After a frustrating 8 year spell of draws and losses, Arsenal finally prevailed over a competitive Manchester City side in the Premier League, even without the influential Bukayo Saka.

Stellar performances across the back denied Haaland, who didn’t have a single shot the entire game and lost possession 8 times against resilient Arsenal defenders. Despite the entire team putting in an excellent shift to earn the victory, certain players stood out more than others at the Emirates.

Player ratings:

Raya: 5 very shaky performance unfortunately for the Spaniard, who was lucky not to be caught out.

Zinchenko: 7.5 solid defensively, concentrated well throughout the game.

Gabriel & Saliba: 9.5 they work as one at this point, colossal defenders. Both MOTM contenders.

White: 8 similar to Zinchenko, a nutmeg on Doku sealed a good performance on his Birthday.

Rice: 9.5 MOTM performance, 1 goal line block, 3 interceptions and 90% pass accuracy speaks for itself. He was everywhere tonight for the Gunners.

Jorginho: 6 was not a standout performer, didn’t do much wrong though.

Ødegaard: 8 aside from some awry shots, the Captain put in a spirited shift for Arsenal tonight and controlled midfield.

Trossard: 5 unfortunately, not really in the game and 45 minutes even seemed too many.

Nketiah: 5 again, not effective in games like these and only had 19 touches in 75 minutes.

Jesus: 7.5 seems much better out wide than central, worked relentlessly hard for the victory.

Subs:

Martinelli: 9.5 even after just returning from injury, Martinelli changed the dynamic of the game and ultimately got the winning goal for the Gunners.

Tomiyasu: 8 (relative to the time he played), didn’t put a foot wrong and was crucial in the buildup to the goal.

Havertz: 8.5 (relative to the time he played), perfect layoff for Martinelli, showed his attributes as a 9.

Partey: 8.5 again perfect in the buildup for the goal, kept the tempo well.