Player focus

Aaron Ramsey loves the FA Cup and, once again, he was a crucial player for Arsenal against Chelsea in the final.

What else is there left to say about Alexis Sanchez that hasn’t already been said?

Mesut Ozil demonstrated against Chelsea in the FA Cup final exactly why Arsene Wenger splashed £42.5m on him four years ago.

Calum Chambers started and completed the full 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 3-0 away defeat against Liverpool.

Danny Welbeck’s assist for Hector Bellerin’s goal against Everton was probably one of the best in football history.

Mesut Ozil proved once again versus Everton on Sunday afternoon that he’s far from the lazy player he’s been branded numerous times this season.

Since signing for Arsenal from Bolton in 2016, Rob Holding has shown time and time again why Arsene Wenger has reason to be very excited about his future.

Well, no matter how much he can frustrate at times, with his poor passes and running into defenders, Alexis Sanchez is one hell of a goal scorer and we’re very lucky to have him.

Alexis Sanchez had the highest rating out of everyone else on the pitch during Stoke v Arsenal despite playing – and scoring – on one leg!

Rob Holding started his third successive Premier League fixture on Saturday against Mark Hughes’ Stoke side and went from strength-to-strength with his defensive display.

Having not featured for almost a month, sidelined with a thigh injury, Shkodran Mustafi started and excelled as Arsenal kept a well-earned clean sheet against Southampton.

Alexis Sánchez has been criticised for some lacklustre performances of late, where he has only shown flashes of the world-class ability we’ve become accustomed to seeing on a weekly basis.

Mesut Özil is not a big-game player. He fades when his side need him most and is a luxury player, one that Arsenal cannot afford – so say his critics, especially in the media.

Once again, Granit Xhaka was one of Arsenal’s best performers against Manchester United and scored a vital goal during our 2-0 win.

Alexis Sánchez was not at his world-class best against Manchester United, but showed flashes of individual brilliance during our 2-0 victory on Sunday.

Olivier Giroud did a good job during Arsenal’s 2-0 loss against Spurs… a good job at masquerading as an inanimate object, that is.

Petr Cech was one of Arsenal’s stand-out players against Tottenham and if it hadn’t been for his presence in goal, the scoreline could have been far more humiliating than 2-0.

It was a frustrating evening for Theo Walcott against Leicester City on his return to the starting lineup.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was a revelation for Arsenal during their 2-1 win over Manchester City at Wembley.

Somehow, everyone knew that it was always going to be Alexis Sanchez that scored the winner to put Arsenal through to the FA Cup final against Chelsea.