Man Utd 1-0 Arsenal: Player Ratings

Arsenal

Laurent KoscielnyWojciech Szczesny: Easily saved Rooney's deflected shot. Took a blow to the head from Jones challenging for aerial ball. Could do nothing about the goal. 5.5/10. Bacary Sagna: Booked for foul on Evra when defending, but going forward put in lovely crosses. A pity there were no takers. 6/10. Laurent Koscielny: Tried to stick with Rooney. Clean sheet spoiled by a set piece. 5.5/10. Thomas Vermaelen: Wasted a free kick second half. Looked nervous on his return for this big game. 5/10. Kieran Gibbs: Caught out of position on occasion. Came closest to connecting at the back post with Sagna cross. Long range effort when a corner cleared took a nick on its way through to De Gea. 5.5/10. Mathieu Flamini: Booked for poor tackle on Jones and misses next game against Southampton. Off the pace slightly on return from injury. Subbed. 4.5/10. Mikel Arteta: Elegant protection for back four did not work here. Subbed. 4.5/10. Click on next for the rest of the Arsenal team including subs.
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