackles, 12 duels, made nine clearances and even played 11 successful passes into the final third.
He did literally everything you could ask of a centre-back.
Arsenal finally found their shooting boots again at the weekend, and the man who found the back of the net before any of his talented offensive teammates was defender Gabriel.
The Brazilian towered above everyone in the 11th minute to head home the
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