5 standout performers from Saturday's slate of matches

theScore looks at the best outings from Saturday's round of Premier League fixtures.

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

Already one of the Premier League's elite playmakers, Kevin De Bruyne proved Saturday he's got just as sharp an eye for goal. The Belgian has never taken the easy route - even his passes are of the extreme variety - so it's not surprising he used his weaker left foot to hammer an unstoppable shot past Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel. What's more impressive is the fact 10 of his last 11 goals for Manchester City have come from 16 yards or longer.

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De Bruyne said he takes more joy in setting up goals than scoring them, but based on Saturday's evidence, he should have the confidence to take more cracks at goal.

Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp may have found Philippe Coutinho's best position. With Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah on the wings, the Brazilian orchestrated play in a deeper midfield role, registering a goal and an assist against an overmatched Southampton side. Coutinho was afforded more time and space on the left of Jordan Henderson, as Mane, Salah, and Roberto Firmino preoccupied Saints defenders.

Many had wondered why Liverpool turned down multiple lucrative bids for Coutinho, but Saturday's performance proved it was a wise decision.

Mesut Ozil (Arsenal)

The mercurial Mesut Ozil answered his critics in a big way. Accused of walking through matches, the German international earned a standing ovation Saturday for his hard-nosed effort in the north London derby. His assist on Shkodran Mustafi's opening goal helped tilt the match in Arsenal's favour, but it was his commitment to the team and defensive contributions that drew effervescent praise from Gunners supporters.

Arsenal clearly plays better as a team when Ozil's turning it on. Like his club, however, inconsistency is the bane of his existence. It's clear he has the tools and the willingness within him to track back and break up passages of play - he just has to do it on a regular basis.

Callum Wilson (Bournemouth)

The first Englishman to score a hat-trick in this Premier League season, Callum Wilson firmly put the nightmare of consecutive ACL injuries behind him Saturday. A pair of cruciate ligament ruptures over the past two seasons forced him to miss a whopping 55 matches after Wilson had burst onto the scene following Bournemouth's promotion to the top flight.

Wilson's return to fitness and form has coincided with Bournemouth's own uptick in fortune. The Cherries lost six of their first eight Premier League matches this season, but a run of three wins in four has helped them out of relegation danger.

Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

There's a nice partnership brewing between Eden Hazard and Alvaro Morata, who accounted for three of the four goals in Saturday's blitz at West Brom. Hazard has tucked in behind Morata on a few occasions and enjoyed more freedom as a result. He's been involved in a lot more of Chelsea's build-up play, and more importantly, he's used Morata as a foil. Even a defensive side like West Brom struggled to keep its shape as Chelsea's attack moved in different directions.