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Christian Pulisic failed to make a significant impact against Atalanta as AC Milan were held to a draw at San Siro on Sunday evening.

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Leao scores stunning goalAtalanta gifted penaltyMilan held to a drawGettyWHAT HAPPENED?

Pulisic returned to the starting line-up for this clash, after dropping to the bench in their last outing in Serie A – which ended in a 4-2 loss to Monza.

It was an electric start by the USMNT star and his teammates, who took the lead within moments of play getting underway. Olivier Giroud had come close moments prior, however it was Rafael Leao who opened the scoring with a stunning strike into the top right corner.

Regularly drifting in from the right wing, Pulisic remained lively throughout the opening stages – while his teammate Musah watched on from the bench.

Despite dominating the vast majority of the first period, Atalanta were handed a golden opportunity to get back into the game just before half-time – after being awarded a penalty for a high foot from Giroud. Teun Koopmeiners made no mistake from the spot.

It was much of the same in the second half for Pioli's men, who had large amounts of possession but lacked a cutting edge in front of goal. Pulisic himself had arguably the best chance of the second half, as his first time effort trickled past the outside of the post.

It was a frustrating game for Milan which would go on to end with the points being shared by both teams.

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Juventus' last minute win against Frosinone earlier on Sunday heaped added levels of pressure on Milan ahead of this fixture. The Rossoneri wasted no time in settling the nerves but were made to pay for not building on their lead, after Koopmeiners slotted his penalty away.

Milan remain in third place, although a four-point gap now separates them and the Old Lady in second. Pioli's side dominated this game from start to finish, however they did not possess a great enough threat in the final third to secure all three points.

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It was an average outing from Pulisic, who looked bright in possession when given the freedom and space to roam by the Atalanta defenders. There were some lapses of concentration within his own half when pressure was applied, although this ultimately did not cost his side on each occasion.

As the game went on, his influence on proceedings began to dwindle but the vast majority of their play was stemming from the left wing – the opposite side to where Pulisic found himself playng. He did get one opportunity to give his side the lead in the second half, although could only guide his effort just wide off the post.

Musah was brought on by the Milan boss with ten minutes to go, although failed to have a lasting impact on the game during his short cameo. Pulisic was replaced by Noah Okafor shortly after.

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Christian Pulisic (6/10):

Pulisic was bright in the early stages but his impact definitely fell off as the game went on. He had some tough chances to fire his side ahead but couldn't convert this time round.

Yunus Musah (5/10): Musah was dropped to the bench once again for this fixture, after starting against Rennes in the Europa League last week. His side needed a spark in the second half after conceding – with Pioli turning to the USMNT ace with just over ten minutes to go.

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West Ham United goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has been voted the Footballer of the Year by Polish news outlet Pilka Nozna, as per whufc.com, ending a run of seven consecutive seasons in which Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski was crowned champion.

What’s the word?

West Ham’s official website report that Pilka Nozna is Poland’s oldest and biggest magazine.

And they have deemed Fabianski the best performer in the country across the past year.

West Ham signed the 33-year-old from Swansea in the summer, spending £7million, per BBC, to acquire the stopper’s signature.

He was relegated with the Swans last season but was voted the club’s Player of the Season and travelled with Poland to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He played 90 minutes in the tournament, keeping a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Japan, per Transfermarkt.

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And, after being ever-present for the Hammers thus far this season, he has been recognised with a major award.

Jakub Blaszczykowski won the award in 2010 before Lewandowski’s era of dominance began.

Bizarre decision

The Bayern man has every right to feel aggrieved, though.

The striker has scored 24 goals in 27 games this season alone while in 2017-18 he netted 41 times in 48 appearances.

Also snubbed is Krzysztof Piatek, now at AC Milan after a January move from Genoa, who has scored 34 goals since the start of 2018.

And it can be argued that Fabianski is not even Poland’s best goalkeeper – Juventus stopper Wojciech Szczesny has kept 13 clean sheets already this season, compared to Fabianski’s four.

The Hammers star should count himself very lucky to have been honoured.

Jurgen Klopp slammed the Anfield atmosphere during Liverpool's 5-1 victory over West Ham United in the Carabao Cup.

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Liverpool cruised past West Ham 5-1Sailed into Carabao Cup last fourYet Anfield failed to bring out their bestWHAT HAPPENED?

Despite leading 1-0 at half-time with a stunning goal from Dominik Szoboszlai, Klopp felt that the excitement in the stands was lacking. Liverpool eventually secured a comfortable win over the Hammers with Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo, and Mohamed Salah finding the net after the break.

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Speaking to reporters, Klopp said: "I thought in the first half when the boys played really exceptionally, I was not overly happy with the atmosphere behind me. I asked people what do they want? We changed a lot of things and we dominated West Ham like crazy and missed chances. If I was in the stands I would be on my toes, 1,000 per cent. I don’t know, if the Man United game was that bad that we have to say sorry we didn’t smash them?

"If it is too much football in December, if you are not in the right shape, give your ticket to somebody else. It was just not the excitement I felt. There were so many good performances but we were only 1-0 up.”

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Liverpool are set to host Arsenal in a blockbuster top-of-the-table Premier League clash on Saturday and Klopp kept no stone unturned to rally the Reds faithful ahead of the crucial fixture.

“We need Anfield on Saturday," he said.

"Arsenal didn’t play this week. They’ve prepared for this game and anyone who knows anything about them knows they will be prepared. So we need Anfield on their toes from the first second, without me having an argument with the opposition coach."

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Gary Neville also criticised the Anfield atmosphere after the 0-0 draw against Manchester United and labelled it "the worst I've seen ever for a Liverpool-Manchester United game."

The squad is nowhere near as strong as it will be, which gives coach Tata Martino some difficult choices to make

Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets have arrived. Inter Miami's new era has begun. It'll officially kick off on Friday night against Cruz Azul in the club's first-ever Leagues Cup game, which will also serve as the debut of the club's new legendary signings, either as starters or off the bench.

Still, while most of the legwork has been done, Miami remain an unfinished team. Jordi Alba is on his way, as are several other Gerardo 'Tata' Martino signings, but the team currently assembled is far from the one that will likely finish the 2023 MLS season.

Because of that, Martino has some shuffling to do. Miami are in last place in the Eastern Conference, and they're there for a reason. This team, quite frankly, isn't very good, although the arrivals of Messi and Busquets will no doubt take them to a new level.

Others will be on their way soon, but Friday night's battle with Cruz Azul isn't about that; it's about Messi and Busquets. All eyes will be on this game as the two superstars take the field for the first time in what will be a historic moment for Miami, MLS and American soccer in general.

But, Messi and Busquets aside, what will Martino do with his XI? What players could we see next to them in the XI? GOAL takes a look…

GettyGK: Drake Callender

The team's regular No.1, Callender is a player who has really risen through the ranks in Miami. He's been their first-choice goalkeeper for a season-and-a-half now, having been with the club since the beginning, and has earned U.S. men's national team looks. He'll be the team's starter for the foreseeable future.

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The teenager is keeping this spot warm until Jordi Alba gets involved. Once the ex-Barcelona man arrives, there's no doubt who will be starting in this position. Until then, the 19-year-old defender could hold down this spot, with previous starter Franco Negri out with an ACL tear.

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Miller was Miami's big in-season signing until he absolutely wasn't a few weeks ago! The Canada international is back from the Gold Cup and has been a key player for Miami since arriving in a trade from CF Montreal earlier this season.

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GettyCB: Sergiy Kryvtsov

A veteran Ukraine international, Kryvtsov has been a regular since joining the club earlier this year. He's started 19 of the club's 22 games so far and will likely be very, very excited to have a player like Busquets in front of him as a new midfield shield.

Xavi revealed his admiration for Alvaro Morata and stated that he spoke to the striker over a possible transfer to Barcelona.

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Xavi wanted Morata at BarcelonaAdmires the Spain forwardHas scored 12 goals in all competitionsWHAT HAPPENED?

The Barcelona manager confirmed that he had a chat with Atletico star Morata and wanted the player to join the Catalan club. He also revealed that he admires the Spain striker and was looking forward to welcoming him in his team but unfortunately the move never materialised.

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Speaking to reporters, the coach said: "It's true that I wanted to sign him. There was that possibility. I was talking to him and I wanted him in the team, but it couldn't happen. He's a forward that I really like. Morata is a great forward. He is a generous footballer, who works a lot for the team, he works a lot. He goes very well into spaces and helps his teams a lot. I really like him a lot. With him and with [Antoine] Griezmann, Atletico has a world-class forward line."

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The Catalan giants reportedly tried to sign the Spanish forward in January 2021 when he was on loan at Juventus from Atletico, according to . The former Chelsea man was not getting too many opportunities to play at the Italian club and was considering returning to his parent club before making a move to Camp Nou. The Bianconeri, though, did not want to release Morata at that point and thus a move to the Blaugrana could not take place.

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The 31-year-old has had an impressive outing for Atletico in the ongoing season having scored 12 goals in 17 appearances across all competitions including seven La Liga goals which is the same as Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski. He will be next seen in action on Sunday when Diego Simeone's side lock horns against the defending champions in La Liga.

United States men's national team boss Gregg Berhalter has revealed he was "very close" to taking the Club America head coach job last summer.

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Berhalter guests on Lalas' podcastReveals he almost joined Club AmericaWas instead re-hired as USMNT bossWHAT HAPPENED?

On Alexi Lalas's podcast, where the ex-U.S. international hosted Berhalter as a guest, the USMNT boss revealed that last summer was a state of uncertainty between stints as manager. At the end of 2022, a scandal involving the Reyna family resulted in a months-long investigation into a 1992 Domestic Violence incident.

The subsequent investigation found that Berhalter was both honest and forthcoming around what happened and owned his actions. The investigation concluded that he would be available as a candidate for the USMNT job once again, and was re-hired in the Summer of 2023.

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“To me it was about unfinished business,” Berhalter said. “So when this opportunity [the USMNT job] came, it was something that I felt very strongly about. But in terms of Club America, it was very close. One thing I could say is it’s a really professional club, high-level club, an exciting club and [there are] really good people there. For me, it was a really good opportunity.”

The USMNT boss elaborated that the "pressure" of the job in Mexico is what enticed him, explaining: “When I was in discussions with Club America, it was really exciting to be playing under that pressure, coaching under that pressure every single week, because it’s very volatile there and it forces you as a player to really push and to be focused on performing at a really high level every game.”

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Berhalter was reinstated as USMNT boss and the group has since come together to qualify for the Concacaf Nations League semifinals this March and this summer's Copa America. The biggest tests of his managerial career await him, and they're both coming up fast.

It feels as thought it's win-or-nothing this March, whereas Copa America will be a true test for the 50-year-old and his squad. If they can manage to find themselves in a semifinal match this summer, it will likely be looked at as positive growth for the group.

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The squad has a Concacaf Nations League semifinal against Jamaica this March to focus up on before this summer's Copa America. If they defeat the Reggae Boyz, they're then onto the final for a chance at their first trophy of 2024.

USMNT captain Tyler Adams has passed his 'return to play' tests for Bournemouth following a long spell out with injury.

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USMNT star passes 'return to play' testsUnderwent hamstring surgery last yearCaptain set to fight for USA role againWHAT HAPPENED?

Finnish orthopedic surgeon Lasse Lempainen posted on Instagram that he collaborated with the Cherries and Adams to perform the American's 'return to play' tests. The midfielder underwent hamstring surgery last year and has yet to make a league appearance for Bournemouth since his mid-summer transfer.

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In his photo with Adams, the surgeon states that he "will be back soon", and this surely has both Bournemouth and USMNT fans buzzing. More than anyone, though, it's likely the USMNT captain who is bursting with excitement. The midfielder has not played two matches in a row since last spring for Leeds United, with his lone appearance since coming in September for the Cherries before re-aggravating his injury, causing the surgery.

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Adams has 36 international caps with the USMNT, scoring one goal. He has made just one appearance so far for Bournemouth, having been brought off the bench in his team's 2-0 win against Stoke in the Carabao Cup in September.

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The Cherries take on Newcastle United in the Permier League on Saturday. Meanwhile, Adams is shooting for a return to the pitch this March.

With Rodri suspended, the England midfielder has a glorious chance to boss a game the Gunners need to win to send a message to their title rivals

Declan Rice was the picture of frustration after Arsenal's 2-1 loss in Lens on Tuesday night. He couldn't quite work out how the Gunners had lost a game that he felt they had "dominated". However, while he was disappointed by his side's first defeat of the season, he was far from despondent. "We're just warming up and getting into our rhythm," he told . "Our focus turns back to the league and it's a massive game on Sunday."

He's certainly not wrong about that latter claim. We may only be seven games into the 2023-24 Premier League campaign but the meeting between last season's top two at the Emirates already feels like a must-win match for the home side.

Arsenal were utterly outclassed in both of their games against City last season and those two defeats played a pivotal role in both the Citizens' initial resurgence and eventual title triumph. So, while the Gunners may have edged City on penalties in the Community Shield in August, the pressure is very much on Mikel Arteta's men to show that they can beat the treble winners when it really counts.

Remember, Arsenal have lost all seven of their Premier League clashes with City since Arteta took over in December 2019. "That is why," former defender William Gallas told , "they need to demonstrate they can handle the big occasion, show some balls, and show Man City that things will be different this season."

However, while Rice has made a positive start to his time in north London, he also has plenty to prove on Sunday.

Getty ImagesOutrageously overpriced

The 24-year-old knew before he'd even played a competitive fixture for Arsenal that his £105 million ($131m) move from West Ham meant that he would forever have a price tag "attached" to him. His hope was that he wouldn't be judged on the size of the fee. He obviously will be – that's just how both the media and fandom work in modern football – but, in truth, the numbers involved in the deal are irrelevant.

Rice clearly isn't worth £105m. When even the entertainingly reckless owners at Chelsea baulk at the size of the fee being demanded by the selling club, you know that the player is outrageously overpriced.

However, context, as always, is key. As Liverpool discovered during the summer, effective defensive midfielders are very hard to find these days – and are, therefore, incredibly costly. Arsenal, then, deserve credit for managing to land one of the best on the market during the off-season – and, rather significantly, in spite of interest from City.

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Of course, the treble-winners ultimately decided that they didn't need Rice badly enough to fork out a club-record fee – but that doesn't mean that he won't prove value for money at Arsenal.

City, in contrast to the Gunners, were already in possession of the premier player in Rice's position – Rodri, who is, rather incredibly, still only 27.

Given Pep Guardiola usually likes to send his side out with two No.8s that effectively play as No.10s, as well as a centre-back that serves as an auxiliary midfielder (John Stones), Rice was hardly a priority signing.

There would have been immediate questions over exactly where he would have played, with Rodri the obvious first-choice in the No.6 role.

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Still, City's refusal to match Arsenal's bid for Rice means that they're in a very awkward position this weekend – and Guardiola knows it too.

The Catalan coach was visibly disgusted with Rodri for stupidly getting himself sent off against Nottingham Forest a fortnight ago, glaring at the Spain international as he trudged towards the tunnel.

Rodri's straight red means that he will be suspended for the biggest game of City's season so far and given Guardiola appears to have little faith in Kalvin Phillips, it will be fascinating to see how his side lines up in north London.

Guardiola, of course, is a master tactician, capable of finding surprising solutions to seemingly insurmountable problems, but Arsenal absolutely have to take advantage of City's selection dilemma – and Rice is undoubtedly key in that regard.

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Getty Images'We'll find out how good Rice is'

Let's face it, these are the kinds of games Rice was bought to help Arsenal win. This is why they paid the big bucks. They wanted a player of personality with the requisite quality to boss direct clashes with title rivals, in a similar fashion to Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira.

Rice, of course, is no Vieira – at least not yet. He is not the best defensive midfielder in the Premier League – that's obviously Rodri – and he's not even been the best midfield in north London this season – that's Yves Bissouma, who is one of the main reasons why Spurs have made such a sensational start to the season under Ange Postecoglou.

As the stats underline, Rice isn't as adept as either man at winning possession, duels or tackles. In fact, he's made fewer successful tackles than Bukayo Saka this season, and regained possession fewer times than Martin Odegaard.

He also offers less going forward. Both Rodri and Bissouma have completed more passes and are far better at beating players, which is why midfield icons such as Roy Keane and Graeme Souness both believe Rice has to add much more to his game if he is to go down as a truly great midfielder.

"Arsenal have obviously paid way too much for him," Keane said on at the start of the season. "He's certainly not worth over £100m but he is a good player: he turns up every week and he is a big strong boy.

"And we have talked about his physicality – Arsenal lacked that in the last month or two [of last season]. But we will find out over the next year or two how good Declan is. Has he got that really top quality in terms of seeing a pass and getting nine or 10 goals a season? We'll soon find out."

Everton have been handed a staggering 10-point deduction by the Premier League. What happens next for the Toffees?

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Everton docked 10 points in historic punishmentHave slipped into the relegation zoneToffees may decide to appealGetty ImagesWHAT DID EVERTON DO WRONG?

Everton have been docked the points for breaching Financial Fair Play rules. Under the regulations set out by the Premier League, clubs are allowed to lose a maximum of £105m across a three-year period. Everton lost £19.5m more than this, and have been sanctioned as a result.

The Premier League issued a statement confirming the sanction, explaining it further: “In accordance with Rule W.82.1, the Premier League confirms that it has today referred an alleged breach of the league’s profitability and sustainability rules by Everton Football Club to a commission under Premier League Rule W.3.4.

“The assessment period for which it is alleged that the club is in breach is the period ending season 2021/22.

“Commissions are independent of the Premier League and member clubs. The members of the Commission will be appointed by the independent Chair of the Premier League Judicial Panel, in accordance with Premier League Rules W.19, W.20 and W.26.

“The proceedings before the commission will, in accordance with Premier League Rule W.82, be confidential and heard in private.

“Under Premier League Rule W.82.2, the commission’s final award will be published on the Premier League’s website. The League will be making no further comment until that time.”

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Everton have spent lavishly in recent summers in an attempt to arrest an alarming slide on the pitch. The commission that handed down the punishment ruled that such spending was "recklessness that constitutes an aggravating factor."

Everton spent £145m in Farhad Moshiri's first summer transfer window, buying the likes of Gylfi Sigurdsson, Cenk Tosun and Michael Keane for vastly inflated fees. They also spent over £100m in the 2019/20 season, buying such flops as Moise Kean and Andre Gomes for big sums.

The belt has notably tightened since, with the club repeatedly failing to qualify for Europe, and thus avoiding any scrutiny from UEFA. That has also played a role in delaying any ruling.

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Everton were referred to an independent commission after their financial records for the 2021/22 season were audited. Burnley and Leeds had written to the Premier League to ask if Everton had broken rules at the time, and the commission held a five-day hearing last month, with the punishment handed down on November 17.

A Premier League statement explained: “Following a five-day hearing last month, the commission determined that Everton FC’s PSR [profit and sustainability rules] calculation for the relevant period resulted in a loss of £124.5m, as contended by the Premier League, which exceeded the threshold of £105m permitted under the PSRs. The commission concluded that a sporting sanction in the form of a 10-point deduction should be imposed. That sanction has immediate effect.”

Everton had previously staved off any intervention by selling Richarlison to Tottenham for £60m ($74m), which helped with FFP, while the COVID pandemic also further delayed any forensic accounting.

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GettyCAN EVERTON APPEAL THE SANCTION?

Yes, and they intend to do so. The appeal, per , will be heard before the end of the season. If it is successful, there is the potential of the 10 points being reinstated.

However, the ruling has had wider implications and could lead to legal action from other clubs, notably Leicester City and Burnley, who could be paid up to £300m in compensation. They have a month to submit such a request if they do want to seek compensation. Both the Foxes and the Clarets have been relegated in recent seasons, while Everton survived.

The Brentford loanee failed to deal with the cross that led to Anthony Gordon's winner at St. James' Park in another unconvincing display

Arsenal's unbeaten start to the Premier League season is over as Newcastle ran out 1-0 winners over the Gunners on Saturday off the back of Anthony Gordon's goal midway through the second half.

In a first half of few chances, Kai Havertz sparked the game into life with a reckless challenge on Sean Longstaff that saw him narrowly avoid a red card, while three Newcastle players were booked for their protests.

The game improved after the break, and it was the home side who broke the deadlock through Gordon, who finished from close-range before having to endure an agonising wait while three different criteria were checked by VAR before the goal was given.

Arsenal will feel they should have dealt bette with Joe Willock's ball into the box which led to Gordon's goal, and despite Mikel Arteta making some attacking substitutes in the final 20 minutes, his side couldn't find a way back into the game, and now face being left behind somewhat in the early weeks of the title race.

GOAL rates Arsenal's players from St. James' Park…

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David Raya (4/10):

In a game where he had little to do, making a mess of Willock's cross led to Newcastle taking the lead. Still far from convincing.

Ben White (6/10):

Solid enough in his work going both directions. Did well to get back and block an effort from Gordon early in the second half.

William Saliba (7/10):

Outstanding in the first half as he extinguished a number of Newcastle attacks. Looked a little less solid after the break, but remains a top performer.

Gabriel Magalhaes (3/10):

The target of Newcastle's press, the Brazilian didn't deal with it overly well, especially in the opening half an hour. Too weak under challenge from Joelinton for the Newcastle opener.

Takehiro Tomiyasu (6/10):

Drifted into the middle well after being preferred to Zinchenko, and got forward down the outside too. Struggled at times, especially when Tripper overlapped.

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Declan Rice (7/10):

Carried the ball well through midfield and won plenty of challenges to switch the game's momentum.

Jorginho (6/10):

Did a lot of good work both off the ball and in possession. Looked to be incisive with his passing, though coudn't create anything of note.

Kai Havertz (5/10):

Actually showed some nice touches in place of the injured Odegaard, but brainless challenges threatened to end his night early. Lucky not to be sent off and still needs to show more to justify his price tag.

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Bukayo Saka (5/10):

Far from his best night. Sloppy in possession at times, and too often ran down blind alleys. Worth wondering how fit he actually is.

Eddie Nketiah (5/10):

Had little to no service, and did keep the ball moving for the most part when he got it. Just couldn't get the chances to put the ball in the net.

Gabriel Martinelli (6/10):

Arsenal's most potent attacking threat, he fired straight at Pope after a nice run in the first half. Couldn't quite find the cutting edge to break Newcastle down.

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Oleksandr Zinchenko (6/10):

On for the final 20 minutes but couldn't provide much attacking thrust from left-back.

Leandro Trossard (4/10):

Unable to create anything of note in just over 10 minutes on the pitch. Set-piece delivery was abysmal.

Fabio Vieira (5/10):

A late foul throw as Arsenal looked to launch an attack summed up his short cameo.

Mikel Arteta (4/10):

Team selection can't be criticised, but his side played as if they were trying not to lose until they went 1-0 down. More thrust will be needed if they are to win the league this season.