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Sunderland v Arsenal: How the players rated

Alex Brotherton

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Arsenal maintained their perfect start to the Premier League season with a 2-0 victory over Sunderland. The match featured a decisive goal from Bruno Guimaraes and a solid defensive performance, despite some individual errors from the opposition.

Why it matters

As a Premier League fixture, this result directly impacts the title race and team standings in one of the world's most-watched sports leagues.

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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Bruno Guimaraes scored his first goal for Arsenal

Bruno Guimaraes' thunderbolt - 121 seconds after David Raya saved a penalty - helped a sub-par Arsenal maintain their 100% start to their Premier League title defence with a 2-0 win against Sunderland .

Here's how I rated the players and you can see how you scored them below.

Arsenal's brilliance at both ends helps overcome Sunderland

Published 21 August Sunderland Robin Roefs : Poor distribution - two goal-kicks went straight out of play. Hardly troubled in the first half but made a fine save to tip over Kai Havertz's acrobatic effort. 6

Thomas Meunier: Offered a threat on second balls from set pieces but couldn't covert a couple of half chances. Tracked back to help defensively. 6

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