Arsenal went to Liverpool and lost in a way we’ve seen all too many times before.
I’m bored. So bored.
These ratings could reflect that.
Petr Cech 4
Conceded three, didn’t get much help from his defence.
Hector Bellerin 4
Has been poor for a while.
Shkodran Mustafi 5.5
Did he win a tackle? Seemed to struggle at times but made 7 clearances.
Laurent Koscielny 6.5
Kos is Kos. 5 interceptions, 5 clearances, no tackles.
Nacho Monreal 5
Probably more useful as a snack than a footballer these days.
Granit Xhaka 10/5
If he can get booked for a tackle he wasn’t even involved in, I can give him a 10. Really though, he wasn’t great but wasn’t helped by having to be Arsenal’s midfield all by himself.
Francis Coquelin 1
Were we better because Alexis came on or because he went off? Indeed. Get in the bin.
Alex Iwobi 3
Why did he stay on? Because we’ve no other creative players. Or ‘no creative players at all’ if you count Iwobi on recent form.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 6
Ox out wide is not Ox in the middle.
Danny Welbeck 6
Scored. Didn’t really do much else. Excellent finish, though.
Olivier Giroud 5
Played a big man, put in three accurate crosses (out of 15).
Alexis 6
Came on, created a goal, drifted out of the game when Lucas and Walcott joined him on the pitch.
Lucas 5
What was he supposed to do with less than 20 minutes and the team playing like this?
Walcott 4
17 minutes. Two passes, 1 cross. That is all.