Arsenal put in arguably their best performance of the season so far against Spurs at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.
Admittedly, I’m not sure many fans predicted a win against our bitter north London rivals this weekend. However, those of us who did think we would get battered by Spurs are hugely glad to be wrong on this occasion.
Every single player turned up in style against Spurs, who are now only one point above Arsenal in the Premier League table, and it was an electrifying display.
Although the result could have gone either way during the opening 20 minutes, with the Gunners probably having the better of the chances, after that, it was all Arsenal and they could have won by several goals if their finishing had been on-point.
Here’s how they all got on individually.
1. Defence
Petr Cech – 9
Although the goalkeeper didn’t have a huge amount of work to do, he made four saves overall, including a massive one to deny Eric Dier’s header from creeping into the top corner in the 80th minute.
Laurent Kocielny – 8
The centre-back looked a little shaky at the beginning but went on to boss the game and be an integral player for Arsenal.
He won three tackles overall, four interceptions and made 11 clearances.
Shkodran Mustafi – 9
This was probably Mustafi’s best game since joining Arsenal last summer.
Not only did he score the Gunners’ first goal with a lovely header, he made 14 clearances and two interceptions, including a crucial block to deny Harry Kane a chance in the 56 minute.
Nacho Monreal – 7.5
The defender was as solid as ever, completing 33/38 passes.
Next up, Midfield