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.
6Sead Kolasinac 8.5
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 24: Sead Kolasinac of Arsenal battles for possession with James Ward-Prowse 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)
After being dropped to the bench against BATE Borisov on Thursday, Kolasinac made a fantastic case for his inclusion on Sunday. He made one crucial block, won both of his aerial duels, and made a number of tackles, interceptions and clearances.
However, his best work was in possession, as his marauding runs forward led to a couple of fantastic chances from which Arsenal should’ve scored. As always, he combined well with Alex Iwobi on the left-hand side, and we’ll have to cross our fingers now that the Nigerian international isn’t injured. An excellent performance from the left-back.
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