Arsenal Vs Bournemouth: Player ratings

Arsenal Vs Bournemouth: Player ratings – Young Gunners go wild

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 27: Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's first goal during the FA Cup Fourth Round match between AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal at Vitality Stadium on January 27, 2020 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /

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BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – JANUARY 27: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal reacts as he receives medical treatment during the FA Cup Fourth Round match between AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal at Vitality Stadium on January 27, 2020 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /

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6.5. Some awkward moments in possession and inaccurate passes, especially in the first half — it was telling that Arsenal leaned on Shkodran Mustafi to build attacks, not Sokratis. His defensive acumen came to the fore after the break, especially aerially. He won five in total. Four of them came in the second period. Dominant from set-pieces and crosses, this was the hard-nosed Greek defender at his obdurate best.. CB. Arsenal. SOKRATIS

7.0. Had a few dodgy defensive moments, including the one in which he suffered a nasty looking injury, but on the whole, Mustafi was solid without the ball and excellent with it. It was his latter play that had the greatest impact on the match, playing several wonderful switches of play to Bukayo Saka and a number of line-splitting passes into Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah. An encouraging performance.. CB. Arsenal. SHKODRAN MUSTAFI