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[Player Ratings] Arsenal 0-0 Sporting: Guendouzi composed, Ramsey disappoints

By mac14 on November 8, 2018

Arsenal qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League after drawing 0-0 with Sporting Lisbon at the Emirates on Thursday night.

We weren’t at our best at all and struggled to find our fluency but in fairness the game was overshadowed by a serious ankle injury to Danny Welbeck midway through the first half.

Here are my ratings:

Cech 6/10 | Had very little to do. Barely touched the ball all night.

Jenkinson 6/10 | A steady performance from the out-of-favour full-back. Not easy to play at left-back but did OK – apart from a wild attempted volley from 25 yards!

Sokratis 7/10 | Given very little trouble by the Sporting attack but did make a couple of decent blocks. Good to see him back as we’ve missed him in recent weeks.

Holding 7/10 | Another solid performance from the improving Holding. Didn’t put a foot wrong.

Lichtsteiner 6.5/10 | Put a couple of decent crosses in but sadly limped off with a hamstring injury.

Guendouzi 7.5/10 | Dictated the tempo of the game with some neat passing and was our most industrious player. Booked for a cynical foul on Nani after he failed to kick the ball out for the injured Lichtsteiner.

Ramsey 5/10 | Failed to take his chance. Looked off the pace and struggled to influence the game. Overplayed at times too.

Smith Rowe 6/10 | Not as involved as we’ve seen in previous outings. Was given some rough treatment by the visitors but he’ll learn from it.

Mkhitaryan 5/10 | Missed a decent chance late on to get on the score-sheet. He’s struggling for form and it showed tonight.

Iwobi 6/10 | A few flashes of his quality but nothing really came off for him.

Welbeck N/A | Stretchered off with a serious ankle injury in the first half. Looks like a season ending injury. Absolutely heartbreaking for Danny.

Subs:

Aubameyang 6/10 | Missed a couple of half chances but was starved of service and kept under a tight leash by the well organised Sporting defence. Was clean through late on before being chopped down by Mathieu – who was sent off.

Kolasinac 5/10 | Added some balance down the left side after replacing Jenks.

Maitland-Niles N/A |