VAN PERSIE HITS 4

Robin van Persie made the most of his break from Arsenal's early-season struggles, scoring four goals as Holland moved to the brink of qualification from Group E with an 11-0 hammering of San Marino in Eindhoven.

World Class

Goal.com World Player of the Week #120: Cesc Fabregas
Club: Barcelona

Country: Spain
Age: 24
Role: Midfielder
Achievement: Inspired both Barcelona and Spain to victories

Cesc Fabregas is rated as one of the best and more complete midfielders in world football and he demonstrated exactly that in the past seven days, both for his club Barcelona and country Spain.

The 24-year-old turned in an imperious performance against Villarreal in Barca's opening game of the 2011-12 Primera Division campaign on Monday, as he scored a brilliant goal in their 5-0 victory at Camp Nou. Fabregas was all over the Yellow Submarine's midfield and defence, and came close to adding a second too.

Then on Friday evening in a friendly international against Chile at St. Gallen, Fabregas came off the bench to lead Spain to a narrow 3-2 victory. He equalised for his country on 71 minutes and then scored the winner in injury time, making a strong case for his inclusion in the starting line-up from now on.

Fabregas was head and shoulders above everyone at Arsenal and it was clear for one and all to see that he needed to play along the best players to further exhibit his class. And now that he is indeed featuring alongside some of the greatest footballers on the planet, the Catalan is set to get even better.

On a lighter note: Robin Van Persie and Cesc Fabregas with a little fun and game!