It was an entertaining game that was for sure but the first North London derby this season was a great disappointment for Arsenal fans who were so optimistic before kick-off.
As usual, it was an error-ridden performance from Arsenal, for some reason they just cannot get the basics of the game right and while it was a good comeback, it was also a game that Unai Emery’s men should have won.
The Tottenham defence was a shambles and they were there for the taking but the much-vaunted Arsenal front line never really clicked, the midfield, for the most part, was disorganised and the defence was panicky.
Anyway, here are my ratings.
Leno 4
Should have done better with the save from Lamela that led to Eriksen’s goal and he looked nervy throughout.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 6
Did ok but was basically ineffective down the flanks against a woeful Danny Rose, he needs to improve and I am not sure he can.
Sokratis 6
Was all over the place at points in the game and his defending looked shaky throughout, cannot be a long term solution in the centre of defence.
Luiz 5
At least he never made any gross errors but I maintain that he is not much of an upgrade on Mustafi and remains a liability. Showed no leadership at the back at all.
Kolasinac 5
Provided no threat down the wing despite being up against an out of position right-back in Sanchez, should have done much better.
Torreira 6
Did ok but did not excel and I expected far more from him but then again he did have to make up for the huge liability playing alongside him.
Xhaka 3
Awful tackle on Son to give a penalty, I mean, who does that in the penalty area? And how many fouls does he need to give away?
Guendouzi 8
Arsenal man of the match, had a fine game, brilliant pass to Aubameyang, nearly scored himself and overall had a decent game.
Pepe 6
Patience is clearly going to be needed, it is not his fault that so much was expected from him so early on and to be honest, he was poor against a rotten defence today.
Lacazette 7
Scored a great goal with a beautiful first touch and it was such a shame that he had to go off. If there was a match-winner on the pitch today it was him.
Aubameyang 6
Apart from his goal, I cannot remember anything dangerous he did, he should have had a field day against that Tottenham defence and yet he was anonymous, clearly does not like playing on the wing.
Subs
Ceballos 6
Burst on to the game for about 5 mins then joined the rest of the team in having no idea how to win the game but he did look lively and should have started.
Mkhitaryan 5
Offered nothing but did no worse than almost everyone else.