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Aaron Ramsey believed Arsenal righted the wrongs of Liverpool with their performance at Chelsea on Sunday.
The Gunners were beaten 4-0 by Liverpool in their last away outing in the Premier League - but they were much improved in drawing 0-0 with champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Ramsey said afterwards: "I think we needed that, after Liverpool. We showed we wanted a result here today and we've got one.
Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratingsShow all 22 1 /22Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Thibaut Courtois – 5 out of 10 Aside from letting in a late goal, it was a very straight forward day for the Belgian.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Cesar Azpilicueta – 6 out of 10 Tackled well, kept his shape well and worked relentlessly.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Gary Cahill – 6 out of 10 Led by performance today and even came close to getting his name on the scoresheet.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings David Luiz – 5 out of 10 Was wasteful with some of his clearances, but due to a lack of Arsenal attacks – he had an easy day at the back.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Victor Moses – 6 out of 10. The Nigerian powerhouse caused constant problems for the Arsenal defence when he charged forward.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Marcos Alonso – 6 out of 10 Scored the opener which crushed Arsenal’s confident start. Worked well for the remainder.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings N’Golo Kante – 8 out of 10 He optimises the Chelsea side – bundles of energy, clever play and a faultless work rate.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Nemanja Matic – 7 out of 10 His partnership with Kante dominated the midfield and left Arsenal looking lost in the middle of the field.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Pedro – 7 out of 10 The playmaker and the key element to counter attack
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Eden Hazard – 9 out of 10 His solo goal was an example of Hazard’s limitless ability. His running, movement, skill on the ball and positioning were world class.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Diego Costa – A real menace up top and laid on two assists.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Petr Cech – 4 out of 10 Gave Fabregas the last goal due to an individual error and looked helpless for Alonso’s first goal.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Hector Bellerin – 4 out of 10 Out-jumped for the first goal and was subsequently substituted with an injury.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Laurent Koscielny – 6 out of 10 Relentlessly cleared danger and intercepted Chelsea moves.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Shkodran Mustafi – 7 out of 10 Made a number of crucial interceptions and tackles to deny Chelsea’s relentless counter attacks.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Nacho Monreal – 3 out of 10 His poor positioning left his side exposed and allowed the Chelsea strike force to punish the Gunners.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Francis Coquelin – 5 out of 10 Should be able to dictate a game like this but instead he saw very little of the ball and made a number of reckless challenges.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – 5 out of 10 Looked lost in his own position and failed to make an impact going forward.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Theo Walcott – 4 out of 10 Showed no sign of attacking prowess and should have tracked Alonso for the opening goal.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Mesut Ozil – 5 out of 10 Deliveries were good, but aside from that it was an extremely quiet display by a man of such ability.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Alex Iwobi – 5 out of 10 Looked confident in the early stages, but disappeared as the game progressed. Needed to see more of the ball.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings Alexis Sanchez – 5 out of 10 The Chilean received no service from his midfield and saw very little of the ball as a result. This made it an incredibly easy afternoon for the Chelsea defence.
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"We have come here and struggled in recent years but we showed what we're capable of, competing against the best.
"We showed solidarity, that we can create chances against them - and on another day we might have nicked it."
Asked to pinpoint what was different about the performances at Liverpool and Chelsea, Ramsey added on Sky Sports: "We played higher up (today), so if we lost the ball we were able to get back into position a lot quicker - at Liverpool that gap was probably too big."
On his midfield partnership with Granit Xhaka, the Welshman added: "Me and Granit have played a lot of games together and have a good understanding.
"We had a bad half against Liverpool but feel in the rest of games we have done well.
"We feel we're in a good place and now need to keep building on this."
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