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Arsenal player ratings vs Liverpool: Jota ends Carabao Cup dream

By Ross Kennerley

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: Ben White and Gabriel look on after Arsenal concede the first goal during the Carabao Cup Semi Final Second Leg match between Arsenal and Liverpool at Emirates Stadium on January 20, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: Ben White and Gabriel look on after Arsenal concede the first goal during the Carabao Cup Semi Final Second Leg match between Arsenal and Liverpool at Emirates Stadium on January 20, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /
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Arsenal’s Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard (L) jumps to head the ball against Liverpool’s English midfielder Curtis Jones (R) during the English League Cup semi-final second leg football match between Arsenal and Liverpool. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) /

Midfielders

Albert Sambi Lokonga (CM) – 6/10 – Was a passenger for large spells with the midfield being overrun. Showed some great aggression and physicality to get into duels, but without a partner he can’t impose himself and gets lost. Could’ve zipped his passes that millisecond faster even if he improved after the break.

Martin Odegaard (CM) – 7/10 – Arsenal’s leader on the pitch. Odegaard was the man trying to control the game with the ball at feet and out of possession.

Just imagine when he’s 27 years of age. He’s magnificent.

Emile Smith Rowe (AM) – 5/10 – Clearly very rusty. He got lost in this setup playing most often in the inside left channel. With the way the team was shaped it meant he couldn’t get on the ball with the play coming from deep and Lacazette shifting out to the right to aid Saka.

He was dead on his feet.

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