Freddie Ljungberg’s Arsenal U21 side travelled to the Gloucestershire village of Nailsworth to take on Forest Green Rovers in the Checkatrade Trophy on a bitterly cold evening. Read on for Layth Yousif’s PLAYER RATINGS

Forest Green Rovers

James Montgomery: 7

Farrend Rawson: 7

George WIlliams: 6

Gavin Gunning: 6.5

Isaac Pearce: 5

Theo Archibald: 6.5

Nathan McGinley: 6.5

Paul Digby: 7

Matt Worthington: 6.5

Ben Morris: 6

Reuben Reid: 6.5

Substitutes:

Tahvon Campbell: 6.5 – On for Reid

Dayle Grub: 7.5 – On for Pearce

Arsenal U21:

Deyan Iliev: 7

Danny Ballard: 7

Tolaji Bola: 7

Cohen Bramall: 6.5

Julio Pleguezuelo: 7.5

Joe Willock: 8.5

Gedion Zelalem: 7

Trae Coyle: 7

Tyreece John-Jules: 7.5

James Olayinka: 7

Bukayo Saka: 7.5

Substitutes:

Charlie Gilmour: 7 - On for Zelalem