Arsenal player ratings v Liverpool – four players get highest marks

Arsenal player ratings

Arsenal has just won their second trophy under Mikel Arteta as they beat Liverpool to win the Community Shield.

Liverpool has been in training for a long time while Arsenal has just returned to full training, some of the Gunners have had just a few days of preparations yet they were able to beat the Reds on penalties.

Here are our Arsenal player ratings

Emiliano Martinez – 8
Surprise starter as Bernd Leno is fit again and he repaid the trust. Stopped Mane from scoring twice and was good with his distribution.

Hector Bellerin -7
Defended well and he played an important role in Aubameyang’s opener with a well-lofted pass.

David Luiz – 6
Rusty, gave away a needless free-kick that Liverpool converted but he was lucky for the goal to have been chopped off for offside.

Rob Holding -7
Did so well that he might be kept at the Emirates. Didn’t allow Mane to get the best of him for much of the game.

Kieran Tierney – 7
Another fine afternoon, intercepted a ball that Salah might have scored with and was generally ok going forward including when Aubameyang scored.

Ainsley Maitland- Niles – 8
One of his best displays in an Arsenal shirt. He was a handful for Liverpool and he took his penalty well.

Mohamed Elneny – 7
Another fine display for Arsenal after scoring in his last game. Did well to block an effort from Milner.

Granit Xhaka – 7
Did lots of dirty work and made sure his teammates kept a solid shape by barking out instructions.

Bukayo Saka – 8
Solid first-half performance. Set up the goal and another effort for Aubameyang. He also played Eddie Nketiah through but Alisson saved. Looks ready for the season.

Eddie Nketiah – 6
Spurned his chances to score, but pressed the Liverpool defence very well.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 8
Scored his fifth goal in three games at Wembley. Did a lot of defensive work too before scoring the decisive penalty.

Substitutes
Cedric Soares – 6
Solid defensively apart from a clumsy challenge on Minamino. Fine cross for Willock that should have converted.

Joe Willock – 6
Lively for his time on the pitch but missed a glorious chance by heading over.

Reiss Nelson – Not on long enough
Sead Kolasinac – Ditto

Arsenal player ratings from Ime