Cristiano Ronaldo tops Player Power Rankings ahead of Steven Naismith September 14, 2015 6:34:10 AM PDT By ESPN staff Each week, ESPN FC's worldwide editorial desks nominate their top 10 performers from the weekend action, and the results are collated into a final Player Power Rankings countdown. Let us know what you think of the countdown by commenting below or on Twitter using #ESPNFCrankings. 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) What goal drought? After two -- yes, two! -- games without a goal, questions were asked of the Portuguese striker. Five goals against Espanyol later, there are no further questions. The "doubts" were all a bit tongue in cheek, of course, but knowing Ronaldo, he was probably a bit concerned himself and will be pleased that normal service has been resumed. 2. Steven Naismith (Everton) We'll admit it, we didn't expect an Everton substitute to figure this high in the Power Rankings, possibly ever. But how can Naismith be left out after a quite remarkable performance vs. Chelsea? Two days before his 29th birthday, the Scot scored with both feet and his head -- a "perfect hat trick." Many happy returns indeed! 3. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) PSG dropped points for the first time in Ligue 1 this season, but through no fault of Cavani, who scored twice to take his tally this season to four goals in five games. With Zlatan Ibrahimovic working his way back to full fitness, the Uruguayan has stepped up. Cavani leads PSG in shots with 20 -- no other player is in double figures. 4. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) So, who do you think had more of a sleepless night on Friday -- Lionel Messi after the birth of his second son, or Atletico Madrid's defenders ahead of facing the four-time Ballon d'Or winner? At the Calderon, Messi was kept on the bench for an hour before coming on to score Barcelona's winner. Oh, baby! 5. Alexander Meier (Eintracht Frankfurt) He won the Bundesliga top scorer award last season so it shouldn't be a huge surprise that Meier is in form again, but nevertheless, whenever a 32-year-old nets a hat trick, it is a notable achievement. That Meier's treble came in his first game of the season is also noteworthy, as is his recent record vs. Cologne: seven goals in his last three games! 6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) Dortmund marched on with their fourth straight win and Aubameyang was a key reason why, netting two penalties to take his goal tally for the young Bundesliga season to five. At this rate, he will comfortably eclipse last season's total of 16 and, who knows, he might just be the catalyst for a title push by his club. 7. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) When you're just 19 and, with a huge transfer fee on your back, have moved to a new country and trained less than a handful of times with your new team, you could be forgiven for making a quiet debut. Not so for Martial, who announced himself to the Old Trafford faithful with a superb goal vs. Liverpool. 8. Fredy Guarin (Inter) The Milan derby might not have as much riding on it in terms of impact at the top of the Serie A standings, but it remains one of the biggest games in world football. Therefore, you can imagine just how popular Guarin is with Inter fans after his superb goal settled Sunday's encounter at the San Siro. 9. Luuk De Jong (PSV Eindhoven) After scoring just eight times in 49 games for Borussia Monchengladbach and none in 12 for Newcastle, De Jong has found his touch since joining PSV. The striker netted 26 in all competitions last season and already has seven in 2015-16, including the first-half hat trick he grabbed on Saturday at Cambuur Leeuwarden. 10. Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao) Aduriz was a Power Rankings Player of the Week back in August after scoring a hat trick vs. Barcelona, and he makes this week's countdown after a two-goal display in a 3-1 win vs. Getafe. It's a sign of how strong Spain have been for so long that he has only one cap, but could his current form lead to a national team recall? Also receiving votes: Daley Blind, Marwin Hitz, Romain Alessandrini, Neymar, Kelechi Iheanacho, Jesus Manuel Corona, Robert Lewandowski