Dan’s Man United v Arsenal Player Ratings – Saka MOTM

Leno 7
Could he have done better with the goal? He made a good save late on from free kick, but he still needs to stop trying to pass out to defenders

Chambers 7
Given that he was booked early produced a real intelligent display, refusing to dive in.

Luiz 8
Best game for us so far. In last 20 minutes he was throwing himself at the ball. He still leaves his foot dangling too much though.

Sokratis 7
Did his job well but loses a mark for sometimes being hesitant.

Kolasinac 6
Couldn’t get forward but did well enough defensively. Loses a mark for a risky handball after poor control.

Xakha 7
Good leadership, matching Man United’s physicality. He wasn’t creative enough though, more broke the game up.

Torreria 6
Very busy but another big game where we didn’t need 3 defensive midfielders. At times was furthest forward which is not his game.

Guendouzi 8
Starting to become very consistent. Was everywhere. Doesn’t always get his final ball right but his energy is amazing.

Pepe 5 B
Brought tin o win us games like this, but he had poor decision-making in the final third. Like he is overthinking things. Poor delivery from set pieces as well.

Saka 9
We learnt so much about his personality, to play how he did at Old Trafford shows strong mentality. He carried the ball, and unlike Pepe, had the confidence to run at defenders. Could/should have scored a goal to make himself famous.

Aubameyang 7
Didn’t do too much before his goal, and his build up play was a bit passive, but after the equaliser there was a 10 min spell where he demanded the ball on wing. However, Emery then appeared to have already settled for a point.

Subs
Ceballos 6
We couldn’t get the ball on the ground enough for him. Maybe he could show a bit more belief in final third?

Nelson 5
If the manager is leaving out Ozil, the likes of Nelson needs to show more creativity. He still doesn’t look like he believes in himself in the final third. I liked how he helped out Chambers though.

Willock 6
One of the few players who drove at United in last 10 mins after we seemed to have settled for a point. Maybe Emery should have subbed him on earlier?