A MISSED penalty could not stop Alexis Sanchez from claiming the star man award as Arsenal blitzed Hull City 4-1 on Saturday.
The Chilean striker opened the scoring in fortuitous circumstances - deflecting Alex Iwobi’s shot into the net.
And that ‘assist’ but the youngster helped him to cap off a fine performance by finishing with a 8/10 mark.
The Nigerian forward was in sensational form for the Gunners, but there was no doubting that Sanchez was the right-choice as the star performer.
Although he failed to convert from the spot moments before the break, he followed Theo Walcott’s second by adding a third on 83 minutes, just seconds after Robert Snodgrass had pulled one back for the hosts.
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Granit Xhaka, who only came off the bench with 23 minutes remaining, secured himself a rating of seven when he added the fourth late on.
Here’s how both sides fared with our Dream Team Ratings:
Hull City: Jakupovic 7, Elmohamady 6, Livermore 4, Davies 6, Robertson 5, Huddlestone 6 (Masonat 58, 6), Clucas 7, Meyler 6, Snodgrass 7, Hernandez 5, (Mbokani Bezua 77, 6), Diomande 6 (Maguire 42, 6)
Subs not used: Maloney, Keane, Henriksen, Marshall
Goal: Snodgrass 79
Red card: Livermore 40
Arsenal: Cech 5, Bellerin 6, Mustafi 7, Koscielny, Monreal 7, Coquelin 7, Cazorla 6 (Xhaka 67, 7), Walcott 7 (Perez Martinez 88, 6), Ozil 6, Iwobi 8 (Elneny 77, 6), Sanchez 8
Subs not used: Gibbs, Ospina, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Holding
Goals: Sanchez 17, 83, Walcott 55, Xhaka 90
Bookings: Cech 78, Cazorla 34
STAR MAN: ALEXIS SANCHEZ
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