Manchester United quartet shine to make Premier League February best XI

Manchester United earned seven points from an available nine in February, and were one of two teams not to concede a Premier League goal last month, and dominate the WhoScored.com best XI from England's top tier as a result. Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham also feature, but it's United who excelled. 

Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham) - 7.50 rating 

Tottenham kicked off February with a fine 2-0 win over defending champions Manchester City, a victory Hugo Lloris was named the WhoScored man of the match in having denied Ilkay Gundogan from the spot in the first half. That win was the Frenchman's only clean sheet from his three league outings, but the penalty stop was one of 14 saves in February with Lloris the sole Spurs representative in the Premier League team of the month with a WhoScored rating of 7.50. 

Right-back: Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) - 7.77 rating 

Manchester United dominate the Premier League team of the month with four players having picked up seven of nine available points in February. Right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka kicks off the United contingent with a WhoScored rating of 7.77 having made nine tackles and five interceptions for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side. One of Wan-Bissaka's assists came last month, too, as the former Crystal Palace man shone once more. 

Centre-back: Harry Maguire (Manchester United) - 8.01 rating 

Continuing the Manchester United theme, Harry Maguire was one of the top performing Premier League players in February having gained a WhoScored rating of 8.01. The England international scored his first Premier League goal for United in their 2-0 win over Chelsea, with his performance at Stamford Bridge marking his first man of the match display following his high-profile arrival from Leicester. What's clear is that Maguire has shouldered the burden of being named United captain with ease. 

Centre-back: Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) - 7.59 rating 

Previously the butt of jokes among Arsenal fans, Shkodran Mustafi stepped into the Gunners backline with ease last month as his WhoScored rating (7.59) suggests. The much-maligned German made the fourth most clearances (25) in the Premier League in February to add weight to his inclusion in this XI. 

Left-back: Luke Shaw (Manchester United) - 7.49 rating 

Rounding off the defence, and the third of four Manchester United representatives in this side, Luke Shaw has been a solid performer in the backline for Solskjaer's side. United didn't concede a league goal in February, one of only two teams in the Premier League to do so last month, with Shaw key in their solid defensive resolve having made 12 clearances, eight interceptions and five tackles to feature in the XI. 

Right midfield: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - 7.42 rating 

The sole Liverpool representative in the Premier League team of the month, Mohamed Salah won more WhoScored man of the match awards (2) than any other player in February, securing the accolade in home wins over Southampton and West Ham. No player scored more goals than Salah (3) in England's top tier last month as the Egyptian features in the side having garnered a WhoScored rating of 7.42. 

Central midfield: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) - 8.01 rating 

Completing the Manchester United quartet is January arrival Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese midfielder has made an immediate impact at Old Trafford, noted in that he is our Premier League player of the month with a WhoScored rating of 8.01. Fernandes' best performance came in their 3-0 home win over Watford, where he earned a rating of 9.18, that the best-rated showing of any United player in a Premier League match this season, with one goal and two assists enough to make the XI as the top performing player. 

Central midfield: Ruben Neves (Wolves) - 7.64 rating 

It's an all-Portuguese midfield pairing in the Premier League team of the month as Ruben Neves partners Fernandes in the February best XI. The Wolves star was vital in the middle of the park as Nuno Espirito Santo's side, like Manchester United, went through February without conceding. Indeed, only Etienne Capoue (18) made more interceptions than Neves (12) in the Premier League last month to reinforce a statistically calculated WhoScored strength of 'ball interception' and make the team with a WhoScored rating of 7.64. 

Left midfield: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) - 7.77 rating 

The second Arsenal player to make the best XI is Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang having netted three times for the Gunners. That included a brace in a man of the match performance in their thrilling 3-2 home win over Everton as Aubameyang hit the back of the net with three of his five shots on target. The Gabon star also completed two dribbles and made two key passes to contribute towards a WhoScored rating of 7.77 in February. 

Striker: Sebastien Haller (West Ham) - 7.83 rating 

Sebastien Haller ended a six-match goalless run with his seventh goal of the season in West Ham's crucial 3-1 home win over Southampton to end February on a high. It may have been the Frenchman's only league goal of the month in a man of the match display against the south coast side, but Haller was a handful for any opposition defence as he won the fourth most aerial duels (25) in the Premier League last month. 

Striker: Richarlison (Everton) - 7.96 rating 

Richarlison scored in two of his three league outings for Everton last month, with the Brazilian clearly enjoying life under Carlo Ancelotti at Goodison Park. The youngster netted in the 3-1 home win over Crystal to help land the WhoScored man of the match award, while no player created more clear-cut goalscoring opportunities than Richarlison (4) in the Premier League in February to return a WhoScored rating of 7.96.