Arsenal vs Sheffield United player ratings: Of fighting and winning

7.0. He was everyone’s outlet. Always popping up to help out. Floated in the deep midfield to provide a little safety net and defended pretty well. Had a few awkward moments, but nothing that came back to bite him. Was a steady presence in a match that was sorely lacking of steady presences.. CM. Arsenal. GRANIT XHAKA

6.8. Active. A very good compliment to Granit Xhaka, surprisingly enough. Even though he didn’t do anything particularly noteworthy, he did his job, he was the all-action, box-to-box midfielder that we needed. Even created some decent opportunities, including his last action of the match, a beautiful flick-on that Lacazette just wasn’t expecting.. CM. Arsenal. JOE WILLOCK