Nabil Bentaleb – 8
A dominant display from the Algeria international who is just getting better and better under Sherwood’s guidance and was great on the ball and showed superb maturity under pressure.
Gylfi Sigurdsson – 6
Was solid enough defensively in central midfield but needed to try and find his creativity more and unusually for the Icelandic star was poor from set pieces.
Aaron Lennon – 5
The winger was given the captain’s armband but this was another lacklustre and uninspiring performance from the 26-year-old.
Nacer Chadli – 8
Was given a different role in the No.10 spot behind the striker and looked good all game and really kick-started things for the visitors by scoring two goals in as many minutes in some style.
Andros Townsend – 5
Like his national team-mate on the opposite flank Townsend was pretty poor and although there was lots of running from the 22-year-old, as is becoming all too common the final delivery was nowhere to be seen.
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