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Arsenal player ratings vs Man City: Raheem Sterling sinks Gunners

By Ross Kennerley

Manchester City's English midfielder Raheem Sterling (C) truns to celebrate after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 21, 2021. (Photo by Shaun Botterill / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by SHAUN BOTTERILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Manchester City's English midfielder Raheem Sterling (C) truns to celebrate after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 21, 2021. (Photo by Shaun Botterill / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by SHAUN BOTTERILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 21: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal battles for possession with Ruben Dias of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Emirates Stadium on February 21, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) /

Arsenal Forwards Ratings

Bukayo Saka (RW) – 7/10 – One of few players on the day willing to take risks and open the game up, whether through a slaloming run or via a more direct pass into his fellow forwards. Had no help from his strike partner and you couldn’t help but feel sorry for him out there, even if he was guilty of being sloppy in key moments. Very unlike him.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (ST) – 3/10 – Might as well have not played. Daren’t look at his touch map. Don’t even think he won a single aerial duel. A very bad day at the office.

Nicolas Pepe (LW) – 5/10 – Ran his socks off. Chasing lost causes and dropping back to cover for Bellerin, Pepe’s work-rate can’t be begrudged. Not a lot came off for him, as with the rest of the side.

He wasn’t helped by Bellerin, who had a poor afternoon, forcing the Ivorian to create his own openings. There wasn’t any clinical edge from Pepe or game-changing moments, but his head didn’t drop having been left out of the last two lineups, which is positive.

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