Saudi Arabia’s buyout may have raised Newcastle’s level but it is the manager who has shaped a team now punching above their weight

Arsenal lost to Newcastle United in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semifinals and were subsequently eliminated from the competition. Mikel Arteta fielded the same lineup that scored five goals against Manchester City this past weekend,

Now whoscored have published their independent player ratings for this Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0 match: (The Whoscored display can only show ratings on four subs for a team Krafth was rated 6.1) As you can see, ten players received a rating of 7.0 or more, with nine of them playing for NUFC.