Rooney, Sterling, Cazorla and Toure star in team of the week

Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool and Sunderland provide eight of this week's selection

Newly-appointed Man United captain Wayne Rooney
(Image credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

After an unusual weekend of Premier League action – unusual because Man City actually made inroads into Chelsea's lead at the top of the table – a sense of normality appears to be returning to the upper echelons of the Premier League.

Southampton and West Ham are now the only two interlopers in the top seven, as wins for Arsenal and Spurs lifted them above Swansea and Newcastle. Liverpool also won but remain in the bottom half of the table level on points with their Merseyside rivals Everton.

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