Matt Turner: Excellent off his line all night with some really adept sweeping. Some bright interventions to prevent City pressure and looked confident with crosses. Not always the best with the ball, but certainly getting better. 8.
Takehiro Tomiyasu: Nearly managed a rare goal with an early effort, but was generally solid aside from that. Although the goal came from his side there was little he could do to stop it. 6.
Rob Holding: From minute one you could tell he was too focused on the individual battle with and that he had no belief he would ever win it. Son Heung-Min all over again. Arteta will surely have trust issues now throwing him in to big games. 3.
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Gabriel: Composed alongside the erratic Holding and tried to ensure his teammates were as progressive in possession as he was. One moment where he was slow to clear a ball allowed Haaland a good chance though. 6.
Kieran Tierney: The kind of performance we've come to expect from Tierney this season. Nothing particularly wrong, but not as good as Zinchenko. A little rushed on the ball at times and not as technically secure. 6.
Thomas Partey: Some decent moments on the ball and off it. Standard of what we expect from Partey. His going off at half time will be a massive concern if it's due to an injury though. 6.
Granit Xhaka: Couldn't impact the game going forward much as his role was defensive for much of the game. Did so abley, but Arsenal probably lost the midfield battle overall and he was part of that. 6.
Fabio Vieira: Some promising flashes in the first half in particular, but too anonymous for most of the game to have any chance of troubling the first team. Snatched at a decent chance. 6.
Bukayo Saka: Got frustrated as the night progressed with how his teammates were reluctant to get the ball forward to him quickly. Struggled to impact the game as a result. 6.
Eddie Nketiah: His hold up play is so much better than it used to be. But for a crucial intervention from Laporte he might have had another goal on the night. A little less influential than he would have hoped though. 6.
Leandro Trossard: Arsenal's best player in the first half. Intelligent pressing and direct dribbling that created the Gunners most threatening chances. Faded in the second, but promising early signs. 7.
SUBSTITUTES -
William Saliba: Looked so composed as an antidote to the frantic energy of Rob Holding in the first half. Managed to slience Haaland for the most part which is no mean feat. 7.
Albert Sambi Lokonga: Never quite looked in control of the ball when he got a hold of it. Not progressive enough. Defensively a little naive too on occasion. 5.
Gabriel Martinelli: Some real threat down the left, but held on to the ball for too long too often. Offside on too many occasions as well. His directness caused plenty problems though. 7.
Oleksandr Zinchenko: Technically sound and far more comfortable inverting than City. Not quite as influential offensively as he would have hoped though. Probably lucky to get off without a second yellow too. 6.
Martin Odegaard: Came on too late to influence the game. n/a.
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