Player Ratings v Blackburn

Cech 8/10 Looks good with cotton wool up his nose. Perhaps it will catch on.

Ivanovic 8/10 Nearly scored an own goal but we'll let him off. What a cross. Ivanovic never takes it easy, and that's what I like about him. Always preferred him at right-back.

Cole 8/10 Was practically our only attacker in the first-half. The boy never stops running.

Alex 7/10 I'll give him a seven. Nearly gifted them a goal. We got a clean sheet though and we don't say that too often.

JT 8/10 I want to give him a ten but I'll stick with eight. A legend.

Mikel 7/10 Not his worst game by a long stretch. Does he do enough? You decide.

Lampard 8/10 What can you say? Won the game for us. Had a tidy second-half.

Ramires 7/10 He gets the same points as Mikel, which is probably the one and only time I will say that. In truth the ball spent a lot of time in the air.

Sturridge 8/10 Like him. Could have had two pens. Put one on a plate for Torres. Movement good.

Mata 7/10 Ineffective. Still a hell of a lot better than Malouda.

Malouda 2/10 Rightly hauled off at half-time.

Subs ..

Torres 4/10 Arsenal paid £3m for Van Persie. Just saying.

Mereiles 5/10 I was too busy having a heart attack to notice.

Oriol 5/10 He gets a five for being such a lovely boy.