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Joe Doyle

Nicolas Pepe comes out on top as Arsenal fans deliver savage ratings after Sheffield United loss

It was another disappointing display and result as Arsenal lost 1-0 to Sheffield United in the Premier League on Monday night.

Lys Mousset scored the only goal of the night for the hosts, turning home a knockdown from a corner.

Arsenal came close to opening the scoring when Nicolas Pepe was presented with a golden chance but he sent it wide from six yards.

Granit Xhaka later forced keeper Dean Henderson into a great stop, but the hosts held on for a win.

Despite his missed chance, Pepe scored the highest mark from our senior reporter James Benge in his player ratings from the game, and also achieved the highest mark from the fans at 5.6

But the fact that 5.6 was the highest mark proves the frustration among the supporters at the performance.

And only three more players were marked above five by the fans, with Matteo Guendouzi at 5.5, and both Calum Chambers and substitute Alexandre Lacazette on 5.1.

At the other end of the spectrum, Xhaka again received a low score from the fans. Our rating of the Arsenal captain was a rather meagre 4, while supporters gave him a low 3.1.

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Three other players scored a rating below four, with central defenders David Luiz and Sokratis receiving marks of 3.8 and 3.7 respectively, while Joe Willock was rated at 3.6 after being substituted at half-time.

Here's how the fans rated the players against Sheffield United:

Nicolas Pepe - 5.6

Nicolas Pepe of Arsenal shoots wide (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Matteo Guendouzi - 5.5

Calum Chambers - 5.1

Alexandre Lacazette - 5.1

Bukayo Saka - 4.9

Bernd Leno - 4.9

Gabriel Martinelli - 4.9

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 4.8

Dani Ceballos - 4.6

Sead Kolasinac - 4.2

David Luiz - 3.8

Sokratis - 3.7

Joe Willock - 3.6

Granit Xhaka - 3.1

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