By Matt Sadler
September 25 2019
Excellent evening as Arsenal won comfortably having made eleven changes, welcoming three important players back from injury and giving a number of our exciting youngsters the chance to impress.
Dominated the first half without creating a great deal of clear cut chances. Second half was much the same but we turned the style on for the last 20 minutes as the Gunners added another 4 goals.
RATINGS:
Martinez - 6. Nothing to do but is always alert and distributes well.
Chambers - 8. Always an option going forward as he got two assists, the first of which was an excellent first time cross.
Mustafi - 6. Can't recall too many heart-in-the-mouth moments. Dangerous from set pieces in the first half.
Holding - 7. Great moment as he headed home whilst wearing the captain's armband on his injury comeback.
Tierney - 7. Crossing was very good. Didn't get to see much of his defensive work but the important thing is another 75 minutes under his belt.
Torreira - 6. Yeah did okay. Much preferred how we used him today to how we used him in the first half against Frankfurt.
Willock - 8. Looks to me like a player constantly growing in confidence and stature. Missed a good chance but made up for it shortly after.
Smith Rowe - 6. Had a header well saved and ended up being stretchered off in the process. He's had such rotten luck with injury I hope it's not a bad one.
Ozil - 7. Thought he got better as the game went on, but of course much will be made of his reaction to being subbed off by the media.
Nelson - 7. A few times this season he's looked like a player who needs a confidence boost, which hopefully his first goal will provide. Looked better after Saka came on.
Martinelli - 7. Scored an excellent header in the first half and a lovely curled effort late on.
Subs:
Saka - 7. So good when he came on. Has so much ability and quality on the ball.
Ceballos - 5. Okay.
Bellerin - 6. Assisted almost immediately after coming on. Great to have him back.