CM: Santi Cazorla – 4
Another sub-par display from Cazorla who’s constant attempts to dribble out of trouble and find short passes seemed to continually put Arsenal in trouble and made it a particularly frustrating day in the middle – especially with Aaron Ramsey being forced onto the wing to accommodate both players.
RW: Aaron Ramsey – 8
Completely isolated on the right but Arsenal’s one bright spark in the first half. When he was finally moved into the centre late in the second 45, he was a revelation and dictating the Gunners forward drives as they hunted for an equaliser.
As Graeme Souness said in the post-match analysis, the Welshman continues to put in seven or eight out of ten shifts every single game and you’d suggest sometimes it’s a little under appreciated.
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