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Arsenal won a statement victory over Tottenham in Saturday's pulsating north London derby, after a dominant second half display from the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium.
The home side raced into the lead through a stunning effort from Thomas Partey, before Harry Kane equalised from the spot to level the game by half-time.
But a goalkeeping howler from Hugo Lloris gave Gabriel Jesus the simplest of tap-ins to make it 2-1, before Granit Xhaka completed the rout just after the hour mark as Arsenal won a hard-fought grudge match in north London.
Sportsmail's Sami Mokbel rated the players from both sides at the Emirates.
Arsenal won a thrilling north London derby 3-1 after a dominant second half performance
ARSENAL (4231)
Aaron Ramsdale - Indecision led to Tottenham’s first half penalty, but made a crucial save to deny Richarlison early on. 6.5
Ben White - Surely pushing for an England World Cup call up. Superb again for the Gunners. 7.5
William Saliba - Showed little nerves in his first game against Tottenham. Cool as ice in the heat of battle. Booked. 8
Gabriel Magalhaes - Cost his team a penalty with a poor decision to go to ground to challenge Richarlison. But very good for the most part. 6.5
Gabriel Magalhaes made the foul to give away Harry Kane's first half penalty to make it 1-1
Oleksandr Zinchenko - Playing in his first North London Derby but was completely unfazed. Genuine quality at left-back. 7
Thomas Partey - A doubt ahead of kick-off but didn’t play like it. Arsenal are a different team without him. Scored a brilliant goal. 8
Granit Xhaka - Lead from the front against Arsenal’s most hated of rivals. Unquestionably a leader in this Arsenal team. 8
Granit Xhaka has been praised for gathering his team-mates in a huddle after Thomas Partey's goal against Tottenham
Bukayo Saka - A constant threat with his pace and skill but was just as eye-catching going back the other way. 7.5
Martin Odegaard - Always ready to accept the ball and responsibility. Picked up some dangerous positions. Booked. 7
