Team of the Week: Sorloth and Mane bag four goals to register perfect ratings

Sorloth bagged four goals for Atletico Madrid in their rout of Real Sociedad
Sorloth bagged four goals for Atletico Madrid in their rout of Real SociedadDennis Agyeman / Spain DPPI / DPPI via AFP / Profimedia / Flashscore

With the season slowly drawing to a close in some of the world's best leagues, for many, it is a chance to end the season on a high and secure personal and team glory. So who stepped up to the plate in the footballing world this weekend?

Based on our internal player ratings system, this is our latest Team of the Week:

Team of the Week
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Goalkeeper

Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) - 8.1

Bayern Munich were celebrating regaining their Bundesliga title on the weekend, and despite securing a 2-0 win, they were given a good test from Borussia Monchengladbach. Their opponents had 16 shots in the game, but legendary goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was imperious, making six saves from a possible six.

He may be 39 years old, but he still continues to show his class.

Defence

Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam) - 8.9

Sparta Rotterdam continue to battle for a spot in Europe next season, and they boosted their chances with an emphatic 3-0 away win at bottom-of-the-table Almere City.

Mike Eerdhuijzen was solid in the heart of defence for his side, and capped off a fine defensive performance with a goal.

Aridane Hernandez (Rayo Vallecano) - 8.8

Another team in a battle for Europe, Rayo Vallecano edged to a hard-fought win at Las Palmas, and a large part of that was down to Aridane Hernandez.

The defender won 15 duels and had 21 clearances, and was instrumental as his side kept a clean sheet.

Nawaf Boushal (Al Nassr) - 9.0

Al Nassr annihilated relegation-threatened Al Okhdood 9-0 on Monday night, and left-back Nawaf Boushal flourished with all his attacking freedom, providing two assists for Sadio Mane to go alongside his clean sheet.

With just three games left of the season, Al Nassr look likely to finish third this campaign.

Midfield

Ayman Yahya (Al Nassr) - 9.9

The second of three Al Nassr players in this Team of the Week, Ayman Yahya was on the cusp of a perfect rating. The right winger bagged the opening goal of the game to open the floodgates, and also set up two more goals for his teammates, before coming off on the hour mark.

Emil Forsberg (New York Red Bulls) - 9.5

New York Red Bulls inflicted a 7-0 thumping on struggling Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS, and midfielder Emil Forsberg was at the heart of everything good. 

The Swede scored twice and registered an assist, with his standout moment a stunning free-kick just after half-time.

Albert Rusnak (Seattle Sounders) - 9.5

The Seattle Sounders have had a good start to the season, and they continued that on the weekend with a 3-1 win against the Houston Dynamo.

Helped by a red card for their opponents, Albert Rusnak took full advantage, scoring a second-half brace to take his team to the win.

Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) - 9.6

Just eight games into the Serie B season, Cruzeiro currently sit in fourth place. On Sunday, they piled more misery on basement dwellers Sport Recife with a 4-0 win.

The star of the show was Matheus Pereira, who scored twice as well as providing an assist - his first goal contributions of the season.

Miguel Cardoso (Kayserispor) - 9.2

Kayserispor were a side in real relegation problems earlier this season in the Turkish Super Lig, but remarkably, they are unbeaten in their last seven matches, and have now moved nine points clear of the bottom four.

On Monday evening, they continued their brilliant form, cruising to a 3-1 win over Antalyaspor. Winger Miguel Cardoso was the man of the moment, scoring a hat-trick for his team to take his tally to eight in the league.

Forwards

Alexander Sorloth (Atletico Madrid) - 10.0

Atletico Madrid's season may not have gone the way they would have wanted, but their striker Alexander Sorloth created a piece of history on the weekend. The Norwegian bagged a four-minute hat-trick in his side's 4-0 win over Real Sociedad - the quickest in LaLiga history.

This happened inside the first 11 minutes of the match, but he wasn't done there. On the half-hour mark, he scored his fourth of the game, swiftly putting Sociedad to the sword and seriously hampering their charge for European football.

Sortloth stats vs Sociedad
Sortloth stats vs SociedadIPA, Independent Photo Agency / Alamy / Profimedia / Flashscore

Sadio Mane (Al Nassr) - 10.0

Another player with a perfect 10 rating, Sadio Mane was sensational in Al Nassr's whopping win. The Senegalese forward - like Sorloth - scored four goals, taking his tally to 13 for the Saudi Pro League season.

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