MX23RW : Thursday, May 9 00:07:00| >> :120:3913:3913:

Arsenal duo named in EFL Cup Team of the Tournament

Arsenal duo named in EFL Cup Team of the Tournament
© Reuters
Arsenal's Cedric Soares and Nicolas Pepe earn spots in the 2021-22 EFL Cup Team of the Tournament.

Arsenal duo Cedric Soares and Nicolas Pepe have both been named in the EFL Cup Team of the Tournament.

The Gunners' run in the 2021-22 edition ended in the semi-finals, with Liverpool seeing off Mikel Arteta's side 2-0 in the second leg after a 0-0 first-leg draw at Anfield.

However, ahead of Sunday's final between the Reds and Chelsea, Arsenal have seen Cedric and Pepe named in the Team of the Tournament, with the former claiming two assists in three starts against Wimbledon, Leeds and Sunderland.

Pepe, meanwhile, struck two goals and set up four more in his three appearances in the tournament - having a direct contribution to a goal in all of those games - but there is no place in the squad for five-goal striker Eddie Nketiah.

Finalists Liverpool do not have any representatives in the XI, but four Chelsea players in Saul Niguez, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcos Alonso and Reece James have been included.

Two more Premier League players in Brentford's Yoane Wissa and Marcus Forss are also in, as Queens Park Rangers' Rob Dickie earns a spot in defence.

Preston North End's Emil Riis Jakobsen - who has four goals and one assist in the tournament - earns a place up top, and the team is completed by Swansea City's Morgan Whittaker after his second-round hat-trick versus Plymouth Argyle.

EFL Cup Team of the Tournament: Kepa; Cedric, James, Dickie, Alonso; Pepe, Whittaker, Saul, Wissa; Riis, Forss

ID:479246:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect2981:

Click here for more stories about Cedric Soares

Click here for more stories about Arsenal

Collect / Create New Data
Share this article now:
Chelsea's Kai Havertz celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates on February 22, 2022
Read Next:
Chelsea's route to the EFL Cup final
>
Sports Mole Logo
Enter your email address to subscribe to Sports Mole's free daily transfer newsletter! Sent twice a day during the transfer window.
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal36265588286083
2Manchester CityMan City35257387335482
3Liverpool36239481384378
4Aston Villa36207973532067
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs351861169581160
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle351751378562256
7Chelsea351591170591154
8Manchester UnitedMan Utd35166135255-354
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham361310135670-1449
10Bournemouth36139145263-1148
11Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton351211125357-447
12Wolverhampton WanderersWolves36137164960-1146
13Fulham36128165155-444
14Crystal Palace361110154957-843
15Everton36129153849-1137
16Brentford3699185260-836
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3689194563-1829
18Luton TownLuton3668224978-2926
19Burnley3659223974-3524
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd36372635100-6516


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!