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.

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

Midfield

Aaron Ramsey – 7.5

While Rambo only put in one key pass and completed 27/37 passes all game, he didn’t stop running throughout and if him and Alexis didn’t hate each other, perhaps he could have influenced the outcome more.

Granit Xhaka – 7

Despite most of us dreading the moment he would get sent off after his yellow card, Xhaka managed to stay on the pitch.

He had two shots and won three aerial duels.

Hector Bellerin – 8

Just as we all thought Bellerin was never going to get back to his best, he puts in a solid performance during a huge match.

The Spaniard didn’t have the best pass accuracy (68%) but he seemed on the ball and drove play forward.

Sead Kolasinac – 7

The wing-back was a boss as usual, getting back but also quick on the counter-attack.

He made five clearances and one interception.

Next up, forwards

Forwards

Mesut Ozil – 10

This was one of Ozil’s best games for Arsenal. He made FOUR key passes, assisted Mustafi’s goal, and never stopped trying to pick a pass and influence the game, even when he was clearly knackered towards the end.

When he plays like that, he’s unbeatable.

Alexis Sanchez – 9

A brilliant performance from the Chilean – in stark contrast to his display against Manchester City.

The forward scored, completed five dribbles and had SIX shots.

Alexandre Lacazette – 8

Although the striker failed to score, he assisted Alexis’ goal and got into some brilliant positions, he just seemed a tiny bit off the pace.

Stats via WhoScored.