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Arsenal’s Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (Photo by GLYN KIRK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal didn’t have the best performance against Tottenham.
Arsenal came up against an in-form Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur. Whenever they play against a Jose Mourinho team they are often the underdogs, but Mikel Arteta hoped to break this hoodoo on his second attempt.
It wasn’t to be, though. Early on, the Gunners were caught on the counter-attack and Heung-Min Son scored a cracking goal, before going on to assist Harry Kane who hit the crossbar before going in.
The annoying thing for Arsenal, though, is that they played pretty well, particularly in the second half. They just couldn’t seem to break down the resilient Spurs defence. But, let’s reflect on the performances of the individual…
Bernd Leno – 5/10
Positioning was not great for the Son goal. This meant that he could not pull off one of his infamous acrobatic saves, although he cannot be faulted for the second goal. He was caught at the half-way line for some of the touches, so this shows Leno was doing all he could to help his side push forward and for a recovery goal or two. Still, he’ll feel hard done by to concede two against the fierce rivals.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</a> would have been better off on the sub bench, and I say that as a huge fan of his. It’s frustrating to see him in such bad form because we all know what he is capable of on top of his game.</p>
<p>Still, Auba is his own harshest critic and playing a game like he did today while his competitors Son and Kane were loving life will inspire him to make an even greater comeback. Fans will hope so anyway, as they need him in top form.</p>
<h3>Sub: Dani Ceballos – 5/10</h3>
<p>Played the whole second half and helped the Gunners to move forward, although this was largely helped by Tottenham dropping back after going two ahead. Vintage Mourinho.</p>
<h3>Sub: Eddie Nketiah – N/A</h3>
<p>Couldn’t really do much with the time he was given, so I can’t give him a rating. Although, he did make some promising movements off the ball.</p>
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