Arsenal player ratings

Many fans were perhaps a little disappointed at the final whistle because we had gone ahead with 20 minutes left, however, a draw against the champions is a good result and one the team can draw confidence from.

In many respects we were lucky not to have our point stolen from us at the end, yet Danny Welbeck was so unlucky not to see his chip bounce into Joe Hart's net.

Ultimately the draw was a fair result, and on the whole the arsenal performance was one of the best we have seen this season.

It's time to push on from here though. 20 games in a row unbeaten at the Emirates, let's start winning more now!

Player ratings

Wojciech Szczęsny – 7 - Saved us at the end and did very little wrong. It would be unfair to blame him for either of the goals but could have possibly reached the equaliser, which was a shocking bit of defending all round. His distribution was as wayward was ever, and Ospina will eagerly be waiting his opportunity to shine.

Mathieu Debuchy- 6 - battled as ever, and looked good going forward. Hope his injury is not too bad. He really is an absolute fighter, works tirelessly up that right flank. His attacking ability means he was sometimes caught out up field, however it never proved to be too costly.

Per Mertesacker- 5 - authoritative but not great by any means. He's been better. He spoke of struggling to motivate himself after the World Cup win and that seems to be quite clear. He has certainly been better, however, knowing sensible Per he will soon be back to his towering, intimidating, game-reading best.

Laurent Koscielny – 7 - When the team was starting to lag after conceding the first goal, he did step up and we saw his superb pace as he broke up a number of city attacks and tried to drive the team forward. He was perhaps fortunate not to score an own goal at the end of the game, but is continuing to assert himself as the best centre back at the club.

Nacho Monreal - 7 - he was caught up field for the first goal, however it was Flamini who should have been covering. Overall it was one of Nacho's better fixtures up against a difficult Man City right wing. He was also a force going forward, often breaking quickly with the ball at feet. We saw some of his pace and he was frequently used as an efficient overlapping option.

Jack Wilshere- 8 - superb. Jack is getting back to his magnificent best. A superbly taken goal with a delightful chip over Hart, and had the bravery to stick his head in (despite his height!) to nod through to Sanchez to set up the Chilean's goal. Was dynamic on the ball and a constant threat. Would be great to see this man to do an 'Aaron Ramsey' and come on superbly in a season.

Aaron Ramsey - 5 - thought he was poor today, offered very little. He was sloppy and laboured on the ball, struggling to find the right pass. He is certainly suffering a dip in form in these opening stages of the season, however I am confident he will come good again very soon.

Mesut Ozil- 6 - Another German struggling since winning the World Cup. Although I thought at times he looked lively when breaking with the ball at his feet, he failed to stamp his name of this game at all. Perhaps this because he was cast out to the left wing birth. The thing is Wilshere played the 10 role brilliantly, it could be that our £42m man may struggle to tie down a first team place.

Alexis Sanchez – 8 - Worked so hard and scored a wonderful goal. That volley really was lovely wasn't it?! There's still more to come from him but his close control was beautiful again today, and I love how hard he works. He is sure to become a fan's favourite. Did not forget his defensive duties either, sprinting back to cover for his teammates. Delivery for free kicks was not great though which is something to work on.

Danny Welbeck- 7 - Another player who worked his nicely striped socks off. Gave this team a delightful new option in that he held up the ball well and also did superbly to get in behind. Was very unlucky not to see dink drop in the net, and to be honest looked better than Giroud ever has in a big game. Think he could be really strong for us in the longer term.

Mathieu Flamini – 5 - Not great, he's just not good enough, caught out as a weak DM on first goal. He did work hard as he always does but his lack of athleticism was highlighted in this game. He is too prone to go to ground in my view and despite the fact he is meant to 'sit', he often strays and is caught out. Think not buying a DM could be arsenals downfall this season (again!!!).

Calum Chambers - 6 - actually seemed to struggle in the right back birth even though it is meant to be more familiar to him. May have been at fault for City's equaliser as well.

Oxlade-Chamberlain- n/a - did not play long enough to judge.

Overall a pretty good team performance. Let's advance from here. #coyg #uta

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Comments  

#10 # Aaron James Ramsey 2014-09-15 13:59
I think Cazorla should play more
+3 #9 Simmons 2014-09-14 12:08
Our weakest link was Ozil n he shld av been sub in the second half. Carzola deserve a place in Wenger‘s crucial 11. Campbell deserve a chance.
#8 kliff the gooner 2014-09-14 04:24
It's been said again and again defensively we are weak, Nacho Monreal was our weakest pint. Lacking a DM is gonna cost us a lot. Chelsea is already running away with the title.
+1 #7 dcdc 2014-09-14 00:29
A decent performance, but the same old story. Clueless Wenger, inadequate DM. The latter wn't change while the former remains in charge.
+2 #6 Kash 2014-09-13 23:18
Why doesn't Wenger know when to make subs. EVERYONE watching today would have made changes well before he did (tactical ones, not ones due to injury) and the players he takes off, often are the wrong ones. Today Ozil should have gone off!
+2 #5 john 2014-09-13 22:34
Please,we are still crying wenger can't win the title.why can't he apply campbell?
+1 #4 TC 2014-09-13 22:25
This was a game we threw away, Wonga again fooks up by not subbing that lazy basta*d Ozil, this guy needs to be gone from our club. He just strolls around and lets everybody else do the work.
Last gasp sub didn't help either WTF didn't Wonga bring on the subs when we were 2-1 up???? he has lost the plot. HTF you gave Ozil 6 is beyond me he deserved a 3 at most Flamster was sh1te as well and should have got 3 as well and Rambo 4, Oh and Wonga 2.
#3 paul 2014-09-13 20:56
The players set about getting the upper hand over Man City and Welbeck was u lucky not to get a goal,but again the defence let us down Monreal was no where for their first goal and again bad marking on the set piece again gave them the equaliser
Lucky not to lose it in the end but if we are to win something this year then we need to be more solid
Bringing on the subs near the end is a waste of time,it was crying out for Cazorls and either Podolski or Campbell
Please give Campbell a chance to show what he can do in the Benfica game he was excellent
-10 #2 StevieBlue 2014-09-13 20:13
Watching Wilshere was like watching Splash. How many dives can he get away with?
+8 #1 Voice of reason 2014-09-13 19:59
Several positives to take from today, however our traditional weaknesses once more highlighted: lack of threat from set-pieces, weak defensively on set pieces, lack of solid DM, too much intricacy at times in build up play leading to loss of possession and fast turnover for a quick opponent , wenger inability to change a game with subs (Ramsey look knackered and Ozil was poor- both should have been off around the hour mark).