Arsenal clashed heads with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to grab all three points on the road in the Premier League. The Gunners made a horror start to the game as they shipped in the opening goal in the seventh minute when Kevin De Bruyne scored with a good strike. John Stones doubled Man City’s advantage in injury time as the North London club went into the half-time interval 2-0 down on the scoreline.
De Bruyne scored again for the home side in the 54th minute. However, the Gunners scored a consolation goal in the 86th minute when Rob Holding found the back of the net. Erling Haaland ended up netting another goal for Man City in injury time as Mikel Arteta’s men crashed to a poor 4-1 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player performed during the match against Manchester City.
GK: Aaron Ramsdale – 6.5/10
The English keeper made a lot of crucial saves at the back which kept the scoreline somewhat respectable for the Gunners.
RB: Ben White – 6/10
He made a few important clearances inside his half but struggled to influence the game going forward.
CB: Rob Holding – 7/10
Holding did his fair share of defending and scored Arsenal’s only goal with a good finish.
CB: Gabriel – 5.5/10
He struggled to cope with the pace of the Man City attacks and produced a lackluster display on the defensive end of the pitch.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6/10
He worked hard at both ends of the pitch but has got nothing to show for his efforts.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 6/10
Odegaard made one key chance in the final third but was mostly quiet during the game.
CM: Thomas Partey – 6/10
He failed to protect his backline and had some lively moments in the final third.
CM: Granit Xhaka – 6.5/10
Xhaka didn’t do much defending but caused a few problems for the opposition defenders.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10
He made two promising runs with the ball but there was no goal for him tonight.
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 6/10
Jesus struggled to cause problems for the Man City defenders and never looked like he would score.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 6/10
Martinelli came back to defend when required but offered very little in the final third.
Substitutes:
ST: Leandro Trossard – 6.5/10
He picked up an assist for setting up Holding’s goal.
CM: Jorginho – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Emile Smith Rowe – 6/10
He struggled to get into the rhythm of the game.
RW: Reiss Nelson – 6/10
Nelson made one decent run with the ball.
ST: Eddie Nketiah – 6/10
He had one lively moment after coming on as a substitute.
