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Leeds United rearguard action vs Aston Villa sees Whites star earn team of the week honours

Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier has been included in WhoScored's Team of the Week after his 'top' performance against Aston Villa last weekend.

The 21-year-old had a great game after the Whites went down to ten men following winger Luis Sinisterra's second yellow card for blocking a Villa free kick by sticking his foot out.

Despite Leeds having control of the first half, Sinisterra's dismissal meant they were constantly on the backfoot during the second half, leaving Meslier with lots to do.

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Leeds would eventually face 19 shots with Meslier making six saves to secure his side a point in what became a hard-earned result without manager Jesse Marsch on the touchline.

On WhoScored's website, Ciaran McLoughlin wrote: "Despite Leeds and Aston Villa playing out quite a heated game, it ended 0-0. This was in part thanks to Illan Meslier, who made a string of top saves (6) during the game to deny a strong Villa attack and secure an 8.36 WhoScored rating."

The rest of the team saw them line-up in a 4-4-2 and included Kieran Trippier (7.86), Thiago Silva (7.51), Ben Mee (7.73), Vitaliy Mykolenko (7.57), Phil Foden (10.0), Leandro Trossard (8.67), Kevin De Bruyne (8.55), James Maddison (10.0), Roberto Firmino (8.36) and Erling Haaland (10.0).

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