PLAYER RATINGS: Jesus & Martinelli tear Spurs apart and Saliba dominates

Arsenal won a statement victory over Tottenham in Saturday's pulsating north London derby, after a dominant second half display from the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium.

The home side raced into the lead through a stunning effort from Thomas Partey, before Harry Kane equalised from the spot to level the game by half-time.

But a goalkeeping howler from Hugo Lloris gave Gabriel Jesus the simplest of tap-ins to make it 2-1, before Granit Xhaka completed the rout just after the hour mark as Arsenal won a hard-fought grudge match in north London.

Sportsmail's Sami Mokbel rated the players from both sides at the Emirates.

ARSENAL (4231)

Aaron Ramsdale - Indecision led to Tottenham’s first half penalty, but made a crucial save to deny Richarlison early on. 6.5

Ben White - Surely pushing for an England World Cup call up. Superb again for the Gunners. 7.5

William Saliba - Showed little nerves in his first game against Tottenham. Cool as ice in the heat of battle. Booked. 8

Gabriel Magalhaes - Cost his team a penalty with a poor decision to go to ground to challenge Richarlison. But very good for the most part. 6.5

Oleksandr Zinchenko - Playing in his first North London Derby but was completely unfazed. Genuine quality at left-back. 7

Thomas Partey - A doubt ahead of kick-off but didn’t play like it. Arsenal are a different team without him. Scored a brilliant goal. 8

Granit Xhaka - Lead from the front against Arsenal’s most hated of rivals. Unquestionably a leader in this Arsenal team. 8

Bukayo Saka - A constant threat with his pace and skill but was just as eye-catching going back the other way. 7.5

Martin Odegaard - Always ready to accept the ball and responsibility. Picked up some dangerous positions. Booked. 7

Gabriel Martinelli - His pace and directness caused Spurs all worlds of problems. Growing in stature in an Arsenal shirt. Booked. 8

Gabriel Jesus - Electric. Given Arsenal a new dimension in attack - turning into one of the signings of the summer. 8.5

Subs:

Sambi (Partey 73); Tierney (Zinchenko 73); Vieira (Odegaard 80); Nketiah (Jesus 80); Tomiyasu (White 89).

Manager:

Mikel Arteta: No-one can begrudge his team celebrating this victory. His team were breathless and brilliant. 8

TOTTENHAM (343)

Hugo Lloris - A miserable afternoon. Will be disappointed with Partey’s opener and let the ball squirm from his grasp for Jesus’ goal. 5.5

Cristian Romero - Very easy on the eye but was given a torrid time by Arsenal’s breathtaking attacking play. 6

Eric Dier - Fresh from a positive International break the England defender could do nothing to stem the tide of Arsenal attacks. 6

Clement Lenglet - Like a rabbit caught in the headlights and was eventually put out of his misery with his team 3-1 down. 5.5

Emerson Royal - Saw a red card for a high foot on Martinelli to leave Tottenham exposed. He didn’t fare much better prior to be honest. Red card. 5

Rodrigo Bentancur - His performance a positive in an otherwise day to forget for Spurs. Nice balance of combativeness and quality. 7

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg - The game bypassed him. Simply couldn’t cope with Arsenal’s dynamism and ended up chasing shadows. 6

Ivan Perisic - Was solid enough and experience was key in the first-half before his team’s second half capitulation. 6

Richarlison - Arsenal were clearly wary of his pace and power. Won Tottenham’s penalty with his sheer persistence. 6.5

Harry Kane - Scored his 100th away Premier League goal at the Emirates but his won’t be a day the England captain will choose to remember. 6.5

Heung-min Son - Showed some promising signs that he’s approaching his brilliant best but opportunities were at a premium for Tottenham. 6

Antonio Conte: His team suffered their first league defeat since April - and thoroughly deserved it. The Italian will be fuming. 6

Subs: Sanchez (Lenglet 71); Sessegnon (Perisic 71); Bissouma (Richarlison 71); Doherty (Son 71); Skipp (Hojbjerg 75)

Referee: Anthony Taylor: 7