With the season in full swing, who has shone in the Premier League? We asked our ESPN FC bloggers who has been their club's player of the season so far ...

- Europe: Star players for the continental clubs so far

Arsenal: Alexis Sanchez

In a season when Arsenal have lurched from the less than sublime to the beyond ridiculous, the Chilean stands head and shoulders above anyone else. Desire, work rate, energy, application, a hunger to make an impact on games and the end product to back it up. So far he has 12 goals and been involved in countless others, and almost everything good Arsenal do involves him in some way. People wonder if he can keep it up, and he could use some help from those around him, but so far he's been the outstanding man in red and white this season. -- Andrew Mangan

Aston Villa: Alan Hutton

Amid a difficult season, Hutton stands out as a surprise success story. Given a second chance at the club, the right-back has responded with a series of commanding performances, showing plenty of drive and desire. There are better players at Villa, but while injuries have affected Fabian Delph, Ron Vlaar and Christian Benteke, Hutton is one of the rare few who have made a genuine impact. Let's hope his own injury is a short one. -- Kevin Hughes

Burnley: Scott Arfield

It may be damning him with faint praise, but Arfield has been Burnley's best player. His story is inspiring -- released by Huddersfield last summer to playing a star role for a Premier League team a little over 12 months later, a Scotland call-up must be just around the corner. The fearlessness he brings to the Burnley team is something his colleagues will need to replicate if the Clarets are to stay in the Premier League. -- Jamie Smith

Chelsea: Diego Costa

Costa arrived at Chelsea in the summer with a big price tag and a big reputation, but supporters had seen it all before. In recent years, Fernando Torres and Andriy Shevchenko proved expensive failures. Could Costa succeed where they had failed? Yes, explosively so. The Brazil-born Spain international has already proved he can fill the void up front at Stamford Bridge and has fitted perfectly. To win silverware you need a world-class striker, and Chelsea now have one. -- Mark Worrall

Crystal Palace: Julian Speroni

It's hard to pick a main man for Palace so far this season. Mile Jedinak, Scott Dann, Damien Delaney and Yannick Bolasie have been great in spells but not consistently. Which leaves Julian Speroni. Reliable, honest, lovely Julian. Still in goal, still making saves (including a last-minute penalty at 0-0 against Burnley) and wanting to play on despite an elbow to the head against West Brom. For those reasons and that great beard, he's my main man so far. -- Jim Daly

Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez has been a revelation since moving to the Emirates from Barcelona.

Everton: Leighton Baines

For sheer consistency and quality of performance, Baines is the standout thus far. He is back to his creative best, with more assists and chances created than any other Premier League defender this season. His influence on the team is impossible to ignore. Baines has nine assists and three goals from 15 matches in all competitions. Combine those figures with his assured defensive work and you have the division's in-form full-back. -- Luke O'Farrell

Hull City: Mo Diame

The impact made by Diame has been immense since joining from West Ham for the princely sum of three million pounds. No central midfielder has been as prolific in the Premier League, and with four goals in eight starts, he's already matched the best return for any City player in all of last season. There's more to his game than the goals, though. Powerful, strong and intelligent, he's raised the bar for others around him. A new cult hero has been born at the KC Stadium. -- Phil Buckingham

Leicester City: Leonardo Ulloa

Leicester's record signing has been their key player so far, at least in the early part of the season. His five goals, including a brace in the astonishing 5-3 victory over Manchester United, ensured City got off to a fast start. The problem now is Premier League defenders have cottoned onto the Argentine's threat and are thus paying him special attention. This, combined with poor service, has led to a significant dip in form. Ulloa hasn't managed a shot on target in his last five games, which is worrying, given that no one else in the squad has contributed more than one Premier League goal. Ulloa needs to strive for 15 goals if Leicester are to stay up. -- Ben Jacobs

Liverpool: Adam Lallana

Though sorely tempted to say "nobody" or even "QPR's centre-halves" Adam Lallana has shown a few flashes of the talent and industry that inspired Brendan Rodgers to pay 25 million pounds for him -- even if his displays have been diluted by injury and the unusual decision to always play him on the left. The Reds' drab and directionless start has afflicted every player, even those who soared to last season's dizzying heights. -- Steven Kelly

Manchester City: Sergio Aguero

What a difference a clean bill of health makes. Everyone knows the strengths of Aguero, but his rocket-heeled start to the season has kept City in the chase while others' form has faltered significantly. No finer sight in the Premier League exists than the little Argentine rampaging through a packed defence and picking out the angle, the power and the trajectory to flummox the best keepers in the land. -- Simon Curtis

Manchester United: Angel Di Maria

While David De Gea's form has earned United points, their main man so far has been the British transfer-breaking winger Angel Di Maria. Whenever he gets on the ball, the fans are on their feet with the anticipation that something great is about to happen. The 59.7 million pound man has scored some brilliant goals, put in some quality crosses and always looks a threat when he starts charging down the wing. Di Maria could probably be taken off corner and free-kick duty, but when it comes to potential to make a difference and getting excited when seeing United on the attack, the Argentine has been the standout performer. -- Scott Patterson

Newcastle United: Jack Colback

I was one of the many Geordies underwhelmed by the Bosman signing of Jack Colback in the summer. The Ginger Pirlo has proved us wrong. He's a tidy footballer who never stops trying, and his phenomenal pass assist away to Tottenham was a thing of absolute beauty. Once England boss Roy Hodgson can see beyond "the big four" teams bench-warmers and gives Colback a go, I'm certain he'll be an England regular. -- Marc Duffy

Queens Park Rangers: Bobby Zamora

Picking a star man who has only started two Premier League matches looks wrong, but Bobby Zamora's impact in those two starts -- the defeat to Liverpool and win over Aston Villa -- has turned the club around. Another member of the "old guard" who has proved his worth as a footballer and leader of men after appearing destined for the exit having helped seal promotion. A most selfless striker who contributes much more than goals. -- Wally Downes Jr.

So many players have impressed for the Saints, but Tadic's creative impact has been the key.

Southampton: Dusan Tadic

To pick out one player from the Southampton squad is extremely difficult given the start the club has had. Ryan Bertrand, Nathaniel Clyne, Graziano Pelle or Victor Wanyama would all be worthy choices, but edging them slightly has to be Dusan Tadic. The Serbian playmaker looks the business playing wide. Full of tricks and inventive play, he has shone in his creation of opportunities for his teammates, breaking fantasy football points records in the process. -- Chris Rann

Stoke City: Victor Moses

He's been a revelation since joining on loan from Chelsea and arguably man of the match in every game he has played. His pace and trickery came at just the right time for a side who were struggling to get some urgency into their play, and in Moses they now have an outlet who gets fans on their feet with every mazy run. -- James Whittaker

Sunderland: Lee Cattermole

It used to be embarrassing to type the name. Semi-reformed, he is still not football's most disciplined, law-abiding participant. But Cattermole continues to demonstrate that Sunderland generally play better when he is in the team and invariably falter when he is absent or off-form. An early booking can render him a liability, shirking challenges and misplacing passes. A card-free, on-song Cattermole offers grit, resilience and more flair than many suppose. -- Colin Randall

Swansea City: Gylfi Sigurdsson

The Icelandic international has been everything the Swans faithful wanted and more since rejoining the club from Spurs. Sigurdsson was excellent during his first Swans stint and has used two frustrating seasons with Spurs since then as a springboard into the best form of his career. The playmaker has scored twice and notched seven assists in 11 league games so far. A fine return -- and what a free kick to get his side back on track against Arsenal last time out. -- Max Hicks

Tottenham Hotspur: Hugo Lloris

He's managed to maintain his high standards while his fellow senior players have let theirs slip. Lloris is the one world class player at the club, but how long he'll stay at White Hart Lane is anyone's guess. You certainly couldn't begrudge him a move, as he must be sick of conceding so many goals which are the fault of the defenders in front of him. -- Dan Fitch

West Bromwich Albion: Saido Berahino

The freshly called-up England man has gone from promising youngster to first-choice striker in three months, and he's now West Brom's main attacking threat. Berahino has dealt with the pressure superbly, and in fact seems to be thriving on the trust Alan Irvine has placed in him. His seven league goals this season already eclipses his tally for last season and he is capable of adding plenty more to that total before the season ends. -- Matthew Evans.

West Ham United: Alex Song

Sometimes football matches are won off the field as much as on it. When a club signs a world-class player -- even on loan -- the whole dressing room can be influenced. When that player then displays athleticism, strength and resilience on the field, together with class and leadership off it, then you can see spirits rise and confidence visibly grow. Step forward then the powerhouse that is Alex Song, brought to Upton Park in the summer on loan from Barcelona. -- Peter Thorne