Lyon dominates WhoScored's Ligue 1 team of the month

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October was a crucial month for Lyon as they had 10 points out of 12 possible to climb to third place. Having been selected by Angers, they strove to eliminate the defending champions Monaco, Troyes and Metz. As such, it is not surprising to see them with four representatives in our Ligue 1 team, with Nabil Fekir as star man.

Arsenal goal scored 8.78 on WhoScored last month with the most goals (4), including a final against Monaco, and created more key passes (11) than any other player French. . Fekir's teammate in crime also appears in the XI as Mariano impressed on the front line by the French team, scoring three goals in four appearances. The arrival of the summer has formed an effective partnership with Fekir, with Fekir a Mariano as the best striker assist combination in Ligue 1 this season, returning three goals.

The Dutchman Memphis appears on the left flank after scoring four goals, including a hat-trick in Troyes for a perfect WhoScored score of 10. With six dribbles and six key passes, the 23-year-old has done well to score. WhoScored 7.63 in October. His teammate and teenager Houssem Aouar was an effective midfield player, with three of his five starts in the league this season last month. The 19-year-old showed a printed defensive awareness to make a total of 10 tackles and interceptions and advanced with a goal when he completed 15 dribbles to get a WhoScored score of 8.02.

His teammate Alexis Blin teamed up with Aouar in the middle of the park after the 21-year-old Toulouse player stood out, collecting two assists and making a total of 11 tackles and interceptions. Florian Thauvin skirted the midfield after scoring one and took advantage in October, when the starter of Marseille made nine key passes and nine successful exchanges.

The young Nordi Mukiele is in the back after another remarkable month for the 20-year-old defender, who converted 16 tackles and combined interceptions in Montpellier's bottom line. His team-mate, Frenchman Christophe Kerbrat, comes with Mukiele, and the 31-year-old midfielder strengthens his ability to be in the right place at the right time by making 19 punt and 16 interceptions.

The Brazilian left-side of Monaco, Jorge, won two commendable fights in October for a 7.83 scorecard rating, with his defensive qualities highlighted again who saw the 21 tackles and 21 interceptions combined wins for Caen and Bordeaux. Mali's right-back Hamari Traoré converted 11 tackles and combined interceptions for Rennes in October, while Rennes won two of the three matches in which he took part, keeping the sheets clean in both wins.

Benjamin Lecomte completes the XI after a solid month of October between the clubs of Montpellier. The 26-year-old kept two good marks last month, including a man on the gaming screen in a 2-0 win against Nice, where Lecomte made eight saves to return a WhoScored score of 9.44.

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