Yahoo Finance Arsenal player ratings vs Molde: Reiss Nelson stars; Nketiah and Lacazette quiet; dream night for Balogun
Arsenal defeated Molde 3-0 on Thursday night as they cruised into the knockout stages of the Europa League.
Simon Collings delivers his verdict on how the players performed…
Arsenal player ratings
Alex Runarsson 6
Another easy night for the Iceland international. One scary moment in the first-half, but was otherwise cool in possession.
Cedric Soares 6
Still yet to play in the Premier League this season, but has been a regular during this Europa League campaign. Solid display.
Shkodran Mustafi 7
A fairly easy night for the German, who played alongside Luiz for a half and then Holding for the second 45 minutes.
David Luiz 6
Only played the first-half after being brought off at the break due to a possible injury following a clash of heads.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 6
Started the game at left-back and finished up playing midfield. A solid performance that contained no real mistakes.
Joe Willock 7
Once again showed how he can add dynamism to Arsenal’s midfield. Nabbed himself an assist by setting up Nelson for Arsenal’s second.
Granit Xhaka 6
Marshalled things well in midfield and was neat and tidy in possession. Played just over an hour and should start against Wolves on Sunday.
Nicolas Pepe 7
Nicolas Pépé deserves this goal 👏
A great response from Arsenal's record signing and a great finish to boot. #UEL pic.twitter.com/vWWVG1iVAK— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 26, 2020
Moved on from his sending off against Leeds on Sunday by scoring a brilliant goal. Was full of energy and looked a threat all night.
Played in a different role after being fielded as a No10. Linked up well with Nelson and went close with an effort in the second-half.
Reiss Nelson 8 | Star man
Arsenal’s best player on what was otherwise a pretty damp affair. Deserved his goal and game was full of skill and trickery.
Didn’t have many chances on a quiet night for him. Did have the ball in the back of the net, but it was ruled out for offside.
Substitutes
Rob Holding (Luiz 45’) 6
Came on for Luiz at half-time and looked calm and composed. Didn’t really put a foot wrong during his performance.
Dani Ceballos (Xhaka 62’) 6
Brought off the bench to help see out the game. As usual was full of running and demanded the ball off his team-mates.
Kieran Tierney (Willock 75’) 6
Solid as ever from the Scotsman, who came on to help Arsenal see out the victory.
Emile Smith Rowe (Lacazette 75’) 7
Only given a brief cameo to state his case, but got an assist by setting up Balogun for his goal. A timely reminder of his talents for Arteta.
Folarin Balogun (Nketiah 82’) 7
A moment Folarin Balogun will never forget 🙌
His first goal for Arsenal on just his second senior appearance!
They really like the look of him at the Emirates 🔴#UEL pic.twitter.com/FpIwurBy3M— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 26, 2020
Off the bench and bagged his first ever senior goal for Arsenal within seconds. A dream moment for the teenager.
Subs not used: Macey, Hein, Bellerin, Cottrell, Azeez.
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