Arsenal got their season off to a winning start with a 1-0 win over Newcastle.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck in the 58th minute to down Steve Bruce’s men.
Jonjo Shelvey had hit the crossbar in the first-half, but the Magpies struggled to trouble Arsenal’s defence.
How did the Arsenal team perform individually? Scroll down for talkSPORT.com’s player ratings.
Bernd Leno – 6
Looked very calm and collected on the ball and his distribution was good. His only meaningful save came when Joelinton shot straight at him.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles – 8
Offered a threat from right-back and was defensively solid. He won the ball back and produced a brilliant cross for Aubameyang’s goal.
Calum Chambers – 8
His ball-playing abilities will suit Arsenal’s style under Emery. The former Southampton defender put in a very strong showing at St James’ Park.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos – 7
Struggled with Joelinton’s physicality at times, but he still formed a comfortable-looking partnership with Chambers.
Nacho Monreal – 8
The Spaniard will be feeling the pressure following the £25million signing of left-back Kieran Tierney from Celtic, however, he was faultless on Tyneside.
Matteo Guendouzi – 7
Broke up play numerous times and kept Arsenal ticking. His awareness to sense danger helped Arsenal’s defence today.
Granit Xhaka – 6
Barring a few misplaced passes, Arsenal’s captain for the day had a relatively easy afternoon partnering Guendouzi in midfield.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan – 3
The playmaker gave the ball away far too many times and missed a glorious chance to break the deadlock in the first-half when he blazed over from close-range.
Joe Willock – 5
Showed glimpses of quality in a number 10 role, but was marked well by Isaac Hayden.
Reiss Nelson – 5
He was anonymous for large parts of the game and his set-piece delivery was poor. He will hope he has another chance to impress Emery in the future.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 7
Always looked threatening running in behind. He was starved of service for most of the contest, however, he kept a cool head to poke the ball past Martin Dubravka just before the hour mark.
Subs:
Dani Ceballos – 4
Came on shortly after Arsenal had taken the lead and did not add much to the game.
Nicolas Pepe – 4
He did not have enough time to make an impact, but showed neat touches and blistering pace on the wing.
Gabriel Martinelli – N/A
The Brazilian did not have enough time on the pitch to make an impact
