Arséne Wenger's men were held to a hard-fought, end-to-end goal-less draw at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon as the Premier League leaders Chelsea took another step towards being crowned champions, against their London rivals. Both sides created chances throughout, and the Blues will come away the happier of the two sides with a point, but how did the players fare? Read below, as I analyse each of them, individually.  

David Ospina: The 26-year-old Colombian kept his second successive league clean sheet with a solid display all-round, making a few saves when necessary and was efficient when called into action. Perhaps lucky to not have been cautioned - or worse - after a late challenge on Oscar in the first-half, but attempted to win the ball and the referee played advantage. Wojciech Szczesny's place on the substitutes' bench seems more and more firm. 7

Hector Bellerín: MAN OF THE MATCH. The 20-year-old Spaniard asserted his position at right-back perfectly once more, isolating the threat posed by Belgian winger Eden Hazard, in the running for the PFA Player of the Year award, as well as adding an attacking outlet for the Gunners to hit on the counter. Not to mention, a headed goal-line clearance in the first-half, saving his side's blushes in a dramatic moment. 9

Per Mertesacker: Looked slightly shaky out of possession when Chelsea pushed men forward on the counter but was comfortable on the ball, made a few vital blocks and interceptions too. 6.5

Laurent Koscielny: Solid as per usual, the French centre-back was making tackles and interceptions galore as the Blues pressed for an opener, especially in the first-half. Only criticism, would be that he did not stay tight enough to Oscar in the build-up to the goal-line clearance. On another day, they may have lost because of that. 7

Nacho Monreal: Did nothing of real note when in possession but was defensively sound and did well to track the runners on the flank throughout. Needs to work on his attacking quality though. 6

Francis Coquelin: Coquelin had another solid game to add to his collection over the past few months, acting as a screen for the back-four, broke up play in midfield effectively and made a few important interceptions to stop Chelsea driving forward on the counter. Was booked for a cynical but tactical foul, as he knew the Blues could have quite easily have scored from it. 7

Santi Cazorla: Not the best of games from the Spaniard. Debatable whether the decision over Fábregas' adjudged dive was correct or not, he picked up a yellow card for a tactical foul late on and was not involved in much going forward. His one real chance, squandered. 5.5

Aaron Ramsey: The Welshman provided another option in a make-shift wing role, but despite his 82 touches throughout, struggled to provide any real glimses of quality that Arsenal supporters are used to seeing. His final ball was inconsistent, often slowed down counter attacks, but did well to track back with energy. 6

Mesut Özil: The silky German was comfortable in possession, his passing was accurate and he made a few mazy runs, creating chances at will - but, was not involved in much else and struggled to show his class for more than a five or ten-minute spell at a time. 7

Alexis Sanchez: Arsenal's most lively player going forward, the Chilean was energetic and did his best to create chances out of nothing, but his final ball was lacking a few times. He completed several take-ons and was dangerous on the break, if he had more support the Gunners probably would have scraped a victory. 7.5

Olivier Giroud: The French striker had a relatively quiet match, and did not get involved in much of the action as Chelsea did an efficient job of keeping him at bay for the majority of the game, before he was replaced in the second 45. Had a few neat touches in the first-half and combined well with Alexis, but apart from that, was lacklustre going forward and did not pose much of a threat otherwise. 5

Substitutes -

Danny Welbeck: N/A. Welbeck came on with ten minutes to play, and was not involved in the thick of things at all as the visitors were sitting back and doing their best to hold onto the ball, avoiding attacking pressure towards the end.

Theo Walcott: N/A. The pacey English forward did not have enough time to stamp his authority on the game, as Chelsea were set to hold on for a goal-less draw by the time he was introduced into the action. Came close with a few probing runs, but apart from that, unfair to give him a real rating.