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Arsenal news: Duo join surprise Man Utd defender in best statistical PL XI – No Liverpool
ARSENAL boast two defenders in the Premier League Team of the Week based on statistics, but there are some big names who have missed the cut.
Arsenal defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos' best tackles
Arsenal picked up three points with a comfortably win over Southampton at the Emirates on Sunday.
Alexandre Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were both on target for the Gunners in the 2-0 victory, although both were overshadowed by their defensive colleagues.
Socrates Papastathopoulos and Sead Kolasinac have been identified as two of the best performers in the Premier League this weekend, according to WhoScored.com.
The pair have been named in the Team of the Week for their displays, picking up match ratings of 7.7 and 7.6 respectively with the score generated using a complex collection of detailed statistics.
Meanwhile, Manchester United veteran Ashley Young has been included following the Red Devils’ 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Old Trafford.
In a game marred by injuries to attacking players, it was the defences which stood out and Young made his presence felt by keeping tabs on the dangerous Sadio Mane.
However, there were no Liverpool players included in the best performing XI despite Virgil van Dijk putting in a dominant display and Alisson making a number of vital saves.
Michail Antonio racked up a rating of 8.9 for his showing in West Ham’s win over Fulham while Watford have three players in the XI after hammering Cardiff – but who else makes the best statistical Team of the Week?
Premier League Team of the Week based on WhoScored.com statistics
GK: Jonas Lossl (Huddersfield Town) – 8.6
RB: Ashley Young (Manchester United) – 7.4
CB: James Tarkowski (Burnley) – 8.3
CB: Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Arsenal) – 7.7
LB: Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) – 7.6
RM: Michail Antonio (West Ham United) – 8.9
CM: Etienne Capoue (Watford) – 8.4
CM: Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) – 8.3
LM: Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) – 8.4
ST: Troy Deeney (Watford) – 9.6
ST: Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) – 10.0