Sunday, February 2, 2025

Player ratings: Arsenal 5-1 Manchester City

Arsenal put on a stunning display to humble Manchester City on Sunday evening at The Emirates.

The Gunners took a very early lead with Martin Odegaard converting from a Kai Havertz pass.

Erling Haaland equalised in the second half, only for Arsenal to immediately hit back through Thomas Partey and then the floodgates opened. Goals from Myles Lewis-Skelly, Havertz and Ethan Nwaneri completed the rout.

Rate the players below and see the fan averages, and scroll down to see my ratings. 

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Here’s how I rated the players:

David Raya – 9

Jurrien Timber – 8

William Saliba – 8

Gabriel – 9

Myles Lewis-Skelly – 9

Thomas Partey – 9

Martin Odegaard – 8

Declan Rice – 9

Gabriel Martinelli – 8

Leandro Trossard – 8

Kai Havertz – 8

Men of the match: Declan Rice. Quite a few candidates today but for me Rice was incredible. He has been so good for a few months now, but his energy and ability going forward, setting up a few of the goals, is now showing how good he can be as a number eight.

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