Arsenal 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb: Player ratings from comfortable Champions League win

Midfielders

Jorginho (DM) - 8/10- If Zinchenko restored some style from defence, Jorginho brought the quality back to midfield. The 33-year-old who plays the game at walking pace, but never seems to lack for time and room on the ball, used it smartly.

Jorginho's passing radar not only maintained ownership of possession, but also added variety to Arsenal's distribution, with several deliveries lofted over the top, only to be tragically wasted by members of the front line. At least Jorginho did his bit and in the process showed Arteta why he should play more often.

Declan Rice - 9/10 - While Jorginho was all intelligence and technique on the ball, Rice was typically buccaneering off it. His running power proved key in breaking the deep Dinamo rearguard, like when Rice charged into the area to put an exclamation point on one of the best moves of the night.

Just like he's shown with set-piece delivery, Rice proved he also has composure and class in front of goal.

Martin Odegaard (AM) - 8/10 - He wasn't always at his probing and artful best, but Odegaard was still the chief creative force for Arsenal. No surprise about that, nor about the way the elegant skipper took his injury-time goal to put a seal on the scoreline that quite frankly flattered his team.

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Forwards

Raheem Sterling (RW) - 5/10 - A five might be generous for Sterling, who should have taken a home game in the Champions League, against one of the competition's minnows, as his cue for a breakout performance in an Arsenal shirt.

Unfortunately, the high-priced loanee never kicked into high gear. Rather, Sterling still appeared hesitant to take people on and hasn't shaken the annoying habit of waiting a beat or two too long before playing a pass. The best thing Sterling did was make way for the return of Ethan Nwaneri after just 58 minutes.

Kai Havertz (ST) - 9/10 - Nobody's going to protest if Arsenal sign a striker this month, except maybe for Havertz's agent. His rep could reasonably cite a still solid haul of goals added to when the German got his head to Martinelli's cross. The finish was an appropriate follow up to the deft assist Havertz had provided for Rice, beginning a night of true yeoman's work for the striker.

Gabriel Martinelli (LW) - 9/10 - Like Havertz, Martinelli stepped up his game on a night when any letdown would have intensified talk of a crisis at Arsenal. No such worries emerged because Martinelli took the fight to Dinamo, tirelessly working the wings and never being shy to provide deliveries into the box, a steady supply justly rewarded on two occasions.

Substitutes

• Ethan Nwaneri - 7/10
• Thomas Partey - 6/10
• Leandro Trossard - 7/10
• Kieran Tierney - 6/10
• Nathan Butler-Oyedeji - N/A

Player of the match: Declan Rice

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