Arsenal put in a slightly improved performance against Manchester City on Thursday night, but ended with exactly the same result as at the weekend.

Arsene Wenger’s side lost 3-0 again, and City cut open their defence with ease. Arsenal did create a few good chances, including winning a penalty, but overall they were a class below their opponents.

Here are our individual ratings:

Defence

Petr Čech 2.5

Just like Ospina at the weekend, Čech didn’t look confident at all in goal.

He did perform slightly better than the Colombian, but still only made a couple of saves and completed 62% of his passes.

It’s hard to argue that he could’ve done more for the goals, but his distribution was extremely nervy.

Sead Kolašinac 2

Kolašinac continues to look a shadow of his former self.

He let Bernardo Silva find space for the first goal, and Kyle Walker for the third.

His passing was never composed and he picked up a first-half booking at 2-0 down.

Laurent Koscielny 2.5

Statistically, Koscielny didn’t do that badly on the night.

He made two clearances, blocked two shots, made two interceptions, five tackles and won over half of his duels.

Those stats don’t tell the story though. He was turned far too easily for the third goal, and played passes off the pitch at least four or five times.

A poor showing.

Shkodran Mustafi 1.5

I saw someone before the game saying Mustafi would either have a top performance or a disastrous one.

It was the latter.

His insistence on pushing right up on City players allowed them to find space behind him repeatedly.

His passing was the worst of any defender or midfielder.

There’s really nothing positive to say about him after that match.

Hector Bellerin 2

I’m a big fan of Bellerin and I think he’s played well in general in recent months.

On this occasion though, he struggled massively against one of the best wingers in the league in Sane.

The Spaniard couldn’t get anywhere near his German opponent, and as a result, the City man left with a goal and an assist.

Next, midfielders…

Midfield

Granit Xhaka 2.5

Like Koscielny, Xhaka had a good game if you only look at his stats.

He completed the most passes in the Arsenal team, as well as the most in the attacking third.

He made more ball recoveries than anyone except Gundogan, and won the most tackles.

The reality, however, is that he was partly at fault for two of the goals with his positioning.

Aaron Ramsey 5

Ramsey was probably Arsenal’s best performer on the night.

Despite being surrounded by error-prone players he actually managed to look decent.

His shot from Bellerin’s inaccurate cutback was impressively taken, and he almost certainly would’ve scored with a better pass.

You could see why the team miss him when he’s out.

Mesut Özil 3

Özil’s poor run of form continued on Thursday night.

In fairness, it’s hard for him to show his best when the players around him are playing so badly.

Also, he made as more chances than anyone else on the pitch, matched only by De Bruyne.

Still, this was another game where he looked a shadow of the player he was just a few weeks ago.

Next, forwards…

Forwards

Danny Welbeck 2.5

Welbeck put in a typical performance on Thursday night.

He helped out a lot defensively, but his passes were loose and his touch summed up when he spun around and fell over whilst struggling to run with the ball.

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Just the one blocked shot and no chances created isn’t good enough for a wide-forward.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan 4

In the first half Mkhitaryan was involved in a number of good moves.

He set Ramsey free, in behind for a cutback that Ederson almost spilled, had a shot of his own, and set Welbeck up with a low cross just before half-time.

At the start of the second half he won a penalty, but faded as the match went on.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2.5

Aubameyang struggled to get involved again, and missed his big chance when Ederson saved his penalty.

He did turn and shoot nicely on the volley a few minutes later, but just missed the target.

No one except City substitutes, Yaya Toure and Gabriel Jesus, spent less time on the ball than the Arsenal striker.