Player focus

In our match preview, I stressed the importance of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starting against Middlesbrough. He didn’t disappoint.

It’s no coincidence that when Mesut Ozil has a stunning match, the rest of the Arsenal team also buck up their ideas.

Alexis Sanchez was back to his world class best during Arsenal’s 3-0 win against West Ham on Wednesday night.

Mohamed Elneny may not be a world class defensive midfielder but boy does it give it a go.

Granit Xhaka was once again Arsenal’s stand-out passmaster against West Ham on Wednesday night.

David Ospina didn’t fill many Arsenal fans with confidence during his performance against Manchester City but he did have his moments.

Although Leroy Sane has been receiving all the plaudits following Arsenal and Manchester City’s 2-2 draw, Mesut Ozil had a better game than will be reported.

Francis Coquelin and Granit Xhaka in midfield just doesn’t seem to be working.

Despite being poor positionally against Manchester City, Shkodran Mustafi still managed to come away with a goal and assist.

Does anyone else find Alexis Sanchez incredibly frustrating at times these days?

Arsenal’s 2-2 draw against Manchester City highlighted Theo Walcott’s strengths and weaknesses.

When Shkodran Mustafi signed for Arsenal from Valencia during the summer, most Gooners were over the moon with the new defender but now it appears he’s perhaps not the player we thought he was.

Although no Arsenal player was exactly fantastic against West Brom, Granit Xhaka wasn’t as horrendous as some.

Theo Walcott was anonymous against West Brom and Twitter didn’t hold back in its criticism of the inconsistent forward.

David Ospina must be the gift that keeps on giving if you support any team other but Arsenal.

Alexis Sanchez was probably Arsenal’s best player against West Brom.

Although Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is far from a perfect player, his desire to succeed means that Arsenal fans on Twitter are fighting his corner.

Hector Bellerin hasn’t been up to his usual standard for months now but his performance against West Brom was perhaps one of his worst.

Granit Xhaka picked up his eighth yellow card of the season against Lincoln.

Although it was far from a spectacular performance from Theo Walcott against Lincoln City, the forward was one of Arsenal’s best players.