Player Ratings: Arsenal 5-3 Barcelona

Leandro Trossard stars for the Gunners in 5-3 win over Barcelona: Find out who impressed with our Player Ratings



Player Ratings: Arsenal 5-3 Barcelona

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Player Ratings: Arsenal 5-3 Barcelona

Leandro Trossard scored twice as Arsenal beat Barcelona 5-3 in an entertaining pre-season friendly at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Trossard's second-half double helped Mikel Arteta's side secure a comeback victory over the Spanish champions.

Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz twice hauled Arsenal level in the first half before Trossard's goals put the Gunners in control after the break.

Fabio Vieira added a stunning fifth after Ferran Torres cut the deficit.

Arsenal 4-3-3 

Aaron Ramsdale: 6

Conceded two goals again but couldn’t have done much to prevent them

Ben White: 7

Composed. A big season ahead of him

William Saliba: 7

Solid. His tackle and Cruyff turn evidence of a good technique and ability to attack when the time arose

Gabriel: 6.5

A better performance than the one vs Manchester United at the MetLife.

Jurrien Timber: 7

Played Raphinha well while impressive in bringing the ball forward through an excellent technique

Thomas Partey: 7

A good defensive performance. But what is Arteta’s long-term plan for the Ghana star

Martin Odegaard: 6

Gave away the ball which saw Robert Lewandowski score Barca’s first, and then turned his back around for the second goal. Redeemed himself slightly with his contribution to Havertz’s goal

Kai Havertz: 7.5

Dovetailed well with Trossard in his 45 minutes. Scored the second goal to further underline his credentials

Bukayo Saka: 7

Fired a volley over the bar early in the second half when well placed. Another lively run out for the start who is still only 21

Leandro Trossard: 8

An excellent performance against quality opposition to round off a good tour following on from his goal in the first match during the 5-0 rout of the All Stars in DC

Gabriel Jesus: 7

A good all round performance. His fitness will be crucial to Arsenal’s hopes during the forthcoming season. More goals would be nice too

Emile Smith Rowe: 6.5

Good to see ESR make an appearance

Fabio Vieira: 7.5

Worked hard and showed his class with an excellent left foot strike to take the game away from Barcelona

Jorginho: 7

Will be interesting to see if he plays regularly when the serious stuff starts next month

Kieran Tierney: 7

Solid but does the Scot have a long-term future at Arsenal with Newcastle monitoring the situation

Jakub Kiwior: 5

Did not convince. Thankfully Timber is now ahead of the underwhelming centre-half

Rob Holding: 4

Crumpled under pressure ahead of Barca’s fourth goal. Worrying

Amario Cozier-Duberry: 7.5

Lively in his short run out. A big season ahead for the talented, hard-working youngster with an exceptional attitude

 


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