One Arsenal star has redeemed himself by winning man of the match award last night. He was looking superb and achieved some amazing stats.
Gunners drew against PSV Eindhoven last night at the Emirates. They already had an amazing advantage due to their superb first leg performance. They entered the game with 7-1 advantage which suggested that they have already secured their place in quarter finals of Champions League.
Mikel Arteta opted to rest many of his main stars last night. He started Zinchenko as midfielder and Tierney as left winger. In addition, Merino once again started the game as striker. But, the main attraction of game was Raheem Sterling who put on an impressive performance.
How good was Raheem Sterling for Arsenal last night?
Sterling started the game as right winger in place of injured Bukayo Saka. He played full 90 minutes and was voted man of the match. Firstly, he picked both assists for the goals scored by Zinchenko and Rice.
Sterling created most chances (3) and was also the most fouled player (4) in the match. He has 3 shots with 100% accuracy and has 87% passing accuracy. He then had 47 touches out of which 4 were in opposition box.
Sterling completed 1 dribble and 1 cross. He did miss 2 big chances but other than that was superb in attacking. In addition, he also proved his worth by making small defensive contributions. He made 1 interception and 2 recoveries. Lastly, Sterling was able to win 5 ground duels. All stats are as per FOTMOB.
Gunners are now set to face Real Madrid in the quarter finals of UCL. They will look to focus their attention to winning UCL title as Premier League title is already far away from them. It will be interesting to see if Mikel Arteta is able to lead his club to their first ever UCL triumph.
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