Man City's Semenyo voted Player of the Matchweek

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The Ghanaian tops fan poll as best Premier League player in Matchweek 26

Manchester City's Antoine Semenyo has been voted Player of the Matchweek for Matchweek 26.

The 26-year-old set the tone as his side delivered a dominant display against Fulham to close the gap on the Premier League leaders Arsenal to four points following the Gunners' 1-1 draw at Brentford on Thursday night.

Semenyo opened the scoring in the first half, reacting quickest to finish from close range after Matheus Nunes’ cross caused problems in the Fulham box. The goal was his fifth in all competitions since joining the club in January from AFC Bournemouth.

He then turned provider soon after, teeing up Nico O’Reilly to double Man City's advantage, capping an influential all-round performance.

Watch highlights of Semenyo's Matchweek 26 performance

Semenyo becomes the third player Man City to claim the accolade this season, after Erling Haaland in Matchweek 6 and Jeremy Doku in Matchweek 11.

Semenyo picked up 39 per cent of the fan vote for Matchweek 26, while his closest challenger, Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, had 32 per cent.

The other nominees were Leeds United forward Lukas Nmecha (10 per cent), Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Jose Sa (eight per cent), Newcastle United defender Malick Thiaw (six per cent) and Burnley's Jaidon Anthony (five per cent).

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