The player ratings from the Emirates following Arsenal’s stalemate against Man United.
Wojciech Szczesny – 7
Pulled off wonderful save from Robin Van Persie to keep Man United at bay.
Bacary Sagna – 6
Sedate display, not much of note.
Per Mertesacker – 8
A towering display and a return to his best following the Liverpool debacle.
Laurent Koscielny – 7
Solid and never flustered, typical display from the Frenchman.
Kieran Gibbs – 7
Got forward a great deal, rarely in trouble on the back foot.
Mikel Arteta – 6
Broke up play when necessary but was anonymous for portions of the game.
Jack Wilshere – 6
A performance full of heart but lacked a killer instinct.
Mesut Ozil – 7
Measured display from the German who showed some nice touches and tried to get stuck in.
Santi Cazorla – 6
Pint sized Spaniard was found wanting, one/twos didn’t come off and far too often left waiting for the ball too long.
Tomas Rosicky – 6
The usually industrious midfielder rarely got going.
Olivier Giroud – 4
A very average display lacking any quality whatsoever.
Subs
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – 6
A couple of nice runs in and around the box after coming on for Rosicky.
Man United
David de Gea – 7
Spaniard pulled off a few saves where necessary.
Patrice Evra – 6
Got up and down well and his battle with compatriot Sagna was at times interesting.
Nemanja Vidic – 7
Serbian defended with passion, if perhaps lacking elegance and purpose.
Chris Smalling – 6
Solid enough alongside Vidic, was played out on the right in the second half.
Rafael – 7
Quite promising and attacking down the right wing before he landed on his head, was then subbed at half-time.
Tom Cleverley – 6
Bursts of activity but on the whole didn’t do a great deal.
Michael Carrick – 7
Tried to give his side direction and was one of the better players on show.
Luis Antonio Valencia – 6
Did little of note throughout, subbed late on.
Juan Mata – 6
A very quiet game from the Spaniard.
Wayne Rooney – 7
Would get 10/10 for shouting at the ref. Had some good spells but was used in a very deep lying attacking role.
Robin Van Persie – 5
Dutchman had two good chances and should have netted them both, did little else in the game.
Subs
Rio Ferdinand – 6
Solid alongside Vidic for the second half, switched off a little towards the end of the match.
Adnan Januzaj – 6
Nice dribbles but no end product.
Ashley Young – 6
Didn’t really have enough time to make an impact.
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