Swansea City vs Arsenal: Live Player Ratings, Analysis for the Gunners

In-form Arsenal travel to Wales to take on Swansea on Saturday, for the day's tea time Premier League kick-off at Liberty Stadium.

Arsenal have taken 12 points from their opening five league matches, and enter this one on the back of three straight Premier League victories.

Mesut Ozil's arrival, with the free-scoring form of Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey, helped the Gunners to the top of the table. Spurs overtook them with a point against Chelsea on Saturday, but Arsene Wenger's men can reclaim the summit with a draw or better.

Swansea have seven points from their opening five league matches. Michael Laudrup's men were beaten heavily at home by Manchester United early in the season, but showed their mettle to fight back for a 2-2 draw against Liverpool in their last home Premier League fixture.

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FT Score

Swansea 1 (Davies)

Arsenal 2 (Gnabry, Ramsey)

1st half analysis

Wojciech Szczesny—Solid handling but one moment of alarm with ball at feet

Bacary Sagna—Neat and tidy and happy to offer an outlet moving forward

Laurent Koscieln—Brushed off too easily on one occasion by Michu

Per Mertesacker—Composed at the back

Kieran Gibbs—Two timely tackles to avert danger and a threat down the left flank as well.

Jack Wilshere—Solid protecting his back line but nothing going forward so far

Aarom Ramsey—All action and threatened with one good strike that went just wide

Mathieu Flamini—Quietly effective in the middle of the park

Mesut Ozil—Little influence so far

Serge Gnabry—Working hard and created a big chance for Giroud

Olivier Giroud—Fed on scraps for the most part, but passed up a huge chance on the stroke of half time

FT analysis

Wojciech—An impressive game from the Pole who boosted his defenders by coming for a string of high balls

BacarySagna—Good in the first half, but did let Davies go too easily for the Swansea goal

Laurent Koscielny—Solid in the second half

Per Mertesacker—Composed at the back throughout

Kieran Gibbs—Two timely tackles to avert danger and a threat down the left flank as well.

Jack Wilshere—Looked a little lost out on the left flank, although did aid Gibbs well

Aarom Ramsey—All action and got a goal and an assist

Mathieu Flamini—Quietly effective in the middle of the park

MesutOzil—Was a little off the pace

Serge Gnabry—Created a good chance for Giroud and took his own goal superbly

Olivier Giroud—Fed on scraps for the most part, but passed up a huge chance on the stroke of half time