Olivier Giroud bagged a brace, but Arsene Wenger will be unhappy they didn’t score more…
Arsenal beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. The victory means they still have a chance of defending their trophy.
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How did their players rank in the match?
GK) Wojciech Szczesny, 6
Had little to do in his return to the starting XI, but did what he had to with ease.
RB) Calum Chambers, 6
The defence wasn’t tested much against the Championship side, and the England international may need to improve going forward.
LB) Kieran Gibbs, 7
Solid going forward as usual, grabbing himself an assist for one of the goals.
CB) Gabriel Paulista, 7
No mistakes in his highly anticipated debut. Fans will want to see more of the Brazilian.
CB) Laurent Koscielny, 6
Had almost nothing to do, so can’t be rated any higher.
CM) Mathieu Flamini, 5
His defensive work wasn’t needed today, and the Frenchman has a tendency to slow down attacks when he has the ball.
CM) Santi Cazorla, 7
Looked good in attack, unlucky to not get either an assist or a goal.
CAM) Mesut Ozil, 8
Looked back to his best, albeit against weak opposition.
LW) Alexis Sanchez, 8
The second goal came from one of his corners, and he is still one of the Gunners’ best players.
RW) Danny Welbeck, 7
It doesn’t look like the England international will ever be the attacking force that some hoped he would.
ST) Olivier Giroud, 9
Two well taken goals, but perhaps should have had netted more given the North Londoners’ dominance.
SUB) Tomas Rosicky, 7
Had little time to make an impact, but should still be happy with his cameo.
SUB) Theo Walcott, 7
Similar to Rosicky. Maybe he should have scored with some of the chances he had.
SUB) Chuba Akpom, 6
Came on too late to show off his undoubted ability.