Arsenal ended their pre-season match-up against Bayer Leverkusen with big smiles on the fan’s face who came to Emirates Stadium. The Gunners showed absolute dominance over the German guest to snatch an emphatic win with four goals to one.
Arsenal Player Ratings vs Bayer Leverkusen
Goalkeeper
David Raya (6.7/10): Slightly calm under the post as Arsenal dominated the ball possession over the guest.
Defenders
Ben White (6.6/10): Provided option in terms of attacking, and delivering passes to players up front.
William Saliba (6.7/10): Guarded the defensive line quite composed, absorbing Leverkusen’s attacks.
Gabriel (6.3/10): Showed a decent partnership alongside Saliba to guard the defence.
Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.6/10): One of Arsenal’s goalscorers in this game, showing promising signs in the pre-season before entering the real season.
Midfielders
Jorginho (6.7/10): In charge of the transition between attacking and defending, and provided balls for his teammates upfront.
Martin Odegaard (6.7/10): Guarding the midfield well and providing passes for the forwards at the same time.
Forwards
Kai Havertz (7.9/10): He can do anything he wants apart from scoring as the German provided two assists for Arsenal’s two goals.
Fábio Vieira (6.7/10): Being a decent backup in Arsenal’s attacking force.
Leandro Trossard (7.8/10): Giving Leverkusen trouble throughout the game, one of the evidence was his one goal in the first half.
Gabriel Jesus (7.3/10): Did his job as a forward well as he scored one of Arsenal’s goals.
Substitutions
Jakub Kiwior (6.5/10)
Myles Lewis-Skelly (6.6/10)
Declan Rice (6.5/10): Enjoyed his performance despite not being able to score any goal or assist.
Bukayo Saka (6.7/10): Had enough warm-up prior to the real season since returning from the Euro.
Thomas Partey (6.6/10): Had a big task to show his worth in front of Mikel Arteta which has gone sufficient.
Ethan Nwaneri (6.7/10): Wandering around the pitch to keep the lead for Arsenal.
Josh Nichols (6.3/10): Helping out down the middle since replacing Ben White.
Ayden Heaven (6.6/10): Expected to add another goal as Gabriel Jesus, a player he replaced, but couldn’t do it anyway.
Eddie Nketiah (6.5/10): Not a single shot delivered from Nketiah.
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Bayer Leverkusen Player Ratings vs Arsenal
Goalkeeper
Matěj Kovář (5.6/10): Not his day as he had to concede more than one goal in the first half alone.
Defenders
Edmond Tapsoba (6.5/10): Helping his team’s attack from the flank but still couldn’t get the expected result
Jonathan Tah (6.2/10): Lack of composure overall, letting Arsenal score three goals inside 45 minutes.
Odilon Kossounou (6.1/10):
Granit Xhaka (6.5/10): Kind of losing his touch in this emotional match as this is the first time for him to return to Emirates.
Midfielders
Aleix García (6.6/10): His accurate long passes couldn’t do much more as Leverkusen struggled to find the back of the net.
Piero Hincapié (6.5/10): Having trouble in dealing with Arsenal’s passing game, forcing him to send multiple long balls for his teammates.
Jeremie Frimpong (6.5/10): Caused troubles for Arsenal with his key pass that led to an opportunity for Leverkusen.
Forwards
Martin Terrier (6.3/10): Struggled to play his role as a tandem for Wirtz.
Florian Wirtz (6.4/10): Not in his best form since the Euro, not as dazzling as he was last season.
Amine Adli (6.4/10): Could only send one shot on target as his space to deliver more threat is limited due to Arsenal’s discipline defenders.
Substitutions
Nathan Tella (6.4/10): Could not do much to save his team from losing as The Gunners never being out of position.
Robert Andrich (6.5/10): Did his best to cut the score gap but ended up failing to do it.
Victor Boniface (6.6/10): Did not show last season’s version of Boniface who scored goals when coming from the bench.
Jonas Hofmann (6.5/10): Coming on in the second half to give an alternative dimension for the team’s gameplay but failed to do so.
Jeanuel Belocian (6.7/10): Not a single significant contribution for Leverkusen as he spent the rest of the match running around.
Arthur (6.4/10): Couldn’t answer his manager’s challenge when coming on as a sub.
Adam Hlozek (7.5/10): Made a difference since coming on in the second half by scoring Leverkusen’s only goal in the game.
Gustavo Puerta (6.5/10): Replacing a player with Granit Xhaka caliber is not easy for a young player but Puerta did it quite well.
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