Brazil vs Senegal player ratings as Arsenal and Spurs suffer big injury blows and Estevao shines

BRAZIL 2-0 SENEGAL: football.london rates all of Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham’s stars’ performances as they faced off at the Emirates Stadium

Brazil earned a comfortable win in a chaotic, frenetic and feisty clash with Senegal. Plenty of London-based players involved, but while Chelsea fans will be delighted with their young stars' performance, Arsenal and Tottenham supporters have cause for concern.

Matheus Cunha came close to scoring the opener for Brazil in the first half when Bruno Guimaraes’ cross found the Man United forward, who headed onto the bar. Chelsea’s Estevao, however, would soon after earn them the lead, the ball falling to him on the right, which he dispatched excellently.

Casemiro then doubled the lead after a free kick was sent to the back post, which he duly curled off the far right post and in. A worry for Tottenham will be that Pape Matar Sarr had to be replaced with an injury just after half-time.

Then it would be Arsenal’s Gabriel to come off too, with what looks to be a right-hand side groin problem, with the way the Brazilian was holding his upper right leg.

Here’s how football.london rated the performances of all Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea's performers:

Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal) – Big tackle early in the game on the edge of the box to set up a counterattack, which led to Matheus Cunha hitting the post. Produced an excellent pre-empted clearance as a cross came in to prevent a Senegal chance. Came off in the second half with a groin issue. 7

Richarlison (Tottenham) – Was an unused substitute. n/a

Estevao (Chelsea) – The winger scored his fourth goal in the colours of the Selecao. Despite the defence thinking they’d got their foot to the ball, it squirmed out to the right, where a waiting Estevao beautifully curled a strike with his left foot around Edouard Mendy.

Was a delight to watch throughout the game and sent a clear statement to Enzo Maresca as to his credentials to establish himself on the Chelsea right. 8

Joao Pedro (Chelsea) – Came on in the second half to play up top. Couldn't really get into the game and was frustrated with a lack of service. 5

Andrey Santos (Chelsea) – Was an unused substitute. n/a

Pape Matar Sarr (Tottenham) – Was unable to get on the ball too much in the first half, but toward the midpoint, the Spurs midfielder thought he might find a chance, but saw his path blocked by Gabriel. Worryingly for Tottenham Hotspur, a week before the North London Derby, he had to come off just after half-time after a collision with Matheus Cunha. 6

Nicolas Jackson (Bayern Munich, on loan from Chelsea) – The Chelsea loanee nearly forced a goal as he pressed Ederson soon after coming on, but Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye scuffed the rebound onto the post. Otherwise, he was limited to very little service after coming on. 6