Nigeria international, Wilfred Ndidi has made the Premier League
Young Team of the Season according to Whoscored.com.
The football statistics website picked the top performing
players in the starting eleven under the age of 21 who did well during the just
ended season.
One of the parameters given by the
website to make the list is that the player must make at least ten appearances
over the course of the season.
In a 4-4-2 formation, Ndidi started
in central midfield along with Leicester City teammate James Maddison, while
Richarlison (Everton) and Dwight McNeil (Burnley) played as the right and left
midfielders respectively.
The highest rated player named in the
starting XI, Trent Alexander-Arnold (7.36) beat Aaron Wan-Bissaka to the
right-back position, while Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford and Diogo Jota
of Wolves started in attack.
Ndidi was the best-rated midfielder
ahead of Maddison with an average rating of 7.22
The Nigeria international was the top
tackler (144) in the Premier League in the just concluded season and racked up
the third highest interceptions (83).
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