The defender has been wowing critics with his defensive performances and has also been scoring goals

Shkodran Mustafi, named Man of the Match against Villarreal CF, is in sensational form. This fact has not gone unnoticed by the LFP, who have included the German in their Team of the Month for October. The defender has been wowing critics with his defensive performances and has also been scoring goals –putting away 3 in the last two games.

His first goal in a Valencia CF shirt came 13 minutes into the game against Elche CF a fortnight ago. He followed that up with another header in derby against Villarreal, and a sublime volley which put the victory beyond all doubt. After a measured start to his VCF career, the World Cup winner has become a regular in Nuno’s squads –and on the scoresheet.