Arsenal stars issued brutal ratings as Bukayo Saka given second-worst grade possible
Arsenal's players were the subjects of some brutal player ratings from German outlet BILD after a dismal display against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
The Bundesliga titans dumped the Gunners out of the Champions League following a 1-0 second-leg win at the Allianz Arena. Joshua Kimmich's 63rd minute header was enough to eliminate Mikel Arteta's side and hand Bayern a 3-2 aggregate victory following the 2-2 draw at the Emirates last week.
Arsenal actually started brightly and played more of their football in Bayern's defensive third than many expected, but a lapse in concentration defensively from both Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Martinelli meant Kimmich had plenty of space to head home emphatically past David Raya.
Many Gunners fans would have then expected some sort of response, especially when Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard were introduced, but the blunt attacking display continued. At no point were Bayern under any real pressure and secured their place in the semi-finals with relative ease.
As a result of the toothless performance, BILD did not hold back in their player ratings section. The publication measures player displays on a scale of one to six, with one being the best grade and six the worst. Four of Arsenal's players got the second-worst mark possible.
One of that particularly unfortunate quartet was Gunners talisman Bukayo Saka, who was marked as a five for what was one of his worst performances of an otherwise impressive campaign. His night's lowest point came right at the end, when instead of opting to shoot from a free-kick in a dangerous position, he chose to take it quickly and pass to Ben White who was soon closed down.
From the resulting corner, which ended up being one of the final kicks of the
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