Arsenal player ratings by Charles Watts following disappointing Southampton defeat

Arsenal correspondent Charles Watts has rated Gunners’ performances following their disappointing defeat against Southampton with only henrikh Mkhitaryan receiving the highest score – 7. According to Watts, Mkhitaryan sad a tough start to the match but kept his head up and hauled Arsenal level with an excellent finish before half-time and added another in the second half. Better all round performance which should help his confidence. Bernd Leno – 5 Stephan Lichtsteiner – 4 Laurent Koscielny – 5 Granit Xhaka – 5 Hector Bellerin – 5 Nacho Monreal – 6 Matteo Guendouzi – 6 Lucas Torreira – 6 Alex Iwobi – 4 Henrikh Mkhitaryan – 7 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 5

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Alexandre Lacazette – 6 Mesut Ozil – 5 Ainsley Maitland-Niles – 5

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