🦁 Premier League Player of the Week: A new Barclaysman emerges

The Premier League returned after the first international break of the season with a bang, with several players catching the eye.

Erling Haaland He has scored nine goals in four games, but our player of the week comes from elsewhere, and he is…

Nottingham Forest win 1-0 at Liverpool It was the first real surprise result of the season, which relied on the solid and continuous defense of Nuno Espírito Santo’s team.

It is no coincidence that their improvement in defence – they have conceded just two goals in their first four games – is in line with the arrival of Nikola Milenković last summer from Fiorentinawith him and Murillo quickly settling into a partnership.

Before the game, the Serbian centre-back had said he had no fear of playing at Anfield, which for many looked like something that could come back to haunt him against the Reds, who have enjoyed a dream start to the season under Arne Slot.

However, Milenković played in a much fiercer atmosphere, that of the Belgrade derby, at Partizan, so much so that English football stadiums are almost football stadiums in comparison.

He played as if that was the case anyway, such was his command at the back that allowed Forest to keep the game tight, and ultimately secure their first win at the famous ground since 1969. Callum Hudson-OdoiThe winner.

It was certainly a better outing against Liverpool than several of his compatriots; Nemanja Vidicwho is Milenković’s self-proclaimed idol but was also sent off four times while playing for Manchester United against their biggest rivals.

Many people predicted that Forest would struggle this season, but judging by their very strong and binary start to the season (1-1, 0-1, 1-1, 0-1), they should avoid the relegation battles of their first two seasons back in the top flight.

Milenković already looks set to be a big factor in this, and looks set to be one of the bargains of the summer at just £12m.