LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 24: Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal battles for possession with Nathan Redmond of Southampton during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Southampton FC at Emirates Stadium on February 23, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Sead Kolasinac make WhoScored’s Premier League Team of the Week

Feb 25, 2019

Two Arsenal stars made it into WhoScored’s Premier League Team of the Week for the most recent round of fixtures, after the team’s victory over Southampton on Sunday.

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HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: Bernd Leno of Arsenal arrives at the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and Arsenal FC at John Smith’s Stadium on February 9, 2019, in Huddersfield, United Kingdom. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Leno kept a clean sheet and, in terms of shot-stopping alone, he was excellent. The Arsenal defence left him completely exposed in the opening minutes and forced him into a great save from Nathan Redmond, and the goalkeeper had to make a couple more important stops in the second half.

The German wasn’t perfect though. The sun seemed to be in his eyes in the first half, and he misplaced a couple of passes putting his teammates under pressure. The 26-year-old also came for one cross he should’ve left and missed the ball. Thankfully, neither of those things ended up being important, whilst Leno’s saves certainly were.

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