Brilliant Rice, Havertz reflection and Vieira’s chance – Arsenal ratings so far
From Declan Rice to Kai Havertz, Arsenal have had a range of performances in the season so far as football.london provides their scores for the first four fixtures.
It may just be four games into a brand-new season but that doesn’t mean we can’t look back upon this near-perfect start and assess how the players have got on. With it being so early on it does mean there are a number of absentees who are yet to get minutes like Emile Smith Rowe and David Raya.
Arsenal have begun the campaign with three wins over Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Manchester United and a draw with Fulham. Scoring eight goals, conceding four and with a number of rotational changes by manager Mikel Arteta.
With that in mind, football.london's scoring system will be out of the usual 10 and be assessing performances over just those four games. Let us know in the comment section at the end of the article if you disagree with any of our picks and why.
Aaron Ramsdale - 7
At the end of the game, the less talked about point-saving moment from Adama Traore stands out. Yet there are some that would argue he could have done better to save Marcus Rashford’s attempt against Man United. So a decent score, but room for improvement, is fair in the England international’s case, who will be looking over his shoulder at David Raya.
Jurrien Timber – n/a
He looked good in the 50-plus minutes he managed on the opening day. However, it would be unfair to give him a comparative rating to the others on this list.
Ben White - 7
Ben White has played in two roles already this season as he adapted to Mikel Arteta’s repositioning of Thomas Partey into the defensive unit. His weakest game of the season probably came against United where Rashford really tested him, otherwise, he
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