3/8 duels, 0/3 crosses: Arteta must now drop 5/10 Arsenal star vs Wolves, lost the ball 9 times – opinion | OneFootball

Arsenal registered a 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

The Gunners dominated proceedings against the Croatian outfit at the Emirates Stadium.

They had some nervy moments at the back in the opening half, but Zagreb failed to test the goalkeeper.

Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard sealed a comfortable 3-0 victory in the end.

Despite the result, we were not impressed with Raheem Sterling’s showing on the right wing.

The Englishman got a surprise start against Zagreb with Leandro Trossard being given a breather.

He failed to capitalise with another underwhelming display.

Sterling had a good passing accuracy of 94 per cent but did not provide any attacking threat.

He failed to register a shot on target and won just three out of eight duels on the night.

The Chelsea loanee had three unsuccessful crosses and lost possession on nine occasions.

Sterling also received a booking for an early foul in the second half and was substituted before the hour mark.

The winger received a 5/10 rating from football.london and manager Mikel Arteta must drop him to the bench.

Arsenal take on Wolverhampton Wanderers on the road in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

Arteta has a simple decision to make with Trossard coming in for Sterling. He could slot on the left wing.

Gabriel Martinelli could move to the right flank. Kai Havertz should lead the attack after scoring in successive games.

We won’t be surprised if Sterling is an unused substitute. Ethan Nwaneri could get the nod ahead of him off the bench.

The 17-year-old won more duels (four) in his cameo yesterday and created one big scoring chance.

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