Arsenal player ratings: Dominant Martinelli makes himself undroppable as anonymous Sterling blows big chance

DECLAN RICE'S archetypal Champions League extremity each but secured Arsenal's spot successful last-16 of Europe's finest.

Kai Havetz doubled the location side's pb against Dinamo Zagerb, but it was Gabriel Martinelli's extremity involvements that shone the brightest.

Arsenal's moved to 3rd successful the Uefa league standings but should've been retired of show aft missing a flurry of chances.

Dinamo, who are level connected points successful the standings with Manchester City, offered precise small for their raucous distant support.

As such, Mikel Arteta's men are acceptable to decorativeness successful the apical eight, though automatic qualification isn't mathematically confirmed yet.

On a freezing acold evening successful North London, SunSport's Katherine Walsh rates and slates each Arsenal performer.

David Raya - 6

A truly mediocre clearance invited unit from Dimino's beforehand 3 successful the first-half. A bosom successful rima infinitesimal for sure.

Jurrien Timber - 5

Involved successful aboriginal attacks and got backmost to artifact a unsafe Dinamo antagonistic arsenic things settled successful the 12th minute.

But was caught sleeping aft Luca Stojkovic won the shot disconnected him successful the 33rd minute, but was saved by Jakub Kiwior's interception.

Gabriel - 6

Missed a sitter to marque it 2-0 aft Odegaard enactment it connected a sixpence from a corner.

Held disconnected Stojkovic whenever helium was called upon, though Dinamo offered small going forward.

Jakub Kiwior - 7

For each the scrutiny he's faced, the Pole saved regular starter Timber from embarrassment and a definite Dinamo extremity wrong 33 minutes.

Oleksandr Zinchenko - 6

With teen Myles Lewis Skelly carrying a knock, the Ukrainian was guardant reasoning and whipped crosses into wasteful Havertz each evening.

Declan Rice - 8

Fired Arsenal up with a thunderous volley wrong 105 seconds - his first-ever Champions League goal.

But his country transportation was affected by the deafening distant extremity pelting integrative cups and lighters astatine his back.

Ran his bosom retired but fluffed a mediocre header, reminiscent of the aforesaid accidental missed against Man Utd successful the FA Cup defeat, to marque it 3-0.

Jorginho - 6

Horror backmost walk astir outgo his broadside the pb erstwhile helium enactment Raya successful occupation successful the 32nd minute.

But worked hard to triumph the shot backmost and enactment Martinelli done for a blistering run.

Martin Odegaard - 7

Engine of the team. Dropped backmost into midfield to supply an outlet for Kiwior whenever helium could.

A tap-in saw him people his archetypal extremity since the 5-2 triumph implicit West Ham astatine the decease to marque it 3-0.

Raheem Sterling - 5

A non event. The erstwhile England winger's was anemic in-front of extremity yet again.

But immoderate beauteous Sterling-esque runs of aged were a bully ticker astatine times, if that's each helium had to offer.

Lucky to debar a consecutive reddish aft nastily catching Maxime Bernauer's ankle with his studs conscionable seconds into the 2nd half.

Gabriel Martinelli - 8

A past ditch tackle denied him what would person been a sensational solo extremity from a 60-yard tally that woke Arsenal from their slumber.

Was the main attacking menace and had a manus successful some goals, archetypal crossing into Havertz, who laid it connected for Rice, earlier a glorious curling shot into the German for 2-0.

Kai Havertz - 6

Brushed disconnected caller disapproval with a cleanable laic disconnected for Rice to smash location and doubled Arsenal's pb with a laid-on header successful the 66th minute.

Was blessed to people but was wasteful earlier uncovering the backmost of the nett and often absent successful container during first-half attacks.

Subs

Ethan Nwarneri (for Sterling, 57 mins) - 6

A large applause welcomed the teen backmost from injury.

Thomas Partey (for Timber, 57 mins) - 6

Assured cameo successful midfield.

Kieran Tierney (for Zinchenko, 73 mins) - 5

Calm connected the shot aft coming on.

Leandro Trossard (for Havertz) - 5

Made his 100th quality for the club.