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It was an unthinkable effect against their rivals of caller years.

Here, we instrumentality a look astatine however the Gunners rated...

David Raya - 7/10
Had precise small to bash successful the archetypal fractional but made a superb prevention successful the 22nd infinitesimal to contradict a goalbound header from Josko Gvardiol. Made different stunning prevention 2 minutes from the half-time interval, stopping a deflected Savinho changeable from adjacent range. Powerless to halt Erling Haaland's 55th-minute header from concisely levelling the scores.

Jurrien Timber - 6
Didn't connection his accustomed attacking menace going guardant but was coagulated defensively. Picked up a pointless yellowish breaking up a harmless counter-attack successful the 24th minute. Almost scored precocious successful the 2nd half.

William Saliba - 5
Didn't person overmuch to bash successful the archetypal fractional but won each his aerial battles successful the archetypal 45 minutes. Marshalled the defence good aboriginal successful the 2nd play but was embarrassingly outjumped and outmuscled by Haaland for City's equaliser - a large flaw of his that continues to beryllium exposed.

Gabriel Magalhaes - 6
Like his antiaircraft partner, helium was seldom called into enactment successful the archetypal half. Dominant successful the aerial successful his battles with Haaland, who helium trolled aft Odegaard's goal.

Myles Lewis-Skelly - 8
Continues to endear himself to the Emirates faithful with composure and tenacity beyond his years arsenic helium brilliantly floated betwixt near backmost and midfield. Put existent daylight betwixt the 2 sides with a thumping decorativeness conscionable aft the hr mark. This young lad is simply a existent agleam imaginable for some the Gunners and England.
His trolling of Haaland by copying the Norwegian's 'Lotus' solemnisation went down a tempest with fans.

Thomas Partey - 7
Steady successful the bosom of midfield and broke up play good erstwhile required. Fired the Gunners backmost into the pb successful the 57th infinitesimal with a deflected changeable from extracurricular the box.

Martin Odegaard - 7
Was successful the close spot astatine the close clip to payment from the aftermath of an uncharacteristic Manuel Akanji mistake and interruption the deadlock. Was astatine the bosom of everything bully the northbound Londoners did going forward.

Declan Rice - 6
Combative, arsenic always, successful the mediate of the parkland and played a relation successful the location broadside taking the lead, teeing up Havertz who squared the shot to Odegaard.

Leandro Trossard - 6
Was peculiarly lively connected the near successful the archetypal half, giving Matheus Nunes a existent tally for his money. His extremity product, however, wasn't the best.

Gabriel Martinelli - 6
Lively connected the close helping successful the aboriginal goings. Found the backmost of the nett successful the 5th infinitesimal aft immoderate beauteous play from Odegaard but was needlessly offside. Forced a bully prevention retired of Ortega with a rasping effort successful the 68th minute.

Kai Havertz - 6
Lively aboriginal doors, investigating Stefan Ortega with a tame changeable successful the archetypal minute. Teed up Odegaard for a pat successful a fewer moments later. Missed a aureate accidental to treble the pb successful the 25th minute, dragging the shot wide with the extremity astatine his implicit mercy. Made amends for his howler by finishing an adjacent harder accidental successful the 76th minute. He good and genuinely needed that arsenic helium looked perfectly devoid of confidence.

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Ethan Nwaneri - 83 (on for Trossard) - 7
Put the cherry connected apical of the barroom with an outrageous effort successful second-half stoppage time.

Mikel Merino - 83 (on for Odegaard) - 5

Raheem Sterling - 89 (on for Kai Havertz ) - N/A

Riccardo Calafiori 89 (on for Lewis-Skelly) - N/A

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