Arsenal hosted Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League at the Emirates on Thursday evening. Read on for Layth Yousif’s PLAYER RATINGS

Arsenal:

Petr Cech: 7 - Arsenal’s cup keeper let no-one down

Stephan Lichtsteiner: 7 - Consistent. Calm. Considered. Injured

Sokratis: 7.5 - The Islington Gazette called his inclusion three hours before the first teamsheet was spotted after speaking with a well-placed source. The talented Greek defender produced a solid performance. The moral of the story? The former Borussia Dortmund centre-back has won this correspondent round with his consistent displays since an edgy start

Rob Holding: 7.5 - Another start for this talented defender who has clearly impressive boss Unai Emery with his defensive solidity and calm temperament.

Carl Jenkinson: 5 – Anonymous. Ineffective. Disappointing. Come on son, you’re playing for The Arsenal. Step up your game.

Aaron Ramsey: 7 - Good to see the Welshman get a rare start. It might be too late for any form of rapprochement between his representatives and the club but he is professionalism personified

Matteo Guendouzi: 7 - Tenacious

Henrikh Mkhitaryan: 6 - Skilful. Talented. Mercurial

Emile Smith-Rowe: 7 - Great to see this talented starlet gain more vital experience in a tough match. His potential is frightening for one so young

Alex Iwobi: 7 - Effective movement on and off the ball. Such improvement is testament to the hard work he has put in since Unai Emery has taken charge. What it says about the dying days of the previous regime is another matter entirely

Danny Welbeck: 8 - Dubbed the ‘Welbeck Express’ by the Portuguese sportspages the morning after his powerful display following his well-taken winner in Lisbon, the 27-year-old suffered the vicissitudes of this cruel game by being carried off with what looked like a serious injury. One can only wish this popular striker well

Substitutes:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 7 - On for the injured Welbeck midway through the first half.

Sead Kolasinac: 7 - On for the quiet Jenkinson

Ainsley Maitland-Niles: 7 – On for the injured Lichtsteiner

Sporting Lisbon:

Renam Ribeiro: 7

Bruno Gaspar: 7

Sebastian Coates: 7

Jeremy Mathieu: 7

Marcos Acuña: 7

Abdoulay Diaby: 7

Miguel Luís: 7

Nemanja Gudelj: 7

Almeida da Cunha: 7

Fredy Montero: 7

Bruno Fernandes: 7