Arsenal thrashed Manchester City 5-1 in a dominant display of efficiency and clinical finishing this evening. Here are our player ratings:
David Raya – 8.0
Pulled off two great saves to keep Arsenal in the game until the second half.
Jurrien Timber – 8.0
Superb performance, timing his runs forward perfectly and defending brilliantly.
William Saliba – 8.0
Might feel responsible for Haaland’s goal, but otherwise had a brilliant match.
Gabriel Magalhães – 8.5
Enjoyed the game thoroughly and kept Haaland quiet once again.
Myles Lewis-Skelly – 8.5
What a player! Defended superbly and timed his run perfectly to score. Added insult to injury by celebrating Haaland-style.

Martin Odegaard – 8.0
Opened the scoring for Arsenal and had a solid game.
Thomas Partey – 9.0
In stunning form, making life difficult for City’s creators before capping off his performance with a superb goal.
Declan Rice – 8.5
Covered the most ground as usual and was relentless in midfield.
Gabriel Martinelli – 8.0
Ran tirelessly and should have scored in an impressive display.
Kai Havertz – 7.5
Recovered from a shocking first-half miss to score one of the goals.
Leandro Trossard – 7.5
Kept Arsenal’s left wing dangerous and provided solid support for Lewis-Skelly.
Substitutes:
Ethan Nwaneri – 8.0
Had only a few minutes on the pitch but still managed to score.
Mikel Merino – N/A
Riccardo Calafiori – N/A
Raheem Sterling – N/A
Thomas Partey has had a fine season but his display today was simply sublime.If we do not offer to extend his current contract we could be accused of madness.
Thomas party on his days is the best at what he does, even if we have an understudy, it will take our understudy years to be at this level and I dare not say we loose him this season🌶️
I really think we should be training up MLS to take over in a year or two – think he’s one of the few players around with the right attributes for the role (composure being one of the most important), and he’s grown up a midfielder anyway.
Agree mostly with the ratings though i would put Rice level with Partey at 9 but Havertz up to an 8.
Havertz recovered from his shocking miss to score *a very fine goal*. He looked like his confidence was back, and it was arguably the best finish of the lot. Martinelli didn’t have to pass it to him, but it seemed like he wanted him to get a goal for his confidence, or something – fantastic decision by him for the team, if so.
Think the ratings are about right for me, except maybe Raya could have been higher – one of his saves was ridiculous (don’t think it’s hyperbolic to say one of the best I’ve seen in real time), and he had the ball at his feet a lot, but looked confident throughout (or at least everything I saw).
Thomas had fantastic game,but still needs a prolific striker . I was surprised with bernado silver moving out without even a yellow card
I apologise to Havertz for the unkind comment I made earlier. I agree with his rating but will add an extra half point as compensation.
Very sorry. Kai.
Havertz 8 for a goal and assist.
Rice 9- Man was just immense, same as Partey. When I see Rice and Partey infront of Saliba and Gabriel, my heart just calms down.. I know nothing is getting past them.
Same here. It’s just that the coach loves to tinker a lot. Makes me wonder when will he notice what the world has already seen. We hardly win games with Partey at right back position. 😟