City duo named in WhoScored team of the week

City's academy graduates were involved in the Canaries only goal in their 1-0 victory over Leicester City on Friday evening.

Aarons was the provider, beating England international full-back Ben Chilwell before crossing deep for Lewis to collect.

The Northern Irish international controlled on his chest prior to rifling a volley into the bottom corner of Kasper Schmeichel's net.

Both Aarons and Lewis graduated from the club's academy and have become staples in Daniel Farke's squad in the Premier League.

Lewis found himself out of the side due to injury coupled with the level of Sam Byram's performances at left-back.

Friday was Lewis' first league start since City's controversial 2-2 draw with Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspur in December.

Aarons was announced as the sponsor's man of the match after a sterling performance on City's right-hand side of defence.

The 20-year-old has been the subject on intense speculation surrounding his future at Carrow Road, with several high-profile clubs rumoured to be interested in City's right-back.

Lewis has had to overcome numerous adversities during this campaign, including injury and finding himself out of City's starting line-up for the first time since his emergence in 2017.

The 22-year-old scored an impressive 8.1 out of 10 score - with his Canaries colleague Aarons ranking at 7.8 out of 10.

Watford winger Ismalia Sarr takes the top rating, scoring 9.3 out of 10 after his contribution to the Hornets impressive 3-0 victory over champions elect Liverpool.

Manchester United's January addition Bruno Fernandes also features in the team after netting a long-range effort against Everton on Sunday. The Portuguese midfielder has helped United move up to fifth in the Premier League table.

Aarons also made the website's under-21 team of the week, which included World Cup winning French forward Kylian Mbappe.

Bournemouth's Aaron Ramsdale and West Ham's Declan Rice also made the cut for that side.