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FIFA 19 Ultimate Team: Kylian Mbappe, Alexandre Lacazette Top TOTW 4

Rory Marsden

Kylian Mbappe was nominated for the Ballon d'Or for the second year running on Monday. He has now been included in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team's Team of the Week 4 following a four-goal performance for Paris Saint-Germain against Lyon.  

Fellow Frenchman Alexandre Lacazette has been included in the starting XI after scoring twice for Arsenal at Fulham, while an 82-rated Ross Barkley card will also be available.

The consistently impressive Mauro Icardi makes the cut after his double against SPAL, as does 19-year-old Ajax centre-back Matthijs de Ligt.

EA announced the full team on Wednesday:

                  

Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain

At just 19 years old, Mbappe is already a FIFA World Cup winner and two-time Ligue 1 champion.

He showed again just how phenomenal a talent he is on Sunday as he scored four times in 13 second-half minutes as PSG thrashed Lyon 5-0 to maintain their 100 per cent winning record in Ligue 1 this season.

Per Goal, it was a groundbreaking performance from the former Monaco man:

His first goal was a left-footed drive from inside the box, and he slid in right-footed to convert his second. Mbappe swept home the third at the end of a blistering break before he converted from 12 yards to complete PSG's rout.

The performance has earned him an 88-rated in-form card, with the most eye-catching attributes being 90 for dribbling and a stunning 97 for pace. 

             

Alexandre Lacazette, Arsenal

Lacazette's debut season in an Arsenal shirt in 2017-18 was slightly underwhelming, but he has looked in fine fettle under new manager Unai Emery in 2018-19.

The Frenchman and fellow forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had Gunners fans purring as they both netted doubles in Sunday's 5-1 victory at Craven Cottage.

Arsenal's opening two goals came from Lacazette either side of an Andre Schurrle equaliser and set them on their way to a ninth win in all competitions.

Per BT Sport, the performance left Arsenal fans giddy with expectation, and Lacazette played a huge role:

His inclusion in TOTW 4 sees his overall rating boosted to 86, the same rating Lacazette's card boasts for shooting and dribbling.

               

Mauro Icardi, Inter Milan

Icardi was one of a number of top performers overlooked for a Ballon d'Or nomination earlier this week.

The Argentinian's omission seemed particularly baffling given he and Lazio's Ciro Immobile—another member of TOTW 4 and Ballon d'Or reject—top-scored in Serie A last term with 29 goals apiece:

Icardi, 25, has picked up where he left off last season in 2018-19, netting five goals in eight appearances in all competitions.

Two of them came against SPAL on Sunday as he earned a 2-1 victory for Inter to extend their winning run to six matches in all competitions.

His 88-rated in-form card includes an 81 rating for dribbling and 88 for shooting as he continues to be Inter's talisman in their bid to return to European football's upper echelons. 

   

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