One word player ratings: Arsenal blitz Liverpool

Liverpool’s London woes continue.

The Merseysiders poor run against Arsenal at the Emirates goes on and their hopes of a return to the Champions League may now be dashed after today’s 4-1 loss.

Arsenal blitzed Liverpool in the first-half, scoring three goals in eight frantic minutes and holding on for a valuable win. A tame Jordan Henderson penalty never looked like sparking Brendan Rodgers side back into the game, Emre Can’s sending-off, and Giroud’s cracking finish, compounded an awful day for Liverpool.

We know you’re busy people, so here’s how we rated the sides, in one word:

Arsenal

David Ospina: Tame

Hector Bellerin: Varied

Per Mertesacker: Untested

Laurent Koscielny: Injury

Nacho Monreal: Present

Francis Coquelin: Shield

Aaron Ramsey: Energetic

Mesut Ozil: Sublime

Santi Cazorla: Maestro

Alexis Sanchez: Lethal

Olivier Giroud: Classy

Subs:

Mathieu Flamini: Sideways

Danny Welbeck: Kicked

Liverpool

Simon Mignolet: Mixed

Emre Can: Frustration

Kolo Toure: Kolo

Mamadou Sakho: Shaky

Jordan Henderson: Average

Joe Allen: Anonymous

Lucas Leiva: Rusty

Alberto Moreno: Atrocious

Lazar Markovic: Stinking

Philippe Coutinho: Effort

Raheem Sterling: Overpriced?

Subs:

Daniel Sturridge: Minimal

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