Arsenal squandered an easy three points against Watford in the most Arsenal way possible.

Arsenal were in good form before the international break and, for the first time in a while, there was some excitement to see them play again.

Unfortunately, the performance left much to be desired. At best, Arsenal played within themselves but did just enough to take a half-time lead. That all went down the drain in the second half as we failed to put the game to bed, conceded a penalty after a Richarlison dive, then came away with nothing as Tom Cleverley scored the winner in stoppage time.

Just like that, a good run of form came to a crashing halt, and everyone is miserable again.

So, how did our darling, lovable plays fare?

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Hector Bellerin 4

His willingness to get forward was tempered by a frequently disappointing end product. While he’ll feel hard done by on the penalty decision, he struggled with Richarlison all match, and was beaten one v one on too many occasions.

Mohamed Elneny 4

The Egyptian did precious little to effect the game from the centre of the pitch, in a game crying out for some quality in midfield. His limitations on the ball were all too apparent, and ensured we keenly felt Ramsey’s absence.

Granit Xhaka 4

It’s gone under the radar, but Xhaka has had a poor start to the season. His passing has grown sloppy, as for every pass he threads through the middle of the pitch he puts one straight out of play under no pressure. It was his defending, though, that left much to be desired, especially as he watched Tom Cleverley stand in space just yards away for him for the winner and didn’t see it fit to close him down.

Sead Kolasinac 5

A forgettable game for the Bosnian, who perhaps wasn’t as fit as we would have liked. He seemed more conservative with his runs forward, and didn’t make the most of the good positions he found himself in when he did venture forward.

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