CAM: Mesut Ozil – 8
A real delight to watch, Ozil was the architect, the puppet master of the Arsenal side. The German was the focal point of the Arsenal game plan but couldn’t quite breach the robust Chelsea defensive wall.
LW: Alexis Sanchez – 7
To his credit, the Chilean didn’t let the rough and tumble handed out to him by Branislav Ivanovic early on affect him and put in a typically fiery and energetic effort.
Unfortunately he, like his Arsenal teammates, couldn’t break through the Chelsea lines.
CF: Olivier Giroud – 6
Outmuscled for the most part by Terry and Cahill whp certainly did a job on him. His hold and link-up play was typically astute but could never get a clear cut chance.
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