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Striker: Ashley Barnes (Burnley) – A deserving match-winner against Tottenham. Barnes has been in tremendous form and never stops running. Getty Images
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Goalkeeper: Alisson (Liverpool) – A brilliant save from Jesse Lingard earned Liverpool a point at Old Trafford and showed why Jurgen Klopp spent so much on him. Reuters
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Right-back: Kyle Walker (Manchester City) – Part of a defence that kept Chelsea relatively quiet for 120 minutes as Manchester City retained the Carabao Cup. Reuters
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Centre-back: James Tarkowski (Burnley) – Back in form, he excelled in a fine defensive display against Tottenham. His sidekick, Ben Mee, was equally impressive. Getty Images
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Centre-back: James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) – A dominant display at Leicester. The centre-back proved a rock in defence as his side finished off Claude Puel, who was then sacked. Reuters
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Left-back: Luke Shaw (Manchester United) – He was terrific as he kept Mohamed Salah quiet and an injury-hit United restricted Liverpool to a solitary shot on target. EPA
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Right midfield: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) – Man of the Match in the Carabao Cup final, the indefatigable Portuguese also scored his penalty in the shootout. Getty Images
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Centre midfield: James McArthur (Crystal Palace) – One of Palace’s unsung heroes played a part in their first two goals in the 4-1 demolition of Leicester. Getty Images
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Centre midfield: Declan Rice (West Ham) – Picked up his now customary man-of-the-match award as West Ham came from behind to beat Fulham on Friday. AP Photo
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Left midfield: Miguel Almiron (Newcastle) – The record signing sparkled on his first start as Huddersfield were beaten and he showed why Rafa Benitez paid so much for him. Getty Images
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Striker: Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) – Scored Watford’s first top-flight hat-trick since Mark Falco in 1986 and capped a superb display by setting Troy Deeney up for a goal. Reuters
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Striker: Ashley Barnes (Burnley) – A deserving match-winner against Tottenham. Barnes has been in tremendous form and never stops running. Getty Images
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Goalkeeper: Alisson (Liverpool) – A brilliant save from Jesse Lingard earned Liverpool a point at Old Trafford and showed why Jurgen Klopp spent so much on him. Reuters
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Right-back: Kyle Walker (Manchester City) – Part of a defence that kept Chelsea relatively quiet for 120 minutes as Manchester City retained the Carabao Cup. Reuters
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Centre-back: James Tarkowski (Burnley) – Back in form, he excelled in a fine defensive display against Tottenham. His sidekick, Ben Mee, was equally impressive. Getty Images
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Centre-back: James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) – A dominant display at Leicester. The centre-back proved a rock in defence as his side finished off Claude Puel, who was then sacked. Reuters
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Left-back: Luke Shaw (Manchester United) – He was terrific as he kept Mohamed Salah quiet and an injury-hit United restricted Liverpool to a solitary shot on target. EPA
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Right midfield: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) – Man of the Match in the Carabao Cup final, the indefatigable Portuguese also scored his penalty in the shootout. Getty Images
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Centre midfield: James McArthur (Crystal Palace) – One of Palace’s unsung heroes played a part in their first two goals in the 4-1 demolition of Leicester. Getty Images
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Centre midfield: Declan Rice (West Ham) – Picked up his now customary man-of-the-match award as West Ham came from behind to beat Fulham on Friday. AP Photo
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Left midfield: Miguel Almiron (Newcastle) – The record signing sparkled on his first start as Huddersfield were beaten and he showed why Rafa Benitez paid so much for him. Getty Images
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Striker: Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) – Scored Watford’s first top-flight hat-trick since Mark Falco in 1986 and capped a superb display by setting Troy Deeney up for a goal. Reuters
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Striker: Ashley Barnes (Burnley) – A deserving match-winner against Tottenham. Barnes has been in tremendous form and never stops running. Getty Images
Manchester City and Burnley with two players each: Premier League and League Cup team of the week
Crystal Palace also have two players in this week's XI after the 4-1 win at Leicester City spelled the end for manager Claude Puel
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Richard Jolly
25 February, 2019
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