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Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace: Player ratings as Gunners extend lead at top to eight points
Midfielders
Granit Xhaka scored his second goal in as many games. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Thomas Partey (DM) – 7.5/10 – This was your archetypal untroubled and efficient Partey display. God, he’s good.
Granit Xhaka (CM) – 7/10 – After failing to score since mid-October, Xhaka now has goals in back-to-back games. This was the sort of chance the Swiss international had been missing in recent weeks, but he’s playing with some swagger again.
Martin Odegaard (CM) – 7/10 – The skipper didn’t contribute with goals or assists, but he buzzed around the Emirates turf all afternoon in a bid to confuse Palace’s defensive structure.
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