Arsenal continued their perfect run in the Europa League with a win at Red Star Belgrade.
Arsene Wenger named a hugely-changed side, handing starts to young players such as Reiss Nelson and Ainsley Maitland-Niles. He also heavily rotated his back three, giving Mathieu Debuchy a chance to impress.
It was a tight affair throughout, and chances largely came at a premium.
Red Star came closest in the first half, when Richmond Boakye’s effort rebounded off the bar.
However, a moment of magic won the game for Arsenal late on. Jack Wilshere manouvered his way well into the box and after the ball floated in the air, Olivier Giroud was on hand to acrobatically hand the Gunners all three points.
The win keeps Arsenal at the top of their group, leading with nine points out of a possible nine.
Here are our Arsenal player ratings from the win out in Serbia.
Petr Cech - 7
Made some good saves and was well worth his clean sheet.
Mathieu Debuchy - 6
Didn’t look quite up to speed but made a good challenge near the closing stages.
Mohamed Elneny - 6
Looked somewhat uncomfortable at the back but was relatively solid.
Rob Holding - 5
A quiet, but error-free performance from Holding.
Reiss Nelson - 7
Showed yet more signs of promise. Played with confidence and discipline.
Francis Coquelin - 5
Steady after a pretty poor first-half. Got unnecessarily booked.
Joe Willock - 7
Worked relentlessly hard and was efficient while in possession.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles - 6
Failed to convince in an unnatural position but remained positive in his running.
Theo Walcott - 5
Underwhelming. Didn’t fashion enough chances for himself and struggled to get into the game, despite the assist.
Jack Wilshere - 8
Wilshere produced yet another man of the match display. He was in confident mood and turned defence into attack extremely well.
Olivier Giroud - 7
Didn’t do a lot else aside from the goal, but what a goal it was.