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Arsenal Player Ratings: Granit Xhaka and Santi Cazorla shine as Mesut Ozil shows his class
EXPRESS SPORT brings you Arsenal's player ratings from their 3-1 win over Watford.
Arsenal's Granit Xhaka
Cech - Made an excellent reaction save to prevent a Laurent Koscielny own goal but had no chance with Roberto Pereyra's strike - 7
Bellerin - Showed why he's one of the best attacking full-backs in the league - 7
Holding - The young Englishman continues to grow as a player and he was very assured - 7
Koscielny - Developing into a leader for the Gunners. Led his defence well - 7
Monreal - Typically solid performance by the left-back - 6
Cazorla - Arsenal missed the influence of the Spaniard last season when he was injured and today he showed how good he is in the deep lying playmaker role - 8
Xhaka - A passing masterclass from the Swiss international. Barely gave the ball way and bossed the midfield with Cazorla - 8
Walcott - A lively display by the under-fire 27-year-old. Delivered a lovely cross for Alexis Sanchez's goal - 7
Ozil - Made an immediate impact on the game with a wonderful cross into the box which led to Alexis Sanchez winning penalty and he stamped his quality all over the match - 7
Oxlade-Chamberlain - Frustrating afternoon for the winger. Worked hard but nothing came off for him - 6
Alexis - The Chilean was back to his best with two assists and a goal this afternoon - 7