Arsenal's French-born Ivorian midfielder Nicolas Pepe (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 16, 2020.

Arsenal Player Ratings vs Newcastle United

Arsenal achieved their biggest win of the season against Newcastle United on Sunday, after a blistering second-half performance at the Emirates Stadium.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Hector Bellerin embraces Gabriel Martinelli and Lucas Torreira of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at Stamford Bridge on January 21, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

2 standout stars: Arsenal’s January player ratings

January was Mikel Arteta's first full month in charge of Arsenal, so how did the players rate?

Arsenal Player Ratings vs Bournemouth

Arsenal progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup with a win over Bournemouth on Monday night, as their young players stole the show.
Arsenal's Brazilian striker Gabriel Martinelli (R) celebrates with Arsenal's English striker Bukayo Saka after scoring the equalising goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in London on January 21, 2020. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

Arsenal player ratings vs Chelsea: Youngsters star again

10-man Arsenal earned a relatively meaningless point with a hugely meaningful performance to come from behind twice to draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal player ratings vs Sheffield United: Saka stars

Here are our player ratings as Arsenal drew 1-1 with high-flying Sheffield United on Saturday, in a game they could and should have won.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 06: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal reacts during the FA Cup Third Round match between Arsenal FC and Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium on January 06, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Arsenal Player Ratings vs Leeds: A tale of two halves

Arsenal took part in a tale of two halves against Leeds United on Monday, struggling to get a foothold in the first before dominating the second to win.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Lucas Torreira, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Bernd Leno of Arsenal celebrate victory with their team mates after the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on January 01, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Arsenal Player Ratings vs Manchester United: Arteta’s first win

Arsenal got their first win under Mikel Arteta with a convincing performance in a 2-0 over Manchester United on New Year's Day.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 29: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC at Emirates Stadium on December 29, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Arsenal Player Ratings vs Chelsea: A few impress despite defeat

Arsenal threw away 83 minutes of good work to lose against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, in Mikel Arteta's first home game in charge.
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal shakes hands with Eddie Howe, Manager of AFC Bournemouth ahead of the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal FC at Vitality Stadium on December 26, 2019 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Arsenal Player Ratings vs Bournemouth: Arteta manages his first game

Mikel Arteta managed his first game as Arsenal head coach against Bournemouth on Thursday, overseeing a 1-1 draw away from home.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 21: Yerry Mina of Everton tackles Bukayo Saka of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Arsenal FC at Goodison Park on December 21, 2019, in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Arsenal player ratings vs Everton: Young defenders impress in drab draw

Arsenal kept a clean sheet for the first time since October 6th in a boring 0-0 draw against Everton on Saturday lunchtime.

Arsenal player ratings vs Manchester City: Did anyone actually play well?

Arsenal fell apart in the first half against Manchester City on Sunday to concede a 3-0 lead they never looked like coming back from.
Arsenal's English striker Bukayo Saka (C) celebrates with teammate Arsenal's French striker Alexandre Lacazette (R) after scoring a goal during the UEFA Europa League Group F football match between R. Standard de Liege and Arsenal FC at the Maurice Dufrasne Stadium in Sclessin on December 12, 2019. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsenal Player Ratings vs Liege: Bukayo Saka stars as Arsenal scrape top spot

Arsenal fought back from 2-0 down to secure a draw and top their Europa League group on Thursday night, though not entirely convincingly.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 09: Freddie Ljungberg, Interim Manager of Arsenal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal FC at London Stadium on December 09, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Arsenal player ratings vs West Ham: Front three save the day

Arsenal finally got a win on the board against West Ham on Monday, coming from behind in a 10-minute blitz at the London Stadium.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Freddie Ljungberg caretaker Arsenal coach during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion at Emirates Stadium on December 5, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Arsenal Player Ratings vs Brighton: Only 1 player lived up to expectations

Arsenal's first home game under Freddie Ljungberg ended in disappointment as Brighton won 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.
NORWICH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Interim Manager of Arsenal, Freddie Ljungberg looks on during the Premier League match between Norwich City and Arsenal FC at Carrow Road on December 01, 2019, in Norwich, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Norwich City: Arsenal have to come from behind to draw in...

Arsenal came from behind twice to draw against Norwich City in Freddie Ljungberg's first game in charge, though they really needed a win.
Arsenal's Spanish head coach Unai Emery gestures on the touchline during their UEFA Europa league Group F football match between Arsenal and Eintracht Frankfurt at the Emirates stadium in London on November 28, 2019. - Unai Emery's troubled tenure at Arsenal ended with him being sacked on November 29, 2019 less than two years after being appointed with the club on their worst run since 1992 having failed to win for seven matches. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Unai Emery’s final Arsenal game: Player Ratings vs Frankfurt

Arsenal lost 2-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday, in what would turn out to be Unai Emery's final game as head coach of the club.
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Southampton FC at Emirates Stadium on November 23, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Southampton: Another drab showing as Arsenal rescue draw against relegation candidates

Arsenal put in another dismal performance in a 2-2 draw with relegation candidates Southampton on Saturday, and they were very lucky not to lose.
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City shoots under pressure from Matteo Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal FC at The King Power Stadium on November 09, 2019, in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

Player Ratings vs Leicester City: Damaging but predictable defeat leaves Arsenal way off the...

Arsenal suffered a damaging but entirely predictable defeat to Leicester City on Saturday, losing 2-0 to drop nine points behind their top-four rivals.

Player Ratings vs Vitoria: Another repeat of the Wolves, Watford and Palace matches

Arsenal gave away another lead in an incredibly boring draw away to Vitoria to drop their first points of the Europa League group stage.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal is challenged by Harvey Elliott of Liverpool during the Carabao Cup Round of 16 match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on October 30, 2019 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

4 best and 2 worst: Arsenal October player ratings

Arsenal played six matches in October, winning three, losing two (one on penalties), and drawing one, scoring 15 and conceding 10 in the process, but who was the overall best and worst players from the month in Arsenal's October player ratings?
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 02: Manager of Arsenal, Unai Emery makes a point during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium on November 02, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Wolves: Özil stars but Arsenal surrender another lead

It's groundhog day at Arsenal as Unai Emery's team dropped a lead to surrender a win against Wolves in a desperately uninspiring performance.
Joe Willock celebrates after scoring his goal (Photo via Twitter / Arsenal)

Arsenal vs Liverpool player ratings as both teams decide not to defend

Arsenal lost on penalties after a crazy game at Anfield, as both club’s reserve sides took each other on in the League Cup.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal reacts to having his team's third goal disallowed following a VAR check during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on October 27, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Crystal Palace: Arsenal blow lead to draw in controversial circumstances

Arsenal threw away another two-goal lead on Sunday to draw with Crystal Palace, in a game filled with controversy.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: Nicolas Pepe of Arsenal scores his team's second goal during the UEFA Europa League group F match between Arsenal FC and Vitoria Guimaraes at Emirates Stadium on October 24, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Vitoria: Nicolas Pepe stars despite uninspiring team performance

Arsenal staged a late comeback on Thursday night thanks largely to Nicolas Pepe, coming from behind to beat Vitoria 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium.
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal sits on an advertising board on the sideline during the Premier League match between Sheffield United and Arsenal FC at Bramall Lane on October 21, 2019, in Sheffield, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Sheffield United: Arsenal slump to embarrassing defeat after lifeless performance

Arsenal put in a limp performance against Sheffield United on Monday as they suffered a 1-0 defeat away from home.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: David Luiz of Arsenal scores his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and AFC Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium on October 06, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Bournemouth: Arsenal earn 3 points despite making things difficult for themselves

Arsenal made hard work of another home win on Sunday, this time against Bournemouth.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Europa League group F match between Arsenal FC and Standard Liege at Emirates Stadium on October 03, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Standard Liege: Martinelli rampant as Arsenal win 4-0

Arsenal's youngsters, backup players and injury returners put in another fantastic performance on Thursday night to ease past Standard Liege 4-0.
English referee Kevin Friend shows a yellow card to Arsenal's English defender Calum Chambers (R) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on September 30, 2019. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is Arsenal’s PotM for September

September has been and gone and a month that saw us start against Spurs and end against United told us quite a bit.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Ashley Young of Manchester United battles for possession with Bukayo Saka of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal FC at Old Trafford on September 30, 2019, in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Manchester United: Saka stars as Arsenal come from behind to draw

Arsenal came from behind to draw against Manchester United on Monday night in a scrappy match that never really lived up to the hype.
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal celebrates scoring the fifth goal during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest at Emirates Stadium on September 24, 2019, in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Nottingham Forest: Arsenal ease to comfortable 5-0 cup win

Arsenal eased to an unexpectedly comfortable win over Nottingham Forest in their League Cup fixture on Tuesday, with a number of players returning from injury.
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on September 22, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Aston Villa: Arsenal fight back to win despite defensive frailties

Arsenal fought back with 10 men to defeat Aston Villa 3-2 on Sunday, showing a lot of spirit amid all the same problems that have been plaguing the team this season.

Arsenal player ratings vs Frankfurt: Saka stars, Martinez makes assured return

Bukayo Saka starred as Arsenal recorded a 3-0 away victory over Frankfurt that was less convincing than it sounds.
Watford's English striker Andre Gray (L) and Arsenal's Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos look on during the English Premier League football match between Watford and Arsenal at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford, north of London on September 15, 2019. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)

Player ratings vs Watford – Arsenal embarrassed in two-goal comeback

Arsenal fell disappointingly short against bottom-of-the-table Watford on Sunday, throwing away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2.
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on September 01, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Arsenal vs Spurs player ratings: Gunners disappointed to settle for draw despite comeback

Arsenal came back from 2-0 down to draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, but they left as the unhappier of the two sides.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal (obscured) celebrates with teammates as Nacho Monreal jumps on top after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Arsenal FC at St. James Park on August 11, 2019 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

No clear best player but the worst is obvious: Arsenal August player ratings

August's football is already over and while it is still relatively early, we're starting to get a feel for how Unai Emery wants his team to line up and play.
Arsenal's French-born Ivorian midfielder Nicolas Pepe (R) controls the ball in front of Liverpool's Scottish defender Andrew Robertson (L) during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on August 24, 2019. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)

Liverpool vs Arsenal player ratings: Pepe impressive in a disappointing defeat

Arsenal suffered another disappointing defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, though perhaps not quite as embarrassing as in the last couple of years.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 17: Dani Ceballos of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Burnley FC at Emirates Stadium on August 17, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Player ratings vs Burnley: Dani Ceballos stars on home debut

Arsenal won their first home match of the Premier League season against Burnley on Saturday, to make it two wins from two games in 2019/20.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after scoring against Newcastle United (Photo via Twitter / Arsenal)

Aubameyang excellent, defence hold firm: Newcastle vs Arsenal player ratings

Arsenal managed to grind out a 1-0 win over Newcastle United in their opening Premier League fixture, despite a number of their potential starters sitting on the bench.
Joe Willock against Olympique Lyonnais in pre-season (Photo via Football.London)

Player ratings vs Lyon: Willock, Aubameyang and Nelson impress but Arsenal slip to 2-1...

Arsenal suffered a 2-1 defeat to Olympique Lyonnais in the Emirates Cup on Sunday afternoon.
Alexandre Lacazette taking a penalty against Real Madrid in pre-season (Photo via Reuters)

Player ratings vs Real Madrid: Martinez impresses but Arsenal edged out on penalties

Arsenal lost on penalties to Real Madrid to end their 100% pre-season record, after drawing 2-2 in normal time.