Arsenal vs Tottenham player ratings: Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez superb but Harry Kane struggles

Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez earned Arsenal a convincing 2-0 Premier League win over local rivals Tottenham Hotspur

Saturday 18 November 2017 15:49 GMT

Arsenal vs Tottenham: Player ratings

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Petr Cech - 7 out of 10

Still a safe pair of hands capable of brilliant moments, his save from Dier's header in the second half denied Spurs a route back into the game.

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Laurent Koscielny - 7

Made a sloppy start on his 300th appearance for the club, but made up for it with some crunching tackles.

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Shkodran Mustafi - 8

Solid at the back and started the scoring with a fine header as he beat Dier and Vertonghen to the ball.

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Nacho Monreal - 6

Resolute in defence, but blotted his performance with a yellow card for a foul on Alli.

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Hector Bellerin - 7

Supplied some dangerous low crosses from the right flank, particularly in the first half.

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Aaron Ramsey - 7

Demonstrated great vision with his forward passing although was culpable for some careless moment on the edge of his own box.

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Granit Xhaka - 6

Picked up his usual booking as he threw himself into the physicality of a local derby.

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Sead Kolasinac- 7

Showed his defensive worth by denying Trippier room to roam.

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Mesut Ozil - 9

An excellent all-round performance from the often-criticised midfielder. Supplied another assist with his free-kick, his 45th - a Premier League high - since joining Arsenal in 2013.

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Alexis Sanchez - 8

Another strong performer who took his goal well and showed some fine touches around the Tottenham box.

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Alexandre Lacazette - 8

Back in the team, he showed great movement throughout that opened up space for his teammates and panicked the visiting defence.

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Hugo Lloris - 6

Returning after injury, he could do nothing to stop Arsenal's first goal and found himself off balance for the second.

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Davinson Sanchez - 7

The pick of the Tottenham team, he impressed in his battle with namesake, Alexis, and was unfortunate to concede the free-kick that led to Arsenal's opener.

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Eric Dier - 6

Caught out by Arsenal's high-pressing game early on, it took him time to recover.

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Jan Vertonghen - 7

Beaten to the ball by Mustafi as Arsenal took the lead, but was aware enough to cut out a number of other home attacks.

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Kieran Trippier - 5

Unable to make his presence felt beyond Kolasinac, he was too often pinned back.

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Moussa Sissoko - 6

Showed flashes of direct pace when Spurs chose to counter, but his presence made for a lopsided midfield.

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Mousa Dembele - 7

Kept the ball as well as ever but faded in the second half due to his lack of game time.

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Ben Davies - 5

In for the suspiciously-absent Danny Rose, he found himself unable to replicate the high-standard of his early-season performances.

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Christian Eriksen - 7

A quieter display following his World Cup play-off heroics, he nevertheless looked dangerous at times and clipped the outside of the post in the first half.

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Dele Alli - 5

Thrown into the team after his recent hamstring trouble, he was off the pace for large parts and was eventually subbed.

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Harry Kane - 6

Failed to score in his sixth consecutive north London derby, it was not for the want of trying. Booked as frustrations grew and was removed towards the end with Alli.

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Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez earned Arsenal a convincing 2-0 Premier League win over Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Mustafi opened the scoring with a superb 36th-minute header and Sanchez doubled the advantage five minutes later with a close-range strike.

The result lifted Arsenal to fifth place in the table on 22 points, one behind Spurs.

Arsenal have now won 11 Premier League matches in succession at their home ground after their first league victory over arch-rivals Spurs in seven games.

But which players excelled and who had a game to forget? Find out with our player ratings above.

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