{"id":1240259,"date":"2022-01-01T15:01:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T15:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1240259"},"modified":"2026-02-06T18:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:02:37","slug":"arsenal-1-2-manchester-city-player-ratings-rodri-gabriel-saka-mahrez-thomas-xhaka","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/arsenal-1-2-manchester-city-player-ratings-rodri-gabriel-saka-mahrez-thomas-xhaka\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal 1-2 Man City: Player ratings as Mahrez &#038; Rodri shoot down lively young Gunners and go 11 points clear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"\/\/asset.fwcdn2.com\/js\/storyblock.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a gripping afternoon of football, Manchester City came from behind to beat Arsenal 1-2 at the Emirates Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The win sends Pep Guardiola&#8217;s men 11 points clear atop the Premier League table, and although their rivals have games in-hand it is a formidable advantage for the defending Premier League champions.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the players rated at the Emirates:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Arsenal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Aaron Ramsdale &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Did really well sweeping things up. His passing was exemplary as well. Helpless with the penalty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Takehiro Tomiyasu &#8211; 8 &#8211; <\/strong>Put Raheem Sterling in his back pocket and never let him out. Immense display. 3 tackles, 3 interceptions and 5 clearances. Especially good after Arsenal went down to 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben White &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Not quite as good as his defensive partner, but then he didn&#8217;t get sent off, did he? Made key interventions to keep Arsenal stable but one cannot help but feel he should have done better on Rodri&#8217;s game-winner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man City\u2019s last 10 Premier League games against Arsenal:<\/p>\n<p>\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705<\/p>\n<p>Man City\u2019s last 11 Premier League games:<\/p>\n<p>\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705\u2705<\/p>\n<p>Double-figure winning streaks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yf9h3HmdzJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yf9h3HmdzJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1477285675472936964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabriel &#8211; 3 &#8211; <\/strong>Defended supremely for an hour but then lost his head with two yellows in a five minute spell, leading to a red. The first yellow for scuffing the spot prior to Riyad Mahrez&#8217;s equalising penalty was particularly pointless and petulent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kieran Tierney &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Wonderfully perceptive assist for Saka&#8217;s goal, but couldn&#8217;t really handle Riyad Mahrez.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Partey &#8211; 8 &#8211; <\/strong>Really impressive. A dominant display in the middle. This is the Thomas Partey that Arsenal fans have been dying to see and it&#8217;s shame for the club (but not for Thomas, obviously) that he&#8217;s now off to the African Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thomas Partey\u2019s game by numbers vs. Man City: <\/p>\n<p>48 touches <br \/>15 duels contested<br \/>9 duels won <br \/>8 ball recoveries <br \/>6 take-ons attempted<br \/>5 take-ons completed<br \/>4 tackles <br \/>1 chance created <br \/>1 interception <\/p>\n<p>One of his best games in an Arsenal shirt. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DXBhIWgNB7\">pic.twitter.com\/DXBhIWgNB7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1477291438836752388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Granit Xhaka &#8211; 5 &#8211; <\/strong>Stupid foul to concede the penalty. Actually fouled Bernardo once, then fouled him again as the Portuguese was diving. What&#8217;s ridiculous is besides that moment of madness he played really well and showed great leadership once Arsenal went down to 10 men, highlighted by a massive block 70 minutes in to stop Gundogan sweeping City into the lead. But that foul&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin Odegaard &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Bright movement early. Linked play smartly. Sacrificed when Arsenal went down to 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bukayo Saka &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Bright. Opened the scoring with a nice clean finish and looked to trouble Ake whenever he ran at him first-half.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabriel Martinelli &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Always a danger with his pace but actually did little with the ball. A shocking miss with an open goal after a City mix-up at the back turned the game on its head as from that goal-kick, City got Gabriel sent off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexandre Lacazette &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Linked play really well, threw a great screen for Saka&#8217;s goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Substitutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob Holding <\/strong>(for Odegaard 63&#8242;)<strong> &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Excellent block on De Bruyne minutes after coming on. Defended well but perhaps could have handled the City winner better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emile Smith Rowe <\/strong>(for Lacazette 71&#8242;)<strong> &#8211; 5 &#8211; <\/strong>Never really got involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mohamed Elneny <\/strong>(for Saka 84&#8242;)<strong> &#8211; n\/a &#8211; <\/strong>Came on late.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chelsea vs Liverpool: Betting Offer<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/888-sports?q=uk-all-all-bst-s-sqb-special2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1240111\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-1024x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-1024x413.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-110x44.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-173x70.jpg 173w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-66x27.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-80x32.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-180x73.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-380x153.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-1200x484.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-240x97.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-1100x444.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-85x34.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-50x20.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11-330x133.jpg 330w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/12\/31121108\/1240110_1240110_image-11.jpg 1729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/888-sports?q=uk-all-all-bst-s-sqb-special2\">Claim HERE.<\/a> 18+ only. Deposit min \u00a3\/$\/\u20ac10 using promo code 888ODDS \u2022 Bet up to \u00a3\/$\/\u20ac5 on your selection at normal odds in the regular market \u2022 If your selection wins, we\u2019ll pay you out at the normal price and any extra winnings from the advertised enhanced price will be paid to you in Free Bets \u2022 Free Bets are granted within 72 hours and expire after 7 days \u2022 Free Bet stakes are not included in returns \u2022 Deposit balance is available for withdrawal at any time \u2022 Restrictions apply to withdrawals, payment methods and countries &amp; Full T&amp;C\u2019s apply<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Manchester City<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ederson &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Lucky to not concede a penalty with a dicey tackle early on but besides that he was really solid both with saves and passes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joao Cancelo &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Was understandably nowhere near his best given what happened during the week, but still shifted the ball around quite nicely and kept City ticking over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ruben Dias &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Solid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aymeric Laporte &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Pretty good mostly but a couple of very risky back-passes to Ederson that almost resulted for an own goal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aymeric Laporte won 100% of his duels against Arsenal: <\/p>\n<p>\u25ce 6 duels attempted <br \/>\u25c9 6 duels won <\/p>\n<p>He also had more touches (94) and completed more passes (80) than any other player. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IRYruJatsh\">pic.twitter.com\/IRYruJatsh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1477290519223062532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nathan Ake &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Struggled for the most part against Bukayo Saka but redeemed himself enormously with an amazing clearance off the line after Laporte&#8217;s ridiculous back-header. The moment that changed the game in City&#8217;s favour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rodri &#8211; 8 &#8211; <\/strong>Calm and composed. Kept things ticking for City. Won the game with a late stab after a courageous forward run.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After 17 games in 2021\/22, Rodri has equalled his best goals tally in a Premier League season (3). <\/p>\n<p>Two of them have now come against the Gunners. \u26bd\ufe0f\u26bd\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u80Mxm1ctd\">pic.twitter.com\/u80Mxm1ctd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1477285027083915265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bernardo Silva &#8211; 8 &#8211; <\/strong>Everywhere, in a good way. A consistent force in the game even when City were waning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin De Bruyne &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Tried several things but was always just moments away from making things happen. Still created three chances and his looping pass did result in City&#8217;s stoppage time winner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Riyad Mahrez &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Excellent penalty. Kept his focus during all the kerfuffle. Tormented Kieran Tierney too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No player has been directly involved in more Premier League goals since the beginning of Decemeber than Riyad Mahrez (7): <\/p>\n<p>\u25c9 4 goals<br \/>\u25c9 3 assists <\/p>\n<p>Hitting form just before AFCON. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sQuKTYqKfh\">pic.twitter.com\/sQuKTYqKfh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1477277970033168387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Raheem Sterling &#8211; 6 &#8211; <\/strong>Defended really well, working constantly at both ends, but got no change out of Tomiyasu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabriel Jesus &#8211; 5 &#8211; <\/strong>Worked hard. Provoked the foul that got Gabriel sent off. Didn&#8217;t do much else.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Substitutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ilkay Gundogan <\/strong>(for Jesus 63&#8242;)<strong> &#8211; 7 &#8211; <\/strong>Gave City a much greater control of the ball, allowing them to own the last half hour despite their increasing levels of fatigue,<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1143742\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/football-supports-black-lives-matter-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1143742\" class=\"wp-image-1143742 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/06\/02123223\/1143703_1143703_black-lives-matter-gestures.png\" alt=\"Black Lives Matter in football\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/06\/02123223\/1143703_1143703_black-lives-matter-gestures.png 1920w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/06\/02123223\/1143703_1143703_black-lives-matter-gestures-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/06\/02123223\/1143703_1143703_black-lives-matter-gestures-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/06\/02123223\/1143703_1143703_black-lives-matter-gestures-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/06\/02123223\/1143703_1143703_black-lives-matter-gestures-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/06\/02123223\/1143703_1143703_black-lives-matter-gestures-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/06\/02123223\/1143703_1143703_black-lives-matter-gestures-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/06\/02123223\/1143703_1143703_black-lives-matter-gestures-940x530.png 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/06\/02123223\/1143703_1143703_black-lives-matter-gestures-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1143742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Black Lives Matter:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/football-supports-black-lives-matter-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more about the cause footballers are taking the knee for<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a gripping afternoon of football, Manchester City came from behind to beat Arsenal 1-2 at the Emirates Stadium. The win sends Pep Guardiola&#8217;s men 11 points clear atop the Premier League table, and although their rivals have games in-hand it is a formidable advantage for the defending Premier League champions. Here&#8217;s how the players&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":204,"featured_media":1240262,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Arsenal 1-2 Man City: Player ratings as Rodri downs 10-man Gunners","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"In a gripping afternoon of football, Manchester City came from behind to beat Arsenal 1-2 at the Emirates Stadium.","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"features-category":[],"squawka-category":[],"class_list":["post-1240259","features","type-features","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"external_featured_image_url":"","hide_featured_image_pattern":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arsenal 1-2 Man City: Player ratings as Rodri downs 10-man Gunners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In a gripping afternoon of football, Manchester City came from behind to beat Arsenal 1-2 at the Emirates Stadium.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/arsenal-1-2-manchester-city-player-ratings-rodri-gabriel-saka-mahrez-thomas-xhaka\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arsenal 1-2 Man City: Player ratings as Mahrez &amp; 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