Arsenal star savaged by L'Equipe player ratings despite Champions League win over Lille

Arsenal star savaged by L'Equipe player ratings despite Champions League win over Lille

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The French media took aim at one Arsenal player in particular after the 3-0 win over Lille.

The second and third goals came after Arteta made a triple substitution, bringing on Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard.

One of the players replaced just after the hour mark was Viktor Gyokeres.

He managed just 13 touches of the ball and only one of those was in the Lille box. Gyokeres did not register a single shot.

L'Equipe deemed the Arsenal striker to be the worst player on the pitch, giving him a 2 in their player ratings for the match.

Viktor Gyokeres was replaced just after the hour mark against Lille

Noni Madueke also failed to impress the French outlet, with the winger receiving a 4 despite providing the assist for Jurrien Timber's opener.

There were 5s for Myles Lewis-Skelly and Mikel Merino, while no Arsenal player received more than a 7.

That included goalscorer Timber, and the impressive midfield duo of Declan Rice and Bruno Guimaraes.

L'Equipe also gave Mikel Arteta a 7. The average score for the Arsenal players was just 5.5, despite the comfortable win.

Lille's average was down at 3.9, with five different players for the visitors rated a 3.

The publication does not provide ratings for substitutes, meaning Saka missed out on what would likely have been a strong review.

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