Arsenal travel to face FK Qarabag on Thursday night in their second Europa League group match. Here are the player ratings from the 3-0 win. Arsenal got what they wanted in the end with a 3-0 victory over FK Qarabag to move to six points from six in their opening two Europa League matches. But like almost all of their wins this season, the performance left a lot to be desired and they were fortunate to earn the win, and especially the clean sheet. Nevertheless, that is now eight wins on the bounce for this team and the confidence is growing. Here are the Gunners’ player ratings from the win. Goalkeeper<doc-sep>How can Arteta strengthen this summer? Get all your latest Gunners news Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Arsenal keep on rolling. The Gunners won for the eighth game in a row in all competitions as they swept aside Qarabag 3-0 in Azerbaijan on Thursday night , winning with a minimum of fuss to preserve their 100 per cent start to the Europa League campaign. Sokratis Papastathopoulos opened the scoring in the first half when he diverted in Nacho Monreal's header towards goal, with youngsters Emile Smith Rowe and Matteo Guendouzi adding further strikes in the second period . All three were scoring their first goals for the Gunners, and here's how the players rated. Bernd Leno: 8 (Image: Getty Images) Did you see when the ball was played back to him and he did a big, hopeless hoof that landed halfway inside his own half? Imagine being Petr Cech's cat then. Kicked even further than the ball, the poor thing. Was great after that though, making two smart saves in the first half when Arsenal stood off and let them shoot. Possibly in an attempt to find out if this fella in their goal was any good. Rob Holding: 8 Kind of weirdly good now, isn't he? On a day when Gareth Southgate named nine defenders and whatever Eric Dier is in his squad, he might just be the best uncapped English defender out there. Sokratis Papastathopoulos: 6 (Image: REUTERS) Still slower than it takes to write his name, he did pop up (well, gradually move onto the ball) for the opening goal, and got a lovely stat to boot . Is fine in this company, but three-quarters of the Premier League must love him. Did some brilliantly mad tackles and wandered forward second half though, which was funny. Nacho Monreal: 6 Looked annoyed that he even had to look at Sead Kolasinac all night, but did get an assist thanks to his odd penalty box effectiveness and then got off at half-time. Stephan Lichtsteiner: 5 Surely the Juventus bench was more fun than this? Mohamed Elneny: 5 (Image: REUTERS) Has to use these games to impress Emery if he's going to force his way into matches against teams who are worth fewer points in Scrabble. Someone should probably tell him that. Matteo Guendouzi: 6 Played much of the game looking as though he'd just wandered off from a college group tour of a major metropolitan city and was trying to navigate their confusing subway system. But then he scored a lovely goal. Good on him. Sead Kolasinac: 4 (Image: AFP) Charged down the left wing in the first half with all the grace of a rhino running up an escalator, only to be largely and wisely ignored by his teammates. Went left-back as Arsenal switched to a back four in the second period, taking the rhino-escalator act closer to his own goal. Emile Smith Rowe: 7 Got his goal and it was lovely. Looked a bit Aaron Ramseyish in doing so too. Have that, you Welsh contract rebel. Alex Iwobi: 6 (Image: Francois Nel) There's a player in there sometimes, such as in the way he set up Smith Rowe for the goal. You can see why he doesn't start often though. Who could be bothered watching it? Danny Welbeck: 6 Was delightfully average, got to be the captain in the second half, missed a sitter and was named in the England squad. The most Danny Welbeck of days. Subs: Lucas Torreira (on for Monreal, 46): 7 Tidier than your Nan's front room. Mesut Ozil (on for Smith Rowe, 65): 6 Hahaha. What was he doing here? Did a lovely pointless pass when he should have shot. Alexandre Lacazette (on for Iwobi, 71): 6 Would have preferred a stay at home.<doc-sep>Arsenal team arrive in Azerbaijan ahead of Qarabag clash HERE for the latest MUFC breaking news and transfer updates SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign upfor the latest MUFC breaking news and transfer updates When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. A second-string Arsenal enjoyed a 3-0 win in Azerbaijan against Qarabag in the Europa League. Eighteen-year-old Emile Smith Rowe, a product of the club's academy was on target as the Gunners maintained their winning start in the competition. Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Matteo Guendouzi also scored for Unai Emery's side who sit atop Group E with six points. QARABAG 0-3 ARSENAL | SOKRATIS (4), SMITH ROWE (53), GUENDOUZI (80) Arsenal XI: Leno, Lichtsteiner, Holding, Sokratis, Monreal, Elneny, Guendouzi, Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Kolasinac, Welbeck Qarabag XI: Vagner, Medvedev, Huseynov, Rzezniczak, Agolli, Madatov, Michel, Garayev, Zoubir, Ozobic, Emeghara Sokratis Papastathopoulos bundles the ball from from a corner Lucas Torreira replaces Nacho Monreal Emile Smith Rowe scores his first goal for Arsenal Alexandre Lacazette and Mesut Ozil on Guendouzi nets third with ten minutes left Qarabag vs Arsenal: Express Sport brings you LIVE Europa League coverage QARABAG 0-3 ARSENAL FT: Game, set and match. Unai Emery’s Arsenal have comfortably beaten Qarabag 3-0 in Baku, Azerbaijan. In truth, the Gunners weren’t really that good tonight - but winning by three-goal margins when you’re not in top gear is quite an achievement. 92: Matteo Guendouzi nearly profits from Lacazette’s blocked attempt but he, just like Danny Welbeck before him, bangs it into row z. 90: Three minutes of added time to be played. 89: Oh dear, Danny! Lacazette beats the offside trap and tees up the unmarked Welbeck to lash home, but he’s fluffed it by sending it miles over the bar. 86: Leno really wants this clean sheet. He tips Zoubir’s effort over the crossbar before collecting the resulting corner. 83: We’re down to walking pace here in Baku. Arsenal have another three points on the board and extend their winning run to EIGHT games in all competitions. Good start from Unai Emery, who nobody can accuse of not delivering results. Qarabag vs Arsenal: Express Sport brings you LIVE Europa League coverage QARABAG 0-3 ARSENAL | GUENDOUZI 80: You wait ages for a player to score his first senior goal for Arsenal, and then three come along on the same night! Matteo Guendouzi gets his name on the scoresheet with a tidy low, angled finish from just inside the penalty area. The locals have seen enough - with that, they start to pour out of the stadium. 77: I don’t know if y’all interested but Celtic are now losing 3-1 to RB Salzburg and James Forrest has been sent off. Not a great night for Brendan Rodgers’ side. 75: Third and final change for Arsenal as Alexandre Lacazette replaces Alex Iwobi. Bet Laca enjoyed travelling to Azerbaijan for a 15-minute appearance… 71: Saying that, Nicola Vlasic rarely featured for Everton and scored the winner for CSKA Moscow against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night! 68: Second change for Qarabag as Araz Abdullayev replaces Filip Ozobic. Blimey, apparently Abdullayev played at Everton for one season in 2011 - no appearances… Qarabag vs Arsenal: Express Sport brings you LIVE Europa League coverage 65: Emile Smith-Rowe (18y 67d) is the youngest player to score for Arsenal in a competitive game since Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain against Olympiakos in September 2011 (18y 43d). And now he makes way for Mesut Ozil. 64: Here comes Ozil, Mesut Ozil, I just don’t think you understand… Well I thought he was coming on for Elneny but everyone’s confused and the German remains on the sidelines. 61: Close! Qarabag midfielder Abdellah Zoubir twists and turns inside the penalty area but he’s quickly dispossessed by Guendouzi, who is almost playing as a third centre-back. 58: Far be it from me to tell the Qarabag manager what substitutes to make, but I really wouldn’t have taken off the threatening Madatov. Dzon Delarge replaces him. 55: Emile Smith Rowe is the first 2000-born player to score a competitive goal for Arsenal. Go, tell your friends about the new generation… Qarabag vs Arsenal: Express Sport brings you LIVE Europa League coverage Qarabag vs Arsenal: Express Sport brings you LIVE Europa League coverage QARABAG 0-2 ARSENAL | SMITH ROWE 52: Would you believe it?! Qarabag have dominated the early stages but it’s Arsenal who double their tally! And it’s a deserved goal for the 18-year-old from Croydon, Emile Smith Rowe. The playmaker collects a well-timed pass from Alex Iwobi and slips it underneath the goalkeeper on the stretch. 51: Arsenal have used two of their nine live since the re-start as Qarabag go closer and closer to an equaliser. Minutes after the disallowed goal, Madatov drifts beyond Kolasinac but can’t control the pass. 48: Disallowed goal! Looks like Arsenal need more time to adapt to four at the back! Qarabag have the ball in the back of the net, but the offside flag is up. Replays show Emeghara had gone a fraction too early. QARABAG 0-1 ARSENAL 45: And we’re back underway folks. Unai Emery has replaced Nacho Monreal with Lucas Torreira as Arsenal revert to four at the back. Qarabag vs Arsenal: Express Sport brings you LIVE Europa League coverage Twitter round-up Bella: Arsenal need to up their levels in the second half. We were on the back foot for majority of that game and can’t keep conceding chances like this. Eric: Qarabag a different team at home. Outplayed by Sporting in Lisbon, the Azerbaijani team is losing but outplaying Arsenal. Guendouzi and Iwobi the bright spots for the Gunners. Matthew: Some very neat moments but a little shaky at the back for Arsenal. Qarabag look threatening down that left hand side, hasn’t been the best 45 minutes for Lichtsteiner. Lucky to have not conceded. Qarabag vs Arsenal: Express Sport brings you LIVE Europa League coverage QARABAG 0-1 ARSENAL HT: Qarabag squander a decent chance before the break. Kolasinac doesn’t anticipate a lofted cross to Medvedev, who crashes his shot into the side-netting. Arsenal lead, but this isn’t exactly a classic. Tough work for Unai Emery’s side. 44: Alex Iwobi has earned praise for his displays this season, and I suspect he’ll receive a few more tonight. He’s causing problems down the right and very nearly teed Smith-Rowe up for a second. Iwobi beats his marker before serving a cutback to Smith-Rowe, whose shot is blocked. Elneny’s effort is also blocked. 42: I don’t think Arsenal have had a genuine clear-cut chance since their opener. It’s been all Qarabag and it remains all Qarabag as we approach the break. 39: Big save! Leno is really taking his opportunity in Cech’s absence with a cracking save to protect Arsenal’s lead. Arsenal’s defence are at sixes and sevens and a poor clearance finds Ozobic on the edge of the penalty area. Leno parries the low snapshot away to safety. Qarabag vs Arsenal: Express Sport brings you LIVE Europa League coverage 36: Haha! Qarabag captain Medvedev is booked for one of the more blatant shirt pulls you'll see this season. He really committed to that over 10 yards! 33: Qarabag are starting to grow in confidence now after Arsenal asserted control early on. Mahir Madatov, who Wikipedia tells me drew comparisons with Barcelona's Hristo Stoichkov, is causing problems. 30: We’ve reached the half-hour mark and Qarabag aren’t downing tools or accepting a defeat tonight. They are up for this, as are their 69,800 supporters. So loud! Anyway, Leno is forced into action after Kolasinac is nutmegged by Madatov. The winger aims for the near-post but Arsenal’s stopper does the job. 28: Mohamed Elneny decides to ignore five or six of his colleagues inside the Qarabag penalty area and blast a hopeless angled shot wide. He’s been watching Granit Xhaka too much… 25: Elneny picks out Welbeck in the area with a corner, but his header flies wide.<doc-sep>
Arsenal traveled to Azerbaijan to play in the Europa League with Qarabag FK, and they grabbed another three points to top the group. Unai Emery knows this tournament well, so he looked to build his side and tactics around what was to be expected of him. The game was tight, but the players he selected had the ability to brush that aside and win by a confident score line. Arsenal began the match with a three-at-the-back formation, but, well, let’s forget about that. It was a complete shambles, which is why Emery switched to a back four in the second half. Still, it’s definitely worth looking into. Let’s not forget that it took Antonio Conte a while to win over his Chelsea players with the same system, so it’s never going to be easy for Emery. He has the trust of his squad, so I’m sure if he wishes to deploy this system, then work will be done over the next few weeks. Qarabag FK were a surprise outfit. They didn’t roll over for the Gunners, as they looked to drive forward and provide their own threat. Although they didn’t manage to pick up a goal, they certainly could have done with the chances they were creating. Overall though, this was a productive evening at the office for Arsenal. Three players scored their first goals in Arsenal red, including an academy graduate. It was Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Emile Smith Rowe and Matteo Guendouzi who got the goals, giving Arsenal a score line of 0-3. Bernd Leno – 7.5/10 Leno managed to keep the clean sheet, although at times it looked like that wouldn’t be the case. In truth, he’s been in good form these past few games, and he’s pulled off a few impressive saves during that time. The game could have been a lot different had Leno not been in top form. And in all honesty, his spell of form couldn’t come at a better time with Cech’s injury.