Arsenal player ratings vs Club Brugge: Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli stunners keep Gunners perfect in Champions League
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GOAL dishes out ratings to all of the Arsenal players involved in Wednesday's Champions League clash with Club Brugge, as Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli both scored stunners in a 3-0 win in Belgium
David Raya (7/10):
One second-half save wasn't particularly convincing, but the Spaniard will be delighted with his latest shut-out, as he was called into action a lot more than usual.
Ben White (6/10):
Always looking to get forward, particularly in the first half, and also played his part in Arsenal keeping a commendable clean sheet against a dangerous counter-attacking team.
Christian Norgaard (6/10):
With Arsenal shorn of the services of several players, Arteta opted to deploy the Dane as a centre-back in Belgium, and while he picked up a booking for a tactical foul, the defensive midfielder did well for the most part.
Piero Hincapie (7/10):
A solid showing from the Ecuadorian, who defended well and also twice went close to scoring before being brought off midway through the second half.
Myles Lewis-Skelly (5/10):
Forbs caused the England international all sorts of problems during the first half, but he looked a lot more comfortable after the break.
Martin Odegaard (6/10):
Very bright early on and nearly scored at one point, but the Norwegian was once again quietly efficient rather than overtly influential before his 71st-minute withdrawal.
Martin Zubimendi (8/10):
Another dynamic display from one of Arsenal's best players so far this season. The Basque got through plenty of work in midfield, kept the ball moving and also contributed two assists, the second of which was a cross from the left wing that was just begging to be converted.
Mikel Merino (5/10):
An unusually underwhelming outing from the Spaniard, who surprisingly offered little in attack and was relatively poor in possession.
Noni Madueke (8/10):
Starting ahead of Saka, Madueke broke the deadlock with a sensational solo strike that his compatriot would have been proud of - before showing good goal-scoring instincts to get on the end of Zubimendi's cross. Those of us who doubted his worth to Arsenal are being made to eat our words!
Viktor Gyokeres (4/10):
A painfully ineffective performance from the expensive Swedish striker, who never looked like scoring and touched the ball just 12 times before being hauled off just after the hour mark.
Gabriel Martinelli (8/10):
An absolute livewire down the left wing, the Brazilian tormented his marker throughout and capped a dynamic display with a stunning right-footed strike into the top corner. Fair to say that Martinelli is back to his best.
Riccardo Calafiori (6/10):
Replaced Hincapie with half an hour to go and slotted seamlessly into the back four.
Gabriel Jesus (6/10):
Made his long-awaited return to action and looked lively, hitting the bar with a thumping late strike. Gyokeres has competition for the central striking berth!
Ethan Nwaneri (6/10):
Brought on with less than 20 minutes to go and saw a couple of good efforts saved in injury time.
Bukayo Saka (5/10):
Part of a double substitution with Nwaneri but didn't make that much of an impact.
Marli Salmon (N/A):
The 16-year-old came on for White in the 81st minute to make his first appearance at senior level.
Mikel Arteta (8/10):
Made excellent use of arguably the strongest squad in Europe, as Arsenal maintained their perfect record in this season's Champions League by sweeping aside a team that had previously held Barcelona to a 3-3 draw.