Arsenal Player Ratings: Gunners suffer devastating last-gasp loss to Brighton after Neal Maupay winner as Saka impresses
ARSENAL suffered late heartbreak in a 2-1 defeat away at Brighton as Mikel Arteta's side slip further behind in the race for the Champions League spots.
The Gunners were on top for the majority of the match and opened the scoring thanks to a beautiful curling effort from Nicolas Pepe.
Sead Kolasinac 6
The Bosnian used his strength well to shield the ball.
Made the odd foray forward but not his most influential showing.
Dani Ceballos 6
The Real Madrid loanee was unable to affect matters much in the first period.
Subbed off near the end.
Matteo Guendouzi 7
The only mop-haired Gunner on display today after David Luiz's sensational City debacle, Guendouzi showed his customary passion and desire.
The midfield general never stopped trying in the middle of the park but may be in big trouble after footage showed him grabbing Neal Maupay's neck, sparking a post-match melee.
Bukayo Saka 8
Outstanding from the youngster. Is there any position he cannot play?
Caught the bar with a beautiful right-foot effort before the break and threatened constantly. Assisted the Pepe goal.
Nicolas Pepe 7
Scored a stunning goal which was mixed in with the odd nice touch.
He burst into life with a beautiful left-foot shot into the roof of the net to open the scoring but can still improve his all-round performances.
Alexandre Lacazette 6
Got himself in some very dangerous positions and combined well with Aubameyang and Sako.
Left Gunners fans wanting more with his finishing.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 7
The skipper looked dangerous when he drifted on to the left in tandem with Saka.
Subs
Emiliano Martinez (for Leno, 40) 7
Had to settle immediately and pulled off a very firm stop within seconds of coming on.
Another good stop from Maupay in the second half - assured performance, unlucky with the first goal and not at fault for the winner.
Eddie Nketiah (for Lacazette, 78) 6
Sprightly but not much time to impress.
Kieran Tierney, Joe Willock, Reiss Nelson (for Saka, Ceballos, Pepe, 88) 5
Could not make a decisive impact in the dying minutes.