Manuel Almunia - 6 - Had one save to make, which as it happened, he had no chance with. Played as a sweeper all game.
Bacary Sagna - 6 - Disappointing, he had nothing to do defensively yet wasn’t very impressive going forward despite the time and opportunities that he had to roam forward.
Kolo Toure - 7 - I didn’t think that Wenger needed to drop Senderos who has been pretty much faultless recently, but Toure got the goal that saved the match and committed defenders when going forward late on.
William Gallas - 6 - Didn’t do much except pass sideways and into midfield. Defensively untroubled.
Gael Clichy - 6 - Also pretty disappointing. He and Hleb lacked the understanding they normally seem to have and so a lot of the attacks on the left when backwards .
Emmanuel Eboue - 7 - He was decent gong forward although decision making wasn’t always great, generally he at least had some urgency. Faded in the second half though.
Cesc Fabregas - 6 - Played some fantastic through balls at times, but was too slow most of the time for my liking.
Mathieu Flamini - 5 - Wasn’t needed defensively, and his energy going forwards wasn’t great to be honest.
Alexander Hleb - 5 - Nothing came off for him, except one truly brilliant reverse pass which on another day Fabregas would have buried and we’d all be praising his genius.
Emmanuel Adebayor - 5 - Bad first touch, lacked pace and didn’t ask enough questions of the Boro defence. I sincerely hope he finds his form again soon.
Robin van Persie - 6 - Clearly not match fit in my opinion. Created the odd moment of danger but still a while before he’s back to his best.
Substitutes:
Nicklas Bendtner - 6 - Added a presence late on.
Theo Walcott - 6 - Didn’t get the ball enough, because when he did have it he made a difference.
Philippe Senderos - n/a - Wasn’t on for long enough.
