Ashley Young (Everton): At 39 years of age, Young was brilliant at right-back against Ipswich. Not once did he get beaten one-on-one, he kept on running and running, playing the whole 95 minutes. A performance that was testament to the way that he looks after himself to keep playing at the top level at his age.

Joel Veltman (Brighton): He just oozes class and calmness. When he was out injured a few weeks ago, Brighton struggled without him. He helped his side to another clean sheet away at Newcastle.

Michael Keane (Everton): He has received a fair bit of criticism from Everton fans in the past few years. Away to Ipswich he was excellent: not one bad tackle, not once out of position, and what a goal. An unbelievable finish with his weaker left foot.

Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City): Every time I watch this guy he just gets better and better. Six feet tall, solid defender, strong on both feet and loves tackling. He has started adding goals to his game, too. At Wolves he produced a wonderful right-footed effort into the top corner exactly when his side needed it.