Hugo Lloris: Saved twice from Walcott first half, but left horribly exposed by his back four for the two goals Tottenham conceded. Kept out Ozil late on with a good stop. 5/10. Kyle Walker: Caught square for the Cazorla goal and then involved in two incidents with Monreal that could've resulted in a penalty for either side. 4.5/10. Michael Dawson: Spurs skipper could not handle the threat of Walcott in behind. Every appearance he looks less likely to earn an England recall. 3/10. Vlad Chiriches: Deflected a Walcott shot behind early in the first half, but very disappointed with the Romanian tonight. Backed off in the build-up to Cazorla's goal as he was petrified by the pace of Gnabry. Almost set Walcott up for another as mistakes crept in late on. 2.5/10. Danny Rose: Caught in possession by Rosicky and single-handedly at fault for the second Arsenal goal. Left back is an area Sherwood must look at this month. 3.5/10. Aaron Lennon: Switched flanks and teed Adebayor up for a decent chance at 1-0. Hotspur winger pinned Monreal back for long spells. 5/10. Mousa Dembele: Involved in a spat with Jack Wilshere and one of two players to force Fabianski to do something. Very average though. 5/10. Nabil Bentaleb: French youngster made his full Tottenham debut. A boy sent out to do a man's job. 4.5/10. Christian Eriksen: Forced Fabianski to save from a tight angle early on and later curled a free kick over. Not a fan of playing him wide left. The Dane is supposed to be a playmaker or attacking midfielder. Sherwood should try him in his natural position. 5/10. Emmanuel Adebayor: Roundly booed every time he touched the ball against his former club. Fluffed his lines after good footwork and Lennon teed him up. 4.5/10. Roberto Soldado: Good holdup play from the Spanish striker, but too much of it came in areas that did not hurt Arsenal. Curled one just wide before half time and dragged another off target after it. Subbed. 4.5/10. Subs: Nacer Chadli: Sherwood brought the Belgian on for Soldado and he got about half an hour. Offered very little in that time. 4/10. Who was your man of the match? Have your say below.
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