Arsenal breezed past struggling Aston Villa to secure all three points in a 5-0 win at the Emirates Stadium. Santi Cazorla yet again proved the creative hub of the team, grabbing two assists and a goal in the thrashing. Here, Sportsmail's Sami Mokbel rates each player as Arsene Wenger's side put pressure on fourth placed Southampton ahead of their game with Swansea. ARSENAL . David Ospina – Made a crucial save to deny Weimann in the first half and his handling was top notch. 7 . Hector Bellerin – Provided attacking impetus down the right hand side and was sound enough defensively. Excellent goal, too. 7.5 . Arsenal's Hector Bellerin celebrates scoring his side's fifth goal during the Barclays Premier League match . Per Mertesacker – Moving towards his dominant best after his slow start to the season. Still room for improvement, though. 7 . Laurent Koscielny – The Gunners back four looks far more secure since the Frenchman's return from an achilles injury. 7.5 . Nacho Monreal – In the best form of his Arsenal career. Another excellent shift down Arsenal's left side. 7 . Francis Coquelin tackles Aston Villa's Carles Gill at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday . Francis Coquelin – What has happened to the Frenchman. He looks every inch the midfield anchorman the Gunners have been craving for. 7.5 . Aaron Ramsey – Very busy in the Gunners engine room but still short of last season's match-winning displays. 7 . Theo Walcott – Looked a little rusty on his first Premier League start in over year – but still scored his second consecutive goal. 7 . Santi Cazorla – At the hub of everything that was good about Arsenal's display. Incredibly creative in possession. 9 . The impressive Santi Cazorla celebrates his goal in the 5-0 thrashing of Paul Lambert's Villa . Mesut Ozil – A goal last week, another one and an outrageous flicked assist this. Are we finally seeing the real Ozil? 8.5 . Olivier Giroud – Excellent finish to give Arsenal the lead and lead the line very well for the home side. 7 . Subs: Rosicky (for Walcott) 6.5; Akpom (for Giroud) 7; Flamini (for Ramsey) 6.5. Arsene Wenger – His side are in the groove now, about time too. Were unstoppable today. 7.5 . Super sub: Theo Walcott came off the bench to add gloss to Arsenal's easy victory . ASTON VILLA . Brad Guzan – A busy afternoon for the keeper and did well to keep the score down. 6.5 . Alan Hutton – Had no answer to Ozil's movement and intelligence. And afternnon the Scot will want to forget. 5.5 . Ciaran Clark – Combative to the last but struggled to deal with Arsenal's expansive attacking options. 5.5 . Aston Villa goalkeeper takes down Chuba Akpom to give Arsenal a penalty at the Emirates Stadium . Jores Okore – Was given a difficult time by Giroud as the Villa's back-four were taught a lesson by the Gunners attack. 5.5 . Kieran Richardson – Tried to inject some thrust down Villa's left but his efforts had little impact on the game. 6 . Carlos Sanchez – Wasteful in possession on more than one occasion putting his side in unnecessary danger. 4 . Aaron Ramsey (left) easily shrugs off the pursuit of Villa's Carlos Sanchez . Fabian Delph – Wasn't lacking for effort but the quality in Arsenal's midfield was too much for the England international to contend with. 6 . Tom Cleverley – Miserable afternoon for the midfielder. Struggled to get a foothold in the game and was replaced in the second half. 5 . Carles Gil – Showed some moments of quality but it wasn't enough in a disappointing afternoon. 6 . Andreas Weimann – Most telling contribution was squandering an excellent headed chance in the first half. Subbed. 5.5 . Austrian attacker Andreas Weimann leaps highest to win a header against Bellerin . Christian Benteke – Missed a couple of half chances at the start of the second half but, on the whole, was well shackled by Koscielny and Mertesacker. 6 . Subs: Agbonlahor (for Cleverley) 5; Sinclair (for Weimann) 5; Westwood (for Sanchez) 5. Paul Lambert – His side threatened a response early in the second half but soon slipped back into their malaise. 5.5 . Lambert's side failed to find the back of the net yet again as Arsenal controlled the game throughout .
Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla scored one and assisted two in 5-0 win .
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring before Mesut Ozil doubled their lead .
Theo Walcott put the game well beyond a woeful Aston Villa side .
Defender Hector Bellerin scored in injury time for five star Arsenal .
Click here to read the match report from Arsenal's easy victory .
Arsenal breezed past struggling Aston Villa to secure all three points in a 5-0 win at the Emirates Stadium. Santi Cazorla yet again proved the creative hub of the team, grabbing two assists and a goal in the thrashing. Here, Sportsmail's Sami Mokbel rates each player as Arsene Wenger's side put pressure on fourth placed Southampton ahead of their game with Swansea. ARSENAL . David Ospina – Made a crucial save to deny Weimann in the first half and his handling was top notch. 7 . Hector Bellerin – Provided attacking impetus down the right hand side and was sound enough defensively. Excellent goal, too. 7.5 . Arsenal's Hector Bellerin celebrates scoring his side's fifth goal during the Barclays Premier League match . Per Mertesacker – Moving towards his dominant best after his slow start to the season. Still room for improvement, though. 7 . Laurent Koscielny – The Gunners back four looks far more secure since the Frenchman's return from an achilles injury. 7.5 . Nacho Monreal – In the best form of his Arsenal career. Another excellent shift down Arsenal's left side. 7 . Francis Coquelin tackles Aston Villa's Carles Gill at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday . Francis Coquelin – What has happened to the Frenchman. He looks every inch the midfield anchorman the Gunners have been craving for. 7.5 . Aaron Ramsey – Very busy in the Gunners engine room but still short of last season's match-winning displays. 7 . Theo Walcott – Looked a little rusty on his first Premier League start in over year – but still scored his second consecutive goal. 7 . Santi Cazorla – At the hub of everything that was good about Arsenal's display. Incredibly creative in possession. 9 . The impressive Santi Cazorla celebrates his goal in the 5-0 thrashing of Paul Lambert's Villa . Mesut Ozil – A goal last week, another one and an outrageous flicked assist this. Are we finally seeing the real Ozil? 8.5 . Olivier Giroud – Excellent finish to give Arsenal the lead and lead the line very well for the home side. 7 . Subs: Rosicky (for Walcott) 6.5; Akpom (for Giroud) 7; Flamini (for Ramsey) 6.5. Arsene Wenger – His side are in the groove now, about time too. Were unstoppable today. 7.5 . Super sub: Theo Walcott came off the bench to add gloss to Arsenal's easy victory . ASTON VILLA . Brad Guzan – A busy afternoon for the keeper and did well to keep the score down. 6.5 . Alan Hutton – Had no answer to Ozil's movement and intelligence. And afternnon the Scot will want to forget. 5.5 . Ciaran Clark – Combative to the last but struggled to deal with Arsenal's expansive attacking options. 5.5 . Aston Villa goalkeeper takes down Chuba Akpom to give Arsenal a penalty at the Emirates Stadium . Jores Okore – Was given a difficult time by Giroud as the Villa's back-four were taught a lesson by the Gunners attack. 5.5 . Kieran Richardson – Tried to inject some thrust down Villa's left but his efforts had little impact on the game. 6 . Carlos Sanchez – Wasteful in possession on more than one occasion putting his side in unnecessary danger. 4 . Aaron Ramsey (left) easily shrugs off the pursuit of Villa's Carlos Sanchez . Fabian Delph – Wasn't lacking for effort but the quality in Arsenal's midfield was too much for the England international to contend with. 6 . Tom Cleverley – Miserable afternoon for the midfielder. Struggled to get a foothold in the game and was replaced in the second half. 5 . Carles Gil – Showed some moments of quality but it wasn't enough in a disappointing afternoon. 6 . Andreas Weimann – Most telling contribution was squandering an excellent headed chance in the first half. Subbed. 5.5 . Austrian attacker Andreas Weimann leaps highest to win a header against Bellerin . Christian Benteke – Missed a couple of half chances at the start of the second half but, on the whole, was well shackled by Koscielny and Mertesacker. 6 . Subs: Agbonlahor (for Cleverley) 5; Sinclair (for Weimann) 5; Westwood (for Sanchez) 5. Paul Lambert – His side threatened a response early in the second half but soon slipped back into their malaise. 5.5 . Lambert's side failed to find the back of the net yet again as Arsenal controlled the game throughout .
Arsenal breezed past struggling Aston Villa to secure all three points in a 5-0 win at the Emirates Stadium. Santi Cazorla yet again proved goal, too. 7.5 . Arsenal's Hector Bellerin season's match-winning displays. 7 . Theo Walcott Lambert's Villa . Mesut Ozil – A goal last week, Olivier Giroud – Excellent finish to give Arsenal the lead and lead the line very well for the home to Arsenal's easy victory . ASTON VILLA . Brad yet again as Arsenal controlled the game