Lille's young star has stepped up the pace, scoring four goals and delivering four assists in Ligue 1.
1. Manchester United face local rivals City on 23rd October and will be looking to
Wayne Rooney (33rd) to continue his goal scoring streak - this season, he scored nine goals in the first five games, which is a new record in the league’s history.
2. In Italy, the two most prolific Serie A players over the past 12 months go head to head.
Antonio Di Natale (9th) of Udinese and Napoli’s
Edinson Cavani (68th), with 30 and 24 goals respectively, will be testing the opposition’s ‘keepers when the two meet on 26th October.
3. Lille v Lyon (23rd October) is the match of the month in France. Lille’s strongest performer is
Eden Hazard (54th) - no player has been involved in as many goals in Ligue 1 this season (four goals, four assists) or completed as many successful passes in the final third (157).
4. Málaga’s
Willy Caballero (12th) is the highest placed goalkeeper; he has kept four clean sheets in six Liga appearances this season, saving 83% of the shots on target and successfully dealing with 100% of opposition crosses he has faced.
5.
Manuel Neuer (168th) has not conceded a single goal since joining Bayern Munich on the opening day of the season, beating Oliver Kahn’s previous club record of 1,011 minutes without conceding.