Statistics website WhoScored monitor a wide range of data to analyse every player's performance in Europe's big five leagues.

They then come up with a rating out of 10 for each match, and by averaging out the scores for every game in September, they have come up with a team of the month in a 4-4-2 formation.

The shock inclusion is probably Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini, who has been a scapegoat for years at Old Trafford but is finally proving his worth.

Barcelona icon Lionel Messi is a less surprising inclusion, and he is joined by players from Roma, Manchester City, Napoli, Arsenal, Hannover, Bayern Munich and Augsburg.

CLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY ABOVE TO SEE THE EUROPEAN TEAM OF THE MONTH.