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Arsenals bad run of form continued in the Premier League as they succumbed to a disappointing defeat to Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening.The Gunners recently produced a dominant second half display over West Ham United in the league as they ended a nine-match winle s streak but they simply failed to carry over the momentum against Pep Guardiolas side.Kevin de Bruyne put on a mastercla Gary Jennings Jr. Jersey s performance for the Cityzens with two goals and an a sist in the first half and he could have quite easily bagged his hat-trick, barring the superb aerial save from Bernd Leno.Here are our Arsenal player ratings for the game.Bernd Leno The German shot-stopper was undoubtedly the standout performer for the Gunners. He made three crucial saves in the game but was partly responsible for the third goal after his poor distribution 6.5Ainsley Maitland-Niles: Did a credible job on the right side of the defence in the absence of the injured Hector Bellerin. However, he failed to track De Bruynes counter-attacking run in the lead-up to the second goal 5Calum Chambers: Chambers has been Arsenals best performing centre-back this term but he was disappointing with his positioning and nearly gifted Gabriel Jesus with a goal, barring Cody Barton Jersey Lenos brilliant block 4Sokratis: A nervy showing from the Greek who struggled to cope with the movement from the Cityzens frontline. He tried to Delano Hill Jersey play from the back but lacked the rhythm in terms of the distribution 4Sead Kolasinac: Kolasinac was to blame for the first two goals where De Bruyne and Sterling were left with ample space to exploit on his end. His day concluded early after an ankle injury in the 38th minute 3.5Matteo Guendouzi: The Frenchman lacked the positioning sense on the day and he could not provide much protection to the vulnerable centre-back partnership 4Lucas Torreira: Fared much better than his midfield teammate. Torreira made four succe sful tackles but his primary job may have been to track De Bruynes runs, which he could not manage 5.5Nicolas Pepe: The Gunners record signing had one early opportunity to shoot at goal which was blocked. Otherwise, he cut a frustrated figure and looked like a player, who is still Quinton Jefferson Jersey lacking confidence 5Mesut Ozil: He was certainly a huge disappointment with nothing useful in an attacking point of view. As such, it was no surprise that he was substituted on the hour mark 3Gabriel Martinelli: Definitely the best outfield player for the Gunners. The teenager had the clubs only shot on target within the first 30 seconds. He later showed plenty of desire with his direct running and high pre sing. He kept Kyle Walker busy throughout 6Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: The club-captain had a game to forget. He was non-existent in the opening half. In Tedric Thompson Jersey the second period, he had a couple of attempts on goal which were off-target and that was pretty much it 3.5Substitutes:Bukayo Saka: The Gunners graduate played out of position at left-back after Sead Kolasinacs injury and he can be credited for his performance in a difficult situation 5Emile Smith-Rowe: Replaced Ozil at the hour mark to make his Premier League debut. Tried to influence the game with his intensity and quick short pa sing. Fared much better than the German he replaced 5Joe Willock: Came for the final 13 minutes. Had little time to make an impact.