RB: Cedric - 4/10 - Sancho wasn't particularly amazing but Cedric was still given the runaround. Very lucky not to have conceded a penalty in the first half.

CB: Ben White - 6/10 - Arsenal's calmest defender on the day but the bar wasn't high.

CB: Gabriel - 4/10 - Far too weak in the challenge and simply allowed Ronaldo to move in front of him for his first goal.

LB: Nuno Tavares - 5/10 - Great movement to sneak in behind the United defence for the opener. United targeted him and in the end he shot himself in the foot, producing a horrendous second-half display.

CM: Mohamed Elneny - 6/10 - Pressed plenty but didn't panic. Didn't offer much creativity either, mind.

CM: Granit Xhaka - 7/10 - Panicked a little bit more but the pay-off was the occasional decent pass through the lines. Brilliant strike to seal the win.

RM: Bukayo Saka - 8/10 - Played a crucial role in both goals and had Telles on skates.

AM: Martin Odegaard - 7/10 - Picked out some clever balls through United's leaky defence.

LM: Emile Smith Rowe - 4/10 - Played on the periphery and should have made more of Dalot's nightmare.

CF: Eddie Nketiah - 7/10 - Energetic and a live-wire while he was unlucky not to have found the net himself.

SUB: Gabriel Martinelli (64' for Smith Rowe) - 5/10

SUB: Rob Holding (74' for Saka) - 5/10

SUB: Takehiro Tomiyasu (90' for Cedric) - N/A

Manchester United Player ratings

GK: David de Gea - 6/10 - As is usually the case in this fixture, De Gea kept the scoreline respectable.

RB: Diogo Dalot - 2/10 - A tragedy from start to finish. All over the place and never knew where to stand.

CB: Victor Lindelof - 5/10 - Was to United what White was to Arsenal - composed, but it didn't really count for much.

CB: Raphael Varane - 3/10 - A nightmare opening but wasn't as much of a liability thereafter. Still pretty bad, however.

LB: Alex Telles - 2/10 - At fault for Arsenal's two goals and was generally fortunate that Saka showed a bit of mercy.

CM: Scott McTominay - 6/10 - Competed well physically but was technically below the levels of Xhaka and Elneny.

CM: Nemanja Matic - 7/10 - One of his better days, enjoying the midfield battle.

RM: Anthony Elanga - 5/10 - Got into dangerous areas but lacked the finishing touches.

AM: Bruno Fernandes - 2/10 - Found it hard to even complete the basics, crucially including penalty-taking. Fortunate to have escaped a red card for a petulant tackle late on.

LM: Jadon Sancho - 5/10 - Played the game at walking pace but still gave Cedric problems. Needed to contribute

more, though.

CF: Cristiano Ronaldo - 7/10 - Dropped deep to link play well and was a menace in the penalty area.

SUB: Marcus Rashford (77' for Matic) - N/A

SUB: Jesse Lingard (77' for Elanga) - N/A

SUB: Juan Mata (84' for Fernandes) - N/A