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Arsenal Vs Crystal Palace: Player ratings – I hate Shkodran Mustafi

By Andrew Dowdeswell

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 21: Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace celebrates after scoring his team's second goal whilst Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on April 21, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 21: Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace celebrates after scoring his team's second goal whilst Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on April 21, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 21: James McArthur of Crystal Palace is tackled by Konstantinos Mavropanos of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on April 21, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 21: James McArthur of Crystal Palace is tackled by Konstantinos Mavropanos of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on April 21, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

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3.0. Dear Lord, when will it end? On the weekend of resurrection, I am still waiting for Shkodran Mustafi to come back to life. Another horrifically glaring error, maddeningly waiting for Bernd Leno to come for a ball he shouldn’t be coming for, allowing Wilfried Zaha to sneak in behind. Terrible. Just terrible.. RCB. Arsenal. SHKODRAN MUSTAFI

Arsenal. LAURENT KOSCIELNY. 6.0. This is where Koscielny is lacking: communication. While he is an able leader as a player, he does not communicate and organise especially well — this is where Sokratis is invaluable. Koscielny is the best individual defender in the team and he played fine here, but now, as the leading centre-back, he needs to do more.. CB

5.0. Made some really nice tackles, including a couple of commanding slide tackles. But his eagerness to win the ball and aggressive nature, while mostly a positive, was used against him at times, most notably by Christian Benteke to win a freekick for the opening goal. Subbed off at half-time with Unai Emery shifting to a back four.. LCB. Arsenal. KONSTANTINOS MAVROPANOS

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